Tertiary Qualifications

PhD, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium. Thesis: “Temperate and cold-water sea urchin species in an acidifying world: coping with change?” (2011)

Master of Research in Littoral Biology and Ecology, Universidade de Évora, Portugal. Dissertation: “Effect of field metal contamination on the fertilization and growth of echinoderms” (2006)

Honours Degree in Applied Zoology and Marine Biology from the Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (FCUL), Lisboa, Portugal. Honours dissertation: “Inventory, ecology and biogeograhy analysis of the echinoderm fauna of the Arrábida Marine Park” (2003)