José Alberto Ribeiro-Gonçalves

Dr. José Alberto Ribeiro-Gonçalves serves as a Researcher within the Health Team at ISPA - University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences, specializing in Clinical Psychology with a focus on aging populations. His institutional affiliation centers on interdisciplinary health research addressing critical gaps in senior care.

His primary research investigates mental and physical health dynamics in older adults, with concentrated expertise in sexuality and intimate relationships during later life, alongside resource development for older sexual minorities navigating stigma and discrimination. Additional scholarly pursuits encompass geriatric disease management, sexual function/dysfunction analysis, lifespan narrative studies, and sleep quality assessment in geriatric contexts.

Recent publications (2019-2024) reveal consistent methodological emphasis on Portuguese LGBTQ+ seniors, utilizing life course frameworks to examine resilience pathways, community connectedness, and double-stigma impacts on health outcomes. Cross-cutting themes include structural ageism, minority stress, and culturally tailored mental health interventions within Iberian aging populations.

Dr. Ribeiro-Gonçalves operates within ISPA's Health Team, collaborating extensively with researchers like P.A. Costa and I. Leal on nationally contextualized studies. His work demonstrates strong institutional integration through co-authored publications and active engagement with geriatric mental health discourse in Portuguese academic circles.