Joana Miguel is a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) specializing in language and neurodevelopmental disorders, combining extensive clinical expertise with a research background. She graduated from Escola Superior de Saúde de Alcoitão in 2006 and completed a specialization in Special Education at the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana (University of Lisbon) in 2009. She is currently a PhD candidate in Psycholinguistics at NOVA University of Lisbon. Joana leads a nationwide clinical team of 80 professionals at CAIDI (Centro de Apoio e Intervenção no Desenvolvimento Infantil), implementing and validating scalable assessment and intervention tools for language disorders. She is also involved in NEXTHIE (Next Step Therapy AI), a digital platform integrating artificial intelligence to support personalized clinical decision-making, recognized as a finalist in the Sonae Education Awards. Her methodological expertise includes statistical modeling and data analysis, with formal training in Generalized Linear Mixed-Effects Models (GLMM), ordinal models, Bayesian statistics, and Frequentist methods, obtained through specialized courses at the University of Potsdam, University of Reading, and the University of Lisbon. She is currently complementing her skill set with formal training in Data Processing Automation using Python at NOVA Doctoral School. Joana actively engages in scientific dissemination, regularly presenting at international conferences, developing evidence-based assessment tools, and supervising graduate research projects. Her research interests include reading and language acquisition and processing.