Rute Pires

Rute Pires is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Lisbon with over twenty years of teaching experience. She serves as Coordinator of the Psychological Assessment Consultation at both the Faculty's Community Service and the Instituto de Psicologia das Relações Humanas, Erasmus+ (Internships) Coordinator, and Editor of the Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación.

Her educational background includes a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Lisbon and professional certifications in Psychotherapy and Clinical/Health Psychology from the Portuguese Psychologists Association.

• PhD in Psychology (Clinical Psychology), University of Lisbon
• Certified in Psychotherapy
• Certified in Clinical and Health Psychology

Professor Pires' research centers on personality, psychopathology, and psychological assessment across community and clinical settings. Current projects investigate intimate partner violence across women's life stages and neuropsychological assessment in traumatic brain injury, emphasizing practical applications for resilience and positive change.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications (2019-2024) reveals dominant themes in validating personality disorder assessment tools (particularly PID-5 and DSM-5 models) across Portuguese and international populations, alongside significant contributions to neuropsychological assessment methodologies and cross-cultural performance validity testing.

No scientific awards are documented in available sources.

She has secured research funding including a 2022 CiiEM Investiga grant for her intimate partner violence project and has mentored students through core courses like Child/Adult Psychological Assessment and Psychology and Law throughout her two-decade teaching career.

As an active member of the Research Center for Psychological Science (CICPSI), she collaborates on interdisciplinary clinical and health psychology research advancing assessment practices and intervention strategies.