Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Habilitation, PhD, MSc (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2198-6740 / https://www.cienciavitae.pt/4710-147D-FDAF) is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology (http://fct.ufp.pt/en/), University Fernando Pessoa (http://www.ufp.pt/), Porto, Portugal. Graduated in Metallurgical Engineering (1992) and Master Science in Materials Engineering (1995) at the Faculty of Engineering (http://www.fe.up.pt), University of Porto (https://sigarra.up.pt/up/en/), Portugal. PhD in Earth Sciences (2010) and Habilitation in Ecology and Environmental Health (2023) at the Faculty of Science and Technology (http://fct.ufp.pt/), University Fernando Pessoa (http://www.ufp.pt/), Portugal. Co-Coordinator of the Earth Sciences doctoral program (https://www.ufp.pt/inicio/estudar-e-investigar/doutoramentos/ciencias-da-terra/). Researcher at Fernando Pessoa Research, Innovation and Development Institute (FP-I3ID) (https://www.fundacaofernandopessoa.pt/fp-i3id) and Centro de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente/Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), University of Coimbra (https://www.mare-centre.pt/en/) in environment-related topics. Experienced author, editor and reviewer. Sustainability expertise.
2017-Present: PUBLONS Academic Advisor (https://publons.com/about/company)
2019-Present: Editorial Advisory Board Member, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, Taylor & Francis (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ueso20/current)
2020-Present: Editorial Board Member, Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik (The Mining-Geological-Petroleum Engineering Bulletin), Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb (https://hrcak.srce.hr/ojs/index.php/rgn)
2021-2022: Associate Editor, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Emerald Publishing (https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijshe)
2019-2023: Guest Editor, Sustainability, MDPI AG, Environmental Institutional Awareness in the Context of Sustainable Development (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability/special_issues/Awareness)
2021-2022: Topic Editor, Frontiers, Waste Challenges in the Context of Broad Sustainability Challenges
(https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/21107/waste-challenges-in-the-context-of-broad-sustainability-challenges#overview)
2022-2023: Topic Editor, Frontiers, Sustainability Challenges Around Energy Poverty in an Era of Global Environmental and Economic Crisis
(https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/42363/sustainability-challenges-around-energy-poverty-in-an-era-of-global-environmental-and-economic-crisi)
2020-2023: Guest Editor, Social Sciences, MDPI AG, Violence, Victimization and Prevention (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/violence_victimization_and_prevention)
2021-2024: Guest Editor, Social Sciences, MDPI AG, Rethinking Child and Adolescent Multiple Victimization and Violence Prevention (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/Child_Violence_Prevention)
2022-2024: Guest Editor, Social Sciences, MDPI AG, Policing, Security and Safety in Urban Communities (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/policing_in_urban_communities)
2022-2023: Guest Editor, European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, MDPI AG, New Trends and Approaches on Cyberviolence (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ejihpe/special_issues/4TE1451CK7)
2023-Present: Topic Editor, Frontiers, Motivational Interviewing in Forensic Settings
(https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/41710/motivational-interviewing-in-forensic-settings)
2024-Present: Topic Editor, Frontiers, Global Excellence in Sustainability: Europe (https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/60327/global-excellence-in-sustainability-europe)
2022-2024: Deputy Editor, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Emerald Publishing (https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijshe)
2023-Present: Associate Editor, Sustainable Consumption, a section within Frontiers in Climate and Frontiers in Sustainability, Frontiers (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainability/sections/sustainable-consumption)
2023-Present: Deputy Editor, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Emerald Publishing (https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/ijccsm)
2024-Present: Section Editor, Discover Sustainability, Springer Nature (https://link.springer.com/journal/43621)
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