Cristiana Bessa, PhD, is a full-time Professor at the Faculty of Sport, University of Porto. She is a research member of the Centre of Research, Education, Innovation, and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D). Cristiana completed her PhD in Sports Science in 2021 through a research project funded by FCT (BD/121421/2016) at the CIFI2D. Her research interests include sports pedagogy, didactics, and instructional models in physical education. She is currently part of the research team for the project “Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic social deprivation effects: Reconnecting youth through participation equality and positive interpersonal relationships in physical education—effects of gender and social status”, funded by FCT (grant number: 2022.08915.PTDC). Cristiana published over 25 articles in international peer-reviewed and indexed journals, as well as 2 books, 12 book chapters, and 15 abstracts. Her h-index on ResearchGate is 11, and her most recent works were published in 2023 in journals such as Children and Quest.