Liliana Capitão (3C11-8C1B-A17C)

Curriculum Vitae

Liliana Capitão

Liliana Capitão is an Auxiliary Researcher at the School of Psychology, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal). She is also an honorary member of the Department of Psychiatry from Oxford University. Liliana holds an MSc in Neurosciences (2009-2010) and a DPhil in Psychiatry/Affective Neurosciences (2010-2014) from Oxford University (UK), having previously completed her training in Clinical Psychology in Portugal (University of Minho, 2003-2008). Liliana's research interests lie at the interface between Neurosciences, Psychology and Engineering, with a focus on cognition and emotional processing. In her research, she uses a variety of techniques, including brain imaging, computational modelling, psychophysiology and psychopharmacology in a range of clinical and healthy populations.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Liliana Capitão

Citation names

Capitão, Liliana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 3C11-8C1B-A17C
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3117-5156

Email addresses

liliana.capitao@psi.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

School of Psychology, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057, Braga, Braga, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

https://cipsi.uminho.pt/user/1027 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2019 - 2020 Concluded	Next Generation Leaders course (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2018 - 2018 Concluded	Computational modelling course (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2010/10/01 - 2014/10/10 Concluded	PhD in Psychiatry/Affective Neurosciences (Doctor of Philosophy) Major in Neurosciences University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom "Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional processing: implications for adolescent depression" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014 - 2014 Concluded	Teaching Skills Part 1 (tutorials and small group teaching) (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2014 - 2014 Concluded	Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Course (Postgraduate Certificate) Oxford University Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2010 - 2011 Concluded	fMRI postgraduate course (MRI physics and analysis), (Postgraduate Certificate) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom	Distinction
2009/10/01 - 2010/08/31 Concluded	MSc in Neuroscience (Master) Major in Neuroscience University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom "First thesis - Cortical and subcortical contributions to motor response inhibition: a combined TMS and FMRI study Second thesis - Tissue oxygen signals in the hippocampus and amygdala of 5-HTT overexpressing mice during a fear conditioning task" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2007/09/01 - 2008/07/31 Concluded	Clinical Psychology (Mestrado integrado) Major in Psychology Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2003/09/01 - 2007/08/31 Concluded	Clinical psychology (Licenciatura) Major in Psychology Universidade do Minho, Portugal	18

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/09/05 - 2028/09/05	Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal (...)
2017/06/01 - 2022/06	Coordinating Researcher (Research)	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2014/10/20 - 2017/05/31	Postdoc (Research)	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom

2008/09/01 - 2009/08/31	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2013/01/01 - 2015/05/31	Part-time consultancy work	P1vital, United Kingdom

2009/01/01 - 2009/08/31	Part-time Clinical Psychologist	Clinica Elogio dos Sentidos, Portugal

2008/09/01 - 2009/08/31	Part-time Clinical Psychologist	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

