Dr. Gemma Prat i Vigué holds a PhD in Psychology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Her academic background is broad and multidisciplinary: she also holds a Degree in Psychology from UAB, a Degree in Humanities from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), and is a Specialist in Clinical Psychology. In addition, she earned a Master's degree in Health Promotion and Health Education from the University of Lleida, with a focus on the design and management of health promotion and educational intervention programmes.

With more than two decades of experience in higher education, Dr. Prat served as an Associate Professor (2000–2020) in the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology at the University of Barcelona. Since 2020, she has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), where she combines teaching with an active research career in the field of mental health. She is also a collaborating lecturer at UManresa.

Her scientific output is extensive and well recognised. She has participated in several competitive research projects and is the author of numerous publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals. In recent years, her research has focused on psychoeducational interventions, personal and community recovery in mental health, the training of peer support workers, stigma among health sciences students, dual diagnosis, and digital tools for emotion recognition.