Laura Carvalho is PhD candidate in Physical Activity and Health at Faculty of Human Kinetics and a Sport Psychologist. She holds a masters’ degree in Social and Organizational Psychology and a postgraduation in Sports and Exercise Psychology. Between 2014 and 2020 accumulated professional experience in the fields of human resources, sport psychology and community intervention, and is currently working as a Sport Psychologist in private practice. Regarding scientific research, has participated in European research projects, in both health and sport psychology, and public health-based interventions. Her research interests are related to motivational and self-regulation processes underlying behavior change and maintenance, and the impact of transformative experiences on adoption and regulation of health, prosocial and pro-environmental behaviors.

Marques, M. M, Encantado, J., & Silva, M. N. (2021). Teoria da Autodeterminação. In I. Leal, & J. L. Pais-Ribeiro (Eds.), Manual de psicologia da saúde (1st ed., pp. 85–89). Pactor.

Godinho, C., Ribeiro, S. S., Encantado, J., & Marques, M. M (2021). Intervenções Digitais de Mudança Comportamental em Saúde. In I. Leal, & J. L. Pais-Ribeiro (Eds.), Manual de Psicologia da Saúde (1st ed., pp. 467–476). Pactor.

Stubbs, R. J., Duarte, C., O’Driscoll, R., Turicchi, J., Kwasnicka, D., Sniehotta, F. F., Marques, M. M., Horgan, G., Larsen, S., Palmeira, A., Santos, I., Teixeira, P. J., Halford, J., Heitmann, B. L., & The EASO Obesity Management Task Force. (2021). The H2020 “NoHoW Project”: A Position Statement on Behavioural Approaches to Longer-Term Weight Management. Obesity Facts, 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000513042

Pereira, H. V., Palmeira, A. L., Carraça, E. V., Santos, I., Marques, M. M., & Teixeira, P. J. (2021). Running prevalence in Portugal: Socio-demographic, behavioral and psychosocial characteristics. PloS One, 16(1), e0245242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245242

Oppert, J.-M., Bellicha, A., van Baak, M. A., Battista, F., Beaulieu, K., Blundell, J. E., Carraça, E. V., Encantado, J., Ermolao, A., Pramono, A., Farpour-Lambert, N., Woodward, E., Dicker, D., & Busetto, L. (2021). Exercise training in the management of overweight and obesity in adults: Synthesis of the evidence and recommendations from the European Association for the Study of Obesity Physical Activity Working Group. Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 22 Suppl 4, e13273. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13273

Carraça, E. V., Encantado, J., Battista, F., Beaulieu, K., Blundell, J. E., Busetto, L., van Baak, M., Dicker, D., Ermolao, A., Farpour-Lambert, N., Pramono, A., Woodward, E., Bellicha, A., & Oppert, J.-M. (2021). Effect of exercise training on psychological outcomes in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 22 Suppl 4,  e13261. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13261

Bellicha, A., van Baak, M. A., Battista, F., Beaulieu, K., Blundell, J. E., Busetto, L., Carraça, E. V., Dicker, D., Encantado, J., Ermolao, A., Farpour-Lambert, N., Pramono, A., Woodward, E., & Oppert, J.-M. (2021). Effect of exercise training before and after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, 22 Suppl 4, e13296. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13296

Beaulieu, K., Blundell, J. E., van Baak, M. A., Battista, F., Busetto, L., Carraça, E. V., Dicker, D., Encantado, J., Ermolao, A., Farpour-Lambert, N., Pramono, A., Woodward, E., Bellicha, A., & Oppert, J.-M. (2021). Effect of exercise training interventions on energy intake and appetite control in adults with overweight or obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews: An Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity, n/a(n/a), e13251. 10.1111/obr.13251