Paula Gonçalves is conducting a Ph.D. in Urban Ecology in the frame of the Biodiversity, Genetic and Evolution (BIODIV) Doctoral Program by the University of Lisbon starting in 2015 within the Conservation in Socio-Ecological Ecosystems Group of cE3c. She is conducting the project under the supervision of Margarida Santos-Reis, CE3C, FCUL, with the aims of linking functional diversity of urban parks in Lisbon with human well-being.