ROSÂNGELA BERTELLI

ROSÂNGELA BERTELLI serves as an Assistant 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), Portugal. With over 30 years of continuous experience in higher education, she maintains active academic engagement through teaching and research within psychological sciences.

Her educational foundation includes comprehensive training in psychology, having completed her Licenciatura (Degree), Mestrado (Master's), and Doutoramento (Doctorate) in Psychological Sciences.

Research expertise focuses on clinical applications with emphasis on:

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder pathophysiology
• Exposure and Response Prevention therapeutic efficacy
• Negative reinforcement mechanisms in anxiety disorders
• Evidence-based behavioral interventions
• Mental health education frameworks

Her 2022 narrative review synthesizes critical connections between negative reinforcement paradigms and OCD treatment outcomes, demonstrating sustained scholarly contribution to clinical psychology literature.

No information regarding scientific awards, student supervision, research grants, or laboratory affiliations was documented in the source material.