Paula Cristina Ribeiro Vicente completed a PhD in Applied Quantitative Methods in 2014 by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Master in Statistics and Operations Research, in 1993, by University of Lisbon. Is Assistant Professor at Lusófona University, Lisbon and a member of the research unit COPELABS. Her research focuses on Latent Growth Curve Models, Longitudinal Data, Omissions by Design and Structural Equation Models. She has published some articles in journals and book chapters.