PhD in Psychology (2020, Iscte-IUL) and MSc in Community Psychology and Child Protection (2010, Iscte-IUL). Currently, I am a researcher at the Center for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS/Iscte), working on the project "All4Children - The Integrated Family Fostering Model (MIAF) to promote the quality of fostering and protection practices in Portugal" (funded by FCT). Also, I am teaching in the Master of Forensic Psychology at the Lusófona University of Lisbon (since 2020). My research interests have focused on maladaptive parenting, namely neglect, and the explanatory mechanisms of emotional and cognitive deprivation in parent-child interactions, particularly in contexts of poverty. I have also professional experience in intervention with children, young people, and families in the child protection system.