Guest Professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Lusophone University, Lisbon; Research Associate at the University of Lisbon, Faculty of Human Kinetics. Marlene N. Silva is a clinical psychologist who received her Ph.D. in Exercise and Health in 2010, in this year she also received a Young Investigator award in Sport Sciences. Her research revolves around the field of motivational, self-regulatory and behavioral predictors of physical activity and weight control, applying self-determination theory to health behavior change interventions (in overweight adults). Motivation and training of health professionals, are additional areas of interest. She has published over 23 international peer-reviewed articles (google scholar h-index 15), and was a co-author of 3 international books Chapters and 1 national book. She is currently the national coordinator of EuroFIT, an European Commission funded project (FP7).