2007/09/01 - 2008/08/31	Internship in Clinical Psychology	Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2006/12/31	Part-time internship in Neuropsychology	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2023/04 - Current	Anger in the mind and body: from unconscious cognitive mechanisms to psychophysiological and neural substrates 277/22 Principal investigator	Fundação Bial Ongoing
2022 - Current	Validation of online tasks to assess emotional processing in Portuguese and British Children. PARSUK2022-3 Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)	Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK) Ongoing
2020/03 - Current	The effects of institutional care on emotional processing in Portuguese adolescents PARSUK Principal investigator University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom	Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK (PARSUK) Ongoing
2020 - Current	Susceptibility to peer feedback and its relationship with emotional resilience following bullying experiences. 0006378 Principal investigator	Oxford University Medical Sciences Division
2024/01 - 2030/01	How does the SSRI fluoxetine work in adolescent depression? 226772/Z/22/Z Researcher Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Wellcome Trust Ongoing
2022 - 2028	Susceptibility to peer feedback and its relationship with emotional resilience following experiences of ostracism and bullying in young people: a computational modelling study 2021.00415.CEECIND Research Fellow Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2018 - 2021	The effects of a probiotic on emotional and cognitive processing in participants experiencing low mood OxPALM Research Fellow	Protexin Probiotics
2020/06/01 - 2020/10/31	The knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment in young people with depression and anxiety Wellcome-Trust Research Fellow University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom	Wellcome Trust Concluded
2015/01/01 - 2018/08/31	The effects of prebiotics administration on anxiety and cognition in children. OxPiC Post-doc Fellow	Clasado Ltd Concluded
2010/01/01 - 2013/08/31	Understanding treatment effects in depressed adolescents 111/124 PhD Student Fellow University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom	University of Oxford John Fell Fund Concluded
2009 - 2013	Inhibited and indiscriminate attachment disordered behaviours in institutionally-reared children: a multilevel comparison with autism spectrum disorders and Williams Syndrome PTDC/PSI-PCL/101506/2008 Research Fellow	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022 - Current	Susceptibility to peer feedback and its relationship with emotional resilience following experiences of ostracism and bullying in young people: a computational modelling study 2021.00415.CEECIND Research Fellow Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Ongoing
2017/04/06 - 2022	Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre OHBRC Research Fellow University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom	National Institute for Health Research Ongoing

