Affiliation: Researcher at Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi) is the School of Psychology's of the University of Minho, Portugal
Professional qualifications: Graduated in Psychology; she has training in Crises Intervention; holds a Master’s degree in Clinical and Health Psychology - Childhood and Adolescence; Member of the Portuguese Psychological Association (PC 25676)
Area of interest and expertise: Has been working in the trauma field since 2013; started her career with the women experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and their children; screening of complex trauma in adolescents; currently, part of the project BENDIT-EU – Burnout education, normative and digital tools for European Universities; invited researcher for the project “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health Professionals: A Survey Study”, from UConn Health Center – USA; as a Ph.D. student in Psychology at the School of Psychology of the University of Minho, she’s doing research on the impact of complex trauma in adolescents lives; research interest field is complex trauma; developmental trauma; polyvictimization; PTSD; normal and pathological reactions after potentially traumatic events
