I have a PhD in Gerontology and Geriatrics from ICBAS - Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, since 2013, with the thesis “Fragilidade nas Pessoas Idosas” (Fragility in Elderly). My background is in Psychology (I completed my degree in 2003 at ISMAI - Instituto Superior da Maia) and so, my research interests in Gerontology are essentially to find out which psychological and social variables influence the ageing process. My entire academic career has been focused on the study of the ageing process, considering all its inherent dimensions. In 2006 I finished my Master's Degree in Social Work Sciences, at ICBAS - Instituto Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, University of Porto, in the area of Social Gerontology, with the thesis “Avaliação do Ambiente Institucional - Público e Privado: Estudo Ecológico Comportamental dos Idosos” (Assessment of the Institutional Environment - Public and Private: Ecological Behavioral Study of the Elderly). In 2003 I started the EuMaG - European Master in Gerontology, at the Vrije Universiteit, in Amsterdam, where I took part in a series of modules developed at various European universities, such as the Institute of Gerontology, at the University of Heidelberg, in Germany; the Center for Social Gerontology, in Keele, United Kingdom; the Gerontology Center Service, Sainte-Périne Hospital, at the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, in Paris, France; the Center for Health Sciences, Tallaght Hospital, in Dublin, Ireland; and the European Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics, at the University of Malta, in Malta. In 2005, I completed this curricular path with a thesis entitled “European Perspective on Elders’ Institutionalization Ecological Assessment of the Institutional Setting: Public and Private: Case Study” presented at the Institute of Gerontology, at the University of Heidelberg, in Germany. My professional career began in institutions and facilities for the elderly, where I got to know the reality of social responses for the elderly and identified the need to study and research the ageing process. Henceforward, I’ve kept my focus on academic training in the field of Gerontology. In 2006, I began my career as a full-time lecturer in higher education, at ISAVE - Instituto Superior de Saúde. In this context, I have taught in a wide range of areas, from Psychology to Research Methodologies, created proposals for courses in the area of ageing, served on governing bodies and been part of executive committees related to the overall running of a polytechnic higher education institution. At the same time, I have taught in the field of Gerontology at other higher education institutions, more precisely at UBI - University of Beira Interior in 2015 and at ESE – Higher School of Education, IPP – Polytechnic Institute of Porto, in 2019. In 2015, I took over the presidency of ISAVE - Instituto Superior de Saúde and, by statutory implication the presidency of the Technical-Scientific Council (CTC) where I perform functions of responsibility in all spheres related to the organization, development and sustainability of the higher education institution. University education. At the same time, in terms of research, I maintain my interests in the field of Gerontology and am a member of the AgeingC – Aging research team at CINTESIS - Center for Research in Technologies and Health Services, where I collaborate with applied research projects in the field of aging. I am also a member of CICS - Centro Interdisciplinar em Ciências da Saúde (Interdisciplinary Center in Health Sciences), a subunit of ISAVE, where I participate in interdisciplinary projects in the field of health sciences. In addition, I chair the International Institute of Gerontology, which articulates its research in the field of ageing with the CICS.