Ana Isabel Cunha

Ana Isabel Cunha is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology and Education, University of Beira Interior. Her research focuses on family dynamics, child socioemotional development, and mental health in occupational contexts. She teaches courses such as Systemic and Family Intervention and Family Psychology. Her work spans interdisciplinary areas including healthcare policy, prenatal diagnostics, and autoimmune disease management.

Key research interests include the interplay between family functioning and child behavior, work-family conflict in community workers, and psychometric validation of mental health assessment tools. She has contributed to studies on healthcare access barriers for cancer patients and innovative therapies for hematological disorders.

Her publications reflect a commitment to both clinical and educational psychology, with notable work on burnout prevention in corrections staff and advancements in prenatal ultrasound techniques for detecting congenital anomalies. No scientific awards are listed, though her prolific publication record highlights active research engagement.