Educational Background

1980 Graduted in Nursing (1980) (General Nursing RN)

1991 Nursing Specialization in Medical-Surgical Nursing

1996 Master Degree in Social and Organizational Psychology – Organizational Behavior – Institute of Applied Psychology (ISPA)

2006 Doctoral Degree (PhD) in Social and Organizational Psychology – Organizational Behavior (ISCTE)

2014 – Graduated in Health and Hospital Administration (2014) – National Public Health School (ENSP) – Nova university of Lisbon (UNL)

Current position / Professional Activity

Coordinator Professor of ESEL (Lisbon School of Nursing) with public discussion in Nursing Administration.

Coordinator of Department: Nursing Administration

Former President of ESEL 2007 -2019

• Member of the Scientific Committee of Nursing Doctoral Program since 2007 at the University of Lisbon, and also former coordinator of the Master Degree in Nursing Management at ESEL.

• Scholar member of the European Academy of Nursing Science (EANS) since 2008

• Member of the Portuguese Ethical commit for Clinical Trial Research 2011 – 2014 ( Minister nomination)

• Member of the National Committee for Quality in Health – since 2013- 2018

• Vice President of European Federation of Nurse Educators (FINE)-2014- until present

• President of General Assembly of Academic and Clinical Center Association of Medicine of Lisbon (AD- CAML) 2016- 2019

Main research and teaching areas: Nursing Leadership; Quality of Care; Nursing and Health Politics; Patient safty; Work environment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB); Nursing Interventions and complex interventions; Social representations in health.

Supervisor of doctoral and master nurses.