Dr. Cátia Martins is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of the Algarve. She completed her PhD studies in Psychology at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of the Algarve. She collaborated in research on families at psychosocial risk with implications for practice in the European Union. She has published 26 papers in various journals, 15 in indexed journals, nine book chapters, and four co-authored books, and serves as a Member of the Research Unit of the Center for Research in Psychology (CIP) of the Autonomous University of Lisbon. Her interests include Parenting Interventions, Families, Well-Being, Motivation, Volunteering, and Learning.