Gomes, Regina

Regina Bontorim Gomes is a research intern at UNU-CRIS, contributing to the Nature, Climate and Health Cluster under the supervision of Nidhi Nagabhatla. She is currently pursuing an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Public Health in Disasters, a multidisciplinary program delivered by the University of Oviedo (Spain), Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), and the University of Nicosia (Cyprus). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the State University of Rio de Janeiro, where she was involved in various scientific research initiatives and extension projects focused on collective health, communicable diseases, and mental health.

Regina has engaged in clinical and community health settings, including a recent position as a mental health student nurse at the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of São Paulo’s. Her participation in academic exchanges in Portugal and collaborative projects across Europe has contributed to a growing understanding of global health system challenges.

During her research internship at UNU-CRIS, she will primarily work on projects that examine the connections between climate change, mental health, and disaster preparedness, with a focus on vulnerable populations and health systems in crisis settings, supporting initiatives that integrate health resilience into climate action and environmental governance. The primary aim is to evaluate the mental health impacts of climate change and to identify sustainable, long-term strategies to address these challenges.