Prof. Dr. Gonçalo Da Graça Pereira

DVM, MsC, PhD, Dip ECAWBM (BM)

- European Veterinary Specialist in Behavioural Medicine (Companion Animals)
- Member of European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine

• Veterinary Degree at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Lisbon.
• Master in Clinical Ethology and Animal Welfare at the Faculty of Veterinary from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
• PhD in Veterinary Science at the Institute of Biomedical Science Abel Salazar in O’Porto.
• Diplomate by the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine – subspeciality in Behavioural Medicine.
• Director of the "Center for Animal Knowledge" (Centro para o Conhecimento Animal).
• Teacher of Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Protection at the Faculty of Veterinary, University Lusofona in Lisbon.
• Coordinator of the Committee of Ethics and Animal Welfare and researcher in the Faculty mentioned before.
• Director of the Technical Specialization Course of Dog Trainers of University Lusofona.
• Trainer and speaker in Seminars, Conferences and Congresses national and internationally.
• Author, Co-author and Coordinator of several studies in animal behaviour and welfare in Portugal.
• Receive referral cases in Behaviour since 2003.
• President of PsiAnimal – Portuguese Association of Behavioural Therapy and Animal Welfare, Vice-President of the European College of Animal Welfare and Behavioural Medicine (ECAWBM) and Vice-President of the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology (ESVCE).