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My name is Maria João Batalha, I have a degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from NOVA School of Science and Technology and a Master's degree in Biotechnology and Innovation from UCP-School of Biotechnology. I am currently a PhD student in Public Health at NOVA National School of Public Health. My doctoral project, entitled ATIVA, aims to diagnose the levels of health literacy and food literacy of children and adolescents, as well as characterize their eating habits, sleeping habits and anxiety levels, to later design an intervention, through of educational games, which allow responding to identified needs.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria João Marques dos Santos Batalha

Citation names

  • Batalha, Maria

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1F1F-8B63-55D4

Email addresses

  • maria.s.batalha@ipleiria.pt (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10/01 - 2027/10/01
Ongoing
Saúde Pública (Doutoramento)
Major in Promoção da Saúde
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
2019/09/25 - 2022/01/15
Concluded
Biotecnologia e Inovação (Mestrado)
Major in Inovação alimentar
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Portugal
"Alternativas Alimentares de Origem Vegetal: Desenvolvimento de um Análogo Vegetal ao Ovo Líquido" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2016/09/15 - 2019/07/15
Concluded
Biologia Celular e Molecular (Licenciatura)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2022/07/25 - Current Research Trainee (Research) Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
2020/10/03 - 2021/11/03 Research Trainee (Research) Centre for Food Education and Research, Portugal
2019/01/04 - 2019/03/31 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Estudos de Doenças Crónicas, Portugal
2018/07/15 - 2018/08/15 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/09/25 - 2024/02/29 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Leiria Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/10/01 - 2021/11/01 Participation in the StartUp voucher Portugal program Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/07/25 - 2023/07/25 Knowledge Circle
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
Autoridade de Gestão do Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2022/07/15 - Current LiSa - Longitudinal study of health literacy in the Municipality of Leiria
Research Fellow
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal

Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde do Pinhal Litoral, Portugal

Centro Hospitalar de Leiria, Portugal
Câmara Municipal de Leiria
Not funded
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Sara Simões Dias; Maria João Batalha; Estêvão Soares dos Santos; Bartolomeu Alves; Tiago Gabriel; Ana Valentim; Ana Soledade; Cátia Gomes; Rui Passadouro. "LISA - Health Literacy cohort study". Paper presented in 17th World Congress on Public Health, 2023.
  2. Bartolomeu Alves, Maria João Batalha, Estêvão Soares dos Santos, Rui Passadouro, Ana Valentim, Ana Soledade, Sara Simões. "LiSa - Health Literacy Cohort Study". Paper presented in 3.º Congresso Nacional da Unidade de Saúde Pública do ACES Baixo Vouga, 2022.
  3. Maria João Batalha, Estêvão Soares dos Santos, Bartolomeu Alves, Tiago Gabriel, Rui Passadouro, Ana Valentim, Ana Soleda. "LiSa - Health Literacy Cohort Study". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional APPSP - “Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável e as crises atuais”, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Batalha, Maria; Tiago Gabriel; Ana Valentim; Ana Soledade; Cátia Gomes; Bartolomeu Alves; Estêvão Santos; Rui Passadouro; Sara Simões Dias. Corresponding author: Batalha, Maria. "Health literacy - study protocol for LiSa cohort study". BMC Public Health (2023):
    Under revision
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/01/31 How do I get financing for my ideas/projects? Webinar Portuguese Society of Speech Therapy
Portuguese Society of Speech Therapy (Leiria, Portugal)
2022/11/15 The scientific work LiSa - Health Literacy Cohort Study was presented in the format of Oral Presentation at the XXVI APPSP National Meeting, held on the 14th and 15th of November 2022, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. XXVI Encontro Nacional APPSP - "Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável e as crises atuais"
Associação Portuguesa para a Promoção da Saúde Pública (APPSP) (Lisboa)
2022/10/20 What is TRL - Technology Readiness Level? Campus 5 o'clock talk
ciTechCare (Leiria)
2022/09/21 LiSa - Longitudinal Study of Health Literacy in the Municipality of Leiria ESSLei Health Literacy Day Celebrations
Politécnico de Leiria - ESSLEI - Escola Superior de Saúde (Leiria, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/01/26 - 2023/01/28 The training "Data Collection Methodology" took place within the scope of the LiSa Study and was carried out on the 26th, 27th and 28th of January 2023, at the Escola Superior de Saúde do Politécnico de Leiria, for a total of 9 hours. (2023/01/26 - 2023/01/28)
Other (Other)
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/11/25 - Current Event organized by the IPCA Knowledge Circle project team with the aim of publicizing the institute's R&D projects and strengthening collaboration with industry.
Exhibition
Open Day Indústria
Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, Portugal
2022/09/16 - Current Organized by the University of Coimbra and AIBILI, the Health Technological Exhibition aimed to stimulate the exchange of good practices between researchers and the regional business community; promote innovative technologies, products and services; and encourage the establishment of new strategic partnerships in the region in the area of Health.
Exhibition
Mostra Tecnológica de Saúde
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/10/19 - 2022/11/23 Seed Tech Transfer is a skills development program aimed at technology transfer, aimed at promoters of business ideas/innovative R&D projects with commercialization potential.
Workshop
Seed Tech Transfer
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2022 Menção Honrosa
Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde Baixo Vouga, Portugal