Other

	Designation	Funders
2022/01 - Current	Returning Carers Fund to support research RFOxf Principal investigator University of Oxford, United Kingdom	University of Oxford Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract	Capitão, Liliana; Maia Angela; Carvalho Sara. "Maltreatment in childhood, psychopathology and life satisfaction: a study with young adults". Paper presented in 2nd National Congress of Family, Health and Illness, 2007. Published Capitão, Liliana; Maia Angela; Guimaraes Carmen; Carvalho Sara. "Adverse experiences and current functioning: a study with young adult volunteers". Paper presented in Sixth National Symposium of Psychological Research, 2006. Published Capitão, Liliana; Albuquerque Pedro; Ferreira AC. "Memory for life situations memories: analysis of the frequency of occurrence until 10 years of age". Paper presented in Galaico-Portuguese Congress in Pedagogy, 2005. Published Capitão, Liliana; Cruz OLGA; Machado Carla. "Discourse and practices of health professionals about domestic violence.". Paper presented in 1st National Congress of Family, Health and Illness, 2005. Published
Conference poster	Capitão, Liliana. "The effects of a prebiotic supplementation on sleep in elementrary school-aged children: a randomised placebo-controlled study.". Paper presented in Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, 2019. Capitão, Liliana. "Acute neural effects of acute fluoxetine on emotional regulation in depressed adolescents.". Paper presented in Biological Psychiatry Annual Meeting, 2019. Capitão, Liliana. "Reaction Time Modulation Deficit in Dysphorics: A Behavioral Study". Paper presented in Society of Biological Psychiatry - 68th Annual Scientific Meeting, 2013. Capitão, Liliana. "Haemodynamic measurements of fear-evoked basolateral amygdala responses in a mouse model of serotonin transporter variation.". Paper presented in British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Festival of Neuroscience, 2013. Capitão, Liliana. "The influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms on the access of emotional stimuli to awareness: a study using Continuous Flash Suppression (CFS).". Paper presented in 2012 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, 2012. Capitão, Liliana. "A single dose of fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young healthy volunteers.". Paper presented in ECNP Workshop on Neuropsychopharmacology for Young Scientists in Europe, 2012. Capitão, Liliana. "Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study". Paper presented in Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2009. Capitão, Liliana. "Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study". Paper presented in Autumn School in Cognitive Neuroscience, 2009.
Journal article	Francesca Perini; Jadwiga Maria Nazimek; Shane Mckie; Liliana P. Capitão; Jessica Scaife; Deepa Pal; Michael Browning; et al. "Effects of ulotaront on brain circuits of reward, working memory, and emotion processing in healthy volunteers with high or low schizotypy". Schizophrenia (2023): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41537-023-00385-6. 10.1038/s41537-023-00385-6 Liliana P. Capitão; Robert Chapman; Nicola Filippini; Lucy Wright; Susannah E. Murphy; Anthony James; Philip J. Cowen; Catherine J. Harmer. "Acute neural effects of fluoxetine on emotional regulation in depressed adolescents". Psychological Medicine (2023): https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291722001805. 10.1017/S0033291722001805 Baião R; Capitão LP; Higgins C; Browning M; Harmer CJ; Burnet PWJ. "Multispecies probiotic administration reduces emotional salience and improves mood in subjects with moderate depression: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.". Psychological medicine (2022): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35129111. Published • 10.1017/s003329172100550x Murphy SE; Capitão LP; Giles SLC; Cowen PJ; Stringaris A; Harmer CJ. "The knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment in young people with depression and anxiety: efficacy, predictors, and mechanisms of action.". The lancet. Psychiatry (2021): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/34419187. Published • 10.1016/s2215-0366(21)00154-1 Susann Steudte-Schmiedgen; Emily Fay; Liliana Capitao; Clemens Kirschbaum; Andrea Reinecke. "Hydrocortisone as an adjunct to brief cognitive-behavioural therapy for specific fear: Endocrine and cognitive biomarkers as predictors of symptom improvement". Journal of Psychopharmacology (2021): 026988112110010-026988112110010. https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811211001087. Published • 10.1177/02698811211001087 Liliana P Capitão; Robert Chapman; Nicola Filippini; Lucy Wright; Susannah E Murphy; Anthony James; Phil J Cowen; et al. "Neural effects of a single dose of fluoxetine on resting-state functional connectivity in adolescent depression". Journal of Psychopharmacology (2020): 026988112095960-026988112095960. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881120959608. Published • 10.1177/0269881120959608 Shi Yu Chan; Liliana Capitão; Fay Probert; Corinna Klinge; Sebastian Hoeckner; Catherine J. Harmer; Philip J. Cowen; et al. "A single administration of the antibiotic, minocycline, reduces fear processing and improves implicit learning in healthy volunteers: analysis of the serum metabolome". Translational Psychiatry 10 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0818-6. Published • 10.1038/s41398-020-0818-6 Johnstone A; Grigoras I; Petitet P; Capitão LP; Stagg CJ. "A single, clinically relevant dose of the GABA_B agonist baclofen impairs visuomotor learning.". The Journal of physiology (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/33085094. 