OTÍLIA MARIA MONTEIRO FERNANDES

OTÍLIA MARIA MONTEIRO FERNANDES serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Education and Psychology at the School of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD). She concurrently holds a research position at the Center for Research in Developmental Psychology (CIPD) of Lusíada University Porto, reflecting her dual institutional engagement.

Her scholarly work centers on family dynamics and sibling relationships within developmental psychology, with emphasis on Portuguese cultural contexts. She authored foundational texts including Similarities and Differences Between Siblings (2002) and Being Unique or Being a Brother (2005), and edited The Portuguese Family in the 21st Century (2015). Her research examines psychological identity formation within sibling bonds and evolving family structures in contemporary Portugal, integrating psychoanalytic frameworks with empirical observation.

Professionally, Dr. Fernandes maintains active clinical affiliations as a full member of the Portuguese Order of Psychologists (professional cell number 20216) and the Portuguese Association of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Couples and Families (Poiesis Analitika), demonstrating her commitment to bridging academic research with therapeutic practice.