Marisa Simões Carvalho has a degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto (1999), a Masters in School Psychology from the Institute of Education and Psychology, University of Minho (2007) and a PHD on Vocational Psychology from the School of Psychology, University of Minho (2013). She is currently doing a PHD in Educational Sciences at the Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa.
She is an Assistant Professor at the Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa and she is a collaborator at Support Service for Education Improvement (Serviço de Apoio à Melhoria da Educação – SAME). She participates in national and European projects about education (e.g. Inclusive Early Childhood Education - European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education).