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Óscar F. Gonçalves is currently a Full Professor at the Portucalense Infante D. Henrique University and a retired Full Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. He has held teaching positions at the University of Porto (Assistant Professor), University of California Santa Barbara (Assistant Professor) and Northeastern University (Full Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Psychology), as well as Full Professor and Director at the School of Psychology of the University of Minho. She graduated in Psychology from the University of Porto, in Portugal, and completed two doctorates: one in Psychotherapy and Counseling at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst – USA; and another in Neurosciences from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago de Compostela – Spain. Professor Óscar Gonçalves is a board-certified specialist in clinical and health psychology, with advanced specialties in both neuropsychology and psychotherapy. He is currently Coordinator of the PhD Program in Clinical Psychology and Counseling at Portucalense University. He is the author of more than 200 publications and 11 books. Professor Gonçalves is part of the editorial board of several international journals, being a former associate editor and current editor of the International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology (Elsevier). Among the various academic awards received, the Engº António de Almeida Foundation Award, the Aumni to Watch Award from the University of Massachusetts, the Research Award from the School of Psychology of the University of Minho, Honorable Mention from the Bial Prize for Clinical Medicine, the Research Award from the University of Coimbra and the Pedagogical Innovation Award from the University of Coimbra stand out.