Joana Margarida Bôto works in the field of Health Sciences, with a focus on Nutrition. She is currently an Invited Adjunct Professor at the School of Health of the University of Algarve (ESSUAlg). She recently completed a research fellowship in the CircularTech project at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), which ended in June 2026. Within this project, she contributed to the assessment of reuse-based circular economy practices, particularly by analysing material flows and estimating the potential environmental benefits associated with reuse. She holds a degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from the School of Health at the University of Algarve (ESSUAlg) and a PhD in Food Consumption and Nutrition Sciences from the Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences (FCNAUP) and the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP). She has proven experience as a research fellow in the Project 0290_MEDITA_5_P - "Mediterranean Diet Promotes Health," funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the POCTEP Operational Program, in collaboration with four partner entities: the Algarve Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR), the Algarve Regional Health Administration, IP (ARSA), the University of Algarve (UAlg), and the Andalusian Health Service. Joana has solid experience in data processing and manuscript preparation in the areas of dietary habits, the Mediterranean diet, and diets sustainability. She has actively participated in various congresses and scientific meetings, both as a co-author and as the first author. She co-supervised a master's thesis focused on analyzing sustainability patterns in household food purchasing habits, as well as another master's thesis that assessed the environmental, nutritional, and economic sustainability of high school menus in Lisbon, proposing a multidimensional index for evaluating the sustainability of school menus. She is also a co-author of ebooks aimed at promoting nutritional literacy, in partnership with the University of Algarve. Additionally, she has experience in community-based food education initiatives, as well as in clinical nutrition and sports nutrition. Joana has completed several specialized training courses, including Data Analysis and Exploration in R, Research in Public Health Nutrition from Planning to Data Analysis and Interpretation, and Sustainability of Food Production and Consumption. She possesses technical skills in Microsoft Office, Endnote, IBM SPSS, and R language.