Sara Albuquerque holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Inter-University Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology – Specialization in Family Psychology and Family Intervention (Universities of Coimbra and Lisbon), awarded with the European Doctorate title. She is an Assistant Professor at Lusófona University in Lisbon, where she teaches in the areas of psychopathology, cognitive-behavioral intervention, and scientific research methods. Her research focuses on grief, trauma, mental health, and family relationships, with several publications in international peer-reviewed journals. She is involved in multiple nationally and internationally funded research projects on perinatal mental health, youth stigma, higher education dropout, and virtual reality-based psychological interventions. She is a member of HEI-LAB, supervises master's theses, serves on academic committees, and is a reviewer for several scientific journals.