Dr. Eglantina Dervishi is a Lecturer at the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology, at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tirana ( U.T.) and the coordinator of the "Optime" Scientific Journal. She graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences U.T. in 2005. She has completed her doctorate in 2013 in Clinical Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy. She has worked at the Penintentiary Hospital Center and I.E.V.P. Vaqarr for a period of several years. She has also worked at the Mental Health Laboratory at the University of Bologna. Dr.Dervishi has been engaged as a Lecturer since 2006 in the subjects of Clinical Psychology and Psychology of Professional Orientation. She has been the Head of Department of Psychology at Albanian University from 2013-2015. Currently she teaches at the Master's Degree Program in School Psychology, Master of Science in Organizational Psychology and Professional Master in Psychological Counseling and Professional Orientation.

Her research ia focused is in the field of Mental Health Forensics. She has been an author of various scientific articles within the country and abroad and has participated as an organizer and participant in many National and International Conferences.She is also a co-author of the “Self-evaluation manual of the School Psychologist” and author of the course syllabus for subjects: Ethics of School Psychologist, Ethics in Counseling, Individual Psychological Counseling, Learning Difficulties , etc