Isabel Manica, MSc., is a PhD candidate in Language and Cognitive Sciences candidate at Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon. She holds a Bachelor of Psychology from Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal) and a Master in Neuropsychology from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisbon, Portugal). Currently, she is also working as neuropsychologist at the Champalimaud Foundation (Lisbon, Portugal) and as an assistant lecturer of neuropsychology at ISPA - Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas, Sociais e da Vida (Lisbon, Portugal).

She was awarded a 2024 PhD Studentship (FCT – 2024. 02643.BD) to support her thesis entitled: 'Cognitive Aging Trajectories in Non-CNS Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study.'