Raquel holds her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Coimbra (2015). She was an Assistant Researcher at the Association for Research and Development of the Faculty of Medicine (Lisbon, 2014-2017), Assistant Professor at Lusófona University of Humanities and Technologies (Lisbon, 2015-2018), Clinical Psychologist at Lisbon Mother and Child Health Center (2014-2016), and Invited Researcher at the Cardiovascular Center, University of Lisbon (2014-2017). Since 2019, she has been an FCT Assistant Researcher at the Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, University of Coimbra, Portugal. Her research work has particularly focused on promoting sexual and reproductive health and adaptation to parenthood in different developmental stages (e.g., adolescents, adults, advanced reproductive age) under normative or non-normative conditions (e.g., unplanned pregnancy, induced abortion, adoption). Based on a developmental and ecological perspective, she is particularly interested in identifying factors and processes that may explain adjustment outcomes in order to contribute to risk identification, disease prevention, and health promotion from a public health perspective. She believes her work can foster adaptation to several life transitions that have been increasingly valued in health promotion worldwide by providing researchers, health care providers, educators, and policy-makers with scientific evidence to guide their actions.