PhD in Cognition and Language Sciences by Portuguese Catholic University. Invited assistant professor since 2013 at the undergraduate program of Psychology of the Faculty of Human Sciences and, since 2023, researcher at Católica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing – CRC-W. Peer reviewer in several scientific journals and currently part of the Cognitive Stimulation Therapy - Portugal project, included in the International CST Center at University College London. Main research areas include aging, cognitive reserve and non-pharmacological/psychosocial interventions in dementia. Author of several publications about aging, cognitive reserve and cognitive stimulation for people with dementia.