Rute F. Meneses obtained her PhD in (Health) Psychology (Porto University, PU—Portugal) in 2003. She is Associate Professor with Habilitation at Fernando Pessoa University (FPU—Portugal), where she teaches since 2001, and researcher from RISE-Health, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, FPU, Fernando Pessoa Teaching and Culture Foundation. She is a member of the FPU Ethics Committee since its creation (2005). She is also a Clinical & Health Psychologist (Registered EuroPsy Psychologist), Neuropsychologist, and Community Psychologist (OPP - Portuguese Psychologists Association). She was the Coordinator of the Master in Clinical and Health Psychology (2016–2022) and Director/Coordinator and researcher at the Transdisciplinary Center for Consciousness Studies (CTEC-UFP) since 2015.