Filipa Pimenta

Filipa Pimenta serves as an Integrated Member of the Health Team at ISPA - Instituto Universitário in Portugal. Her academic work focuses on the intersection of psychological and physical health, with particular emphasis on women's health issues across the lifespan. She maintains active research collaborations across multiple international institutions, contributing to trans-national studies in her field of expertise.

Dr. Pimenta's primary research interests encompass three interconnected domains: menopause, obesity/eating behavior, and internet/smartphone addiction. Within menopause research, she investigates representations, symptom assessment, psychological interventions for vasomotor symptoms, and health promotion during the menopausal transition. Her obesity-related work examines weight maintenance factors and successful weight loss strategies, including trans-national studies. She also explores food literacy development, food addiction in adolescents, and parental supervision of children's internet use. Her methodological approach combines both quantitative and qualitative techniques to provide comprehensive insights into these complex health issues.

Analysis of her recent publications (2023-2025) reveals a strong emphasis on urinary incontinence, menopause-weight interactions, and cognitive-behavioral weight management interventions. Her work frequently employs mixed-methods approaches, psychometric validation, and cross-cultural comparisons. Several ongoing projects focus on the ME-WEL (Menopause and Weight Loss) initiative, developing digital interventions for weight management in postmenopausal women and exploring the psychological aspects of weight maintenance.

Dr. Pimenta actively contributes to the development and validation of research instruments, with particular focus on menopause representations, eating behaviors, and sexual health measures. Her work spans multiple countries, demonstrating commitment to cross-cultural understanding of health issues.

Her research program includes significant work on psychometric validation of instruments and trans-cultural adaptation of measurement tools. She supervises research projects related to food literacy (FOODLIT trials), menopause representations, and internet addiction in adolescents. Current projects include digital interventions for promoting food literacy and sustainability behaviors in adults, as well as exploring parental supervision of children's internet use.