Verónica Ferreira received her Ph.D. degree in Biology from the University of Coimbra. Between 2007 and 2012, she carried out research at IMAR (University of Coimbra, Portugal), at EcoLab (CNRS, Toulouse, France), and at the Benthos Ecology Laboratory (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil) to evaluate the effects of global change factors on stream communities and processes. Between 2012 and 2015, she carried out research at IMAR (University of Coimbra, Portugal) and at the School of Biological Sciences (Royal Holloway University of London, England) to assess the effects of anthropogenic activities on stream functioning by means of meta-analysis. Since May 2015, V Ferreira has been an Auxiliary Researcher at the University of Coimbra (MARE). She uses laboratory microcosms, indoor mesocosms, field correlative studies (at local, regional, and global scales), field manipulative studies (including manipulations at the whole-stream level), and systematic reviews to address ecological questions on stream ecology. Nutrient enrichment, warming, forest change, and functional bioindicators are recurrent topics in her research.