Dr. Emerson Do Bú is a Researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon (ICS-ULisbon). He completed his PhD in Psychology with Summa Cum Laude distinction at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon (FP-UL), and his Postdoc Fellowship at the University of Virginia's School of Medicine (UVA). During his doctoral studies, he served as a Visiting Scholar at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). His doctoral work has earned significant recognition, receiving both the 2024 Social Personality and Health Network Outstanding Dissertation Award and the 2024 Social Issues Dissertation Award from the Social Personality and Health Network and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (American Psychological Association - Division 9). In 2025, he was further honored with the Maria Benedicta Monteiro Award from the Portuguese Psychological Association’s Social Psychology Section (APP-NPS), recognizing outstanding contributions by early-career scholars in Social Psychology. He obtained a BA in Psychology at the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG) and a Master's degree in Social Psychology at the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB). His research seeks to explore the intrapersonal and interpersonal dynamics underlying intergroup bias within the healthcare context. He possesses a keen interest in examining the expression of subtle forms of discrimination in intergroup relations.