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Ines Trindade is an Assistant Professor at Örebro University, Sweden, affiliated with the School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology (2018) from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Coimbra and the University of Gothenburg. She serves as Invited Assistant Professor at the Portuguese Institute for Psychology and Other Sciences (Inspsic) and the University of Coimbra. Her roles include course responsibility for Health Psychology I at Örebro University, supervision of MSc theses, and leadership of the EMBRACE Lab (Exploring Mind-Body Relationships and Contextual-Behavioural Interventions in Illness) as Principal Investigator.
- Education: BSc in Psychological Sciences (2011), MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology (2013), PhD in Clinical Psychology (2018) – all from the University of Coimbra.
- Postdoctoral Research: University of Coimbra (2019–2021), Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg (2021–2023).
Her research focuses on contextual behavioral science, particularly Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and compassion-based interventions applied to health psychology. Key areas include psycho-gastroenterology (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome), psycho-oncology, and psychological responses to chronic illnesses like cancer, chronic pain, and inflammatory bowel disease. She leads multidisciplinary projects, including Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), and has secured over €1.2M in competitive research funding as principal investigator.
Publications span over 80 peer-reviewed articles in journals such as the British Journal of Health Psychology and American Journal of Gastroenterology, with an h-index of 31. She serves as Associate Editor for the British Journal of Health Psychology and the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science.
Research projects emphasize digital health interventions (e.g., online ACT platforms) and cost-effectiveness analyses. The EMBRACE Lab explores mind-body interactions in illness contexts, contributing to evidence-based clinical practices. Her work bridges psychological interventions with chronic disease management, emphasizing patient-centered approaches.
