Lara Carneiro, BSc (Sports Science), MSc and Ph.D. is a Lecturer in the exercise and mental health field. She was a Ph.D. fellow in 2012 by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, after leading a trial of exercise for major depressive disorder. In 2014 she was awarded the first prize of Psychology and Pedagogy in Sports with the investigation "Exercise as a complementary treatment of pharmacotherapy in patients with clinical depression” by the Portuguese Olympic Committee and the Millennium BCP Foundation.
Dr. Lara Carneiro is interested in the effects of exercise on major depressive disorder, its moderators, and its neurobiological correlation. She has participated in national and international conferences as an invited speaker and keynote.