Guest Full Professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences at UCP – Catholic University of Portugal, where she Coordinates the Institute for Family Sciences. She also serves as coordinator of the Master's Degree program in Family Sciences, of the MSc. Program in Psychology of Business and Economics and the Undergraduate program in Psychology. She holds both Honors and PhD degrees in Psychology from the University of Lisbon, where she later became a Full Professor at the Faculty of Psychology. At the University of Lisbon, she held many positions including Director of the Career Guidance Institute and President of the Scientific Commission for Access and Qualifications' Accreditation. Her main scientific interests and research activities focus on the domains of Health, Education and Family and she has been intensely involved in sleep research and sleep education, particularly with children and adolescents within the contexts of basic and secondary schools on programs involving parents and teachers. Her most recent publications include scientific articles, publications for wider audiences, as well as pedagogical materials for usage in educational interventions.