Constança Moniz Galvão

Constança Moniz Galvão completed her Master’s degree in Health Psychology at ISPA – Instituto Universitário in 2019. Her thesis was supervised by Prof. Filipa Pimenta and aimed to explore the perceived factors contributing to obesity maintenance using a qualitative approach. In 2021, she finished her professional internship at Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro – Núcleo Regional do Sul, thus becoming a member of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists, and completed a post-graduation course in Sports and Physical Activity Psychology. That same year, she was awarded a research assistant position for a project funded by BIAL Foundation – “COping with PAin through Hypnosis, mindfulness and Spirituality” (PI: Alexandra Ferreira-Valente). In 2022, her Ph.D. project was granted a scholarship by the Foundation for Science and Technology (ref. UI/BD/153096/2022). Her research focus on comorbid chronic pain and obesity.

Supervised by: Alexandra Ferreira-Valente, Filipa Pimenta