10.1113/jp280378 Chen, Runsen; Cui, Zaixu; Capitão, Liliana; Wang, Gang; Satterthwaite, Theodore D; Harmer, Catherine. "Precision biomarkers for mood disorders based on brain imaging". BMJ (2020): m3618. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3618. Published • 10.1136/bmj.m3618 Schmaal, Lianne; Pozzi, Elena; C. Ho, Tiffany; van Velzen, Laura S.; Veer, Ilya M.; Opel, Nils; Van Someren, Eus J. W.; et al. "ENIGMA MDD: seven years of global neuroimaging studies of major depression through worldwide data sharing". Translational Psychiatry 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0842-6. Published • 10.1038/s41398-020-0842-6 Chen, Runsen; Capitão, Liliana P.; Cowen, Philip J.; Harmer, Catherine J.. "Effect of the NMDA receptor partial agonist, d-cycloserine, on emotional processing and autobiographical memory". Psychological Medicine 51 15 (2020): 2657-2665. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033291720001221. Published • 10.1017/s0033291720001221 Capitão LP; Forsyth J; Thomaidou MA; Condon MD; Harmer CJ; Burnet PW. "A single administration of 'microbial' D-alanine to healthy volunteers augments reaction to negative emotions: A comparison with D-serine.". Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2020): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/32167001. 10.1177/0269881120908904 Capitão, Liliana; Johnstone Ainslie; Grigoras Ioanna; Petitet P; O'Shea Jacinta; Stagg Charlie. "A single, clinically relevant, dose of the GABAB agonist baclofen impairs visuomotor learning". The Journal of Physiology (2020): https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP280378. Published Lignou S; Capitao L; Hamer-Hunt JM; Singh I. "Co-Production: An Ethical Model for Mental Health Research?". The American journal of bioethics : AJOB (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31544640. Published • 10.1080/15265161.2019.1619877 Capitão LP; Baião R; Baek HK; Kappelmann N; Sharman R; Harvey CJ; Montgomery P; Burnet PW. "Prebiotic supplementation does not affect reading and cognitive performance in children: A randomised placebo-controlled study.". Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/31342840. Published • 10.1177/0269881119862534 Capitão LP; Chapman R; Murphy SE; Harvey CJ; James A; Cowen PJ; Harmer CJ. "A single dose of fluoxetine reduces neural limbic responses to anger in depressed adolescents.". Translational psychiatry (2019): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/30664639. Published • 10.1038/s41398-018-0332-2 Chen R; Zhu X; Capitão LP; Zhang H; Luo J; Wang X; Xi Y; et al. "Psychoeducation for psychiatric inpatients following remission of a manic episode in bipolar I disorder: A randomized controlled trial.". Bipolar disorders (2018): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/29578271. Published • 10.1111/bdi.12642 Capitão LP; Murphy SE; Browning M; Cowen PJ; Harmer CJ. "Acute fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young adult volunteers.". Psychological medicine (2015): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25864939. Published • 10.1017/s0033291715000240 Capitão LP; Underdown SJ; Vile S; Yang E; Harmer CJ; Murphy SE. "Anxiety increases breakthrough of threat stimuli in continuous flash suppression.". Emotion (Washington, D.C.) (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25286072. Published • 10.1037/a0037801 McHugh SB; Barkus C; Huber A; Capitão L; Lima J; Lowry JP; Bannerman DM. "Aversive prediction error signals in the amygdala.". The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience (2014): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24990922. Published • 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4465-13.2014 Barkus C; Line SJ; Huber A; Capitao L; Lima J; Jennings K; Lowry J; et al. "Variation in serotonin transporter expression modulates fear-evoked hemodynamic responses and theta-frequency neuronal oscillations in the amygdala.". Biological psychiatry (2013): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/24120093. Published • 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.09.003 Capitão L; Sampaio A; Sampaio C; Vasconcelos C; Férnandez M; Garayzábal E; Shenton ME; Gonçalves OF. "MRI amygdala volume in Williams Syndrome.". Research in developmental disabilities (2011): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21752593. Published • 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.05.033 Capitão L; Sampaio A; Férnandez M; Sousa N; Pinheiro A; Gonçalves ÓF. "Williams syndrome hypersociability: a neuropsychological study of the amygdala and prefrontal cortex hypotheses.". Research in developmental disabilities (2011): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/21320764. Published • 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.006 Machado C; Matos M; Saavedra R; Cruz O; Antunes C; Pereira M; Rato A; et al. "[Beliefs and attitudes of professionals about marital violence: studies with health professionals, policemen and teachers].". Acta medica portuguesa (2009): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/20350455. Published
Preprint	Anna Pelliet; Marlene Nogueira; Catarina Fagundes; Susana Capela; Fátima Saraiva; Erdem Pulcu; Susannah Elinor Murphy; catherine harmer; Liliana Capitao. "“Invisible Dangers”: preconscious detection of fearful vs angry faces influences the subjective experience of anger". 2024. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/udyjw. 10.31234/osf.io/udyjw Marieke Martens; Tarek Zghoul; Evie Watson; Sebastian Rieger; Liliana Capitao; Catherine Harmer. "Acute neural effects of the mood stabiliser lamotrigine on emotional processing in healthy volunteers - a randomised control trial". 2023. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3373333/v1. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3373333/v1 Zghoul, Tarek; Hortelano, Pilar Artiach; Kaltenboeck, Alexander; Wright, Lucy; Goodwin, Guy; