Cristina Andrade graduated in Geographical Engineering from Coimbra University, with two master’s degrees in Geophysical Sciences, with a specialization in Meteorology from Lisbon University, and Mathematics from Coimbra University, PhD in Environmental Sciences, with a specialization in large-scale atmosphere dynamics from Évora University, with Postdoctoral in Physics by Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro University (UTAD) in 2021. Adjunct Professor of the Departmental Unit of Mathematics and Physics of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar where she has taught since 1998. She has been a lecturer in last year's curricular units in the fields of Mathematical analysis, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Geostatistics (in ArcGIS), Modelling and Mathematical Simulation (includes numerical methods in MATLAB), Project Management (in SAP Post-graduation), Management and Optimization of Processes (consists of an introduction to MSProject software and Operational research themes), Introduction to Meteorology, Climate, and Extreme Events, Introduction to the modeling of natural resources, Vulnerability and risks I to TeSP, Graduate, master and post-graduation levels in the IPT's Technology School, as well as, in the Management School of Tomar. She has supervised several TeSP, undergraduate, and master dissertations. She is the coordinator of the overall schedules of the Management School of Tomar, as well as, the coordinator of the Exams Evaluations Calendar of the School (ESGT). Experienced programmer in MATLAB, CDO, ArcGIS Map, and PRO with several ESRI-certified courses and MOOCs taken in 2021/22. She was the founder and the Director of the Natural Hazards Research Center (NHRC.ipt) of IPT since 2014; was the founder and Director of the TeSP in Safety and Civil Protection. She organized several national and international conferences, such as the International Conferences of Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change (EcoHCC, www.ecohcc09.ipt.pt; www.ecohcc11.ipt.pt, www.ecohcc14.ipt.pt, www.ecohcc17.ipt.pt). She was guest editor of three EcoHCC Special Issues in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (Elsevier) where she is currently an assistant editor (since March 2022). Author of several international peer-reviewed articles devoted to the areas of atmosphere dynamics, extreme events, and natural hazards, climate change and projections, bioclimatic shifts and climate change impacts in land use, geostatistics, and multivariate statistics, among others. She was the PI (coordinator) of the Climate change adaptation measures in the management of natural and environmental risks, CLIMRisk IC&DT Project (024253 02/SAICT/2016) in the Environmental and Earth Sciences main Scientific research area; and Erasmus+ KA220 Project Breath IN towards a better and sustainable indoor air quality environment, Grant: 2023-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000153118. Co-organized the master’s degree in Climate, Risks, and Natural Resources at Cape-Vert University (approved on Sep, 14th, 2021) in collaboration with Aveiro University, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Federal University of Alagoas, and CEMADEN which is responsible for two Curricular Units. She is an integrated member of CITAB of the UTAD and of the European Geosciences Union. Since 2022 is Associate Editor of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (Elsevier Journal). She's a member of the Municipal Safety Council of the Municipality of Tomar, IPT’s representative in the Regional Centre to Combat Desertification of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (NRCD-LVT), and coordinator of research activities under Protocols established with several Municipalities in the Middle Tagus region.