Prof. Dr. José Mendes received his Master’s degree in Clinical and Health Psychology, Ph.D. in Psychology, specializing in Health Psychology and  Ph.D. in Tourism. He is an effective member of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists, a psychologist specializing in Clinical and Health Psychology, and a member of the American Psychology Association. He is a director of INTELECTO–Psychology & Research, a researcher at Mirror Therapeutic Research, and a researcher at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of the Azores. He is a professor in Piaget Institute and guest at some national universities and international universities (Federal University of Goiás and Faculdades Esucri). He is the author of 43 articles in national and international magazines, 18 book chapters, and one book. He is an Editor-in-chief of the Portuguese Journal of Appearance Psychology and a reviewer of sixteen national and international journals with SCOPUS and Web of Science impact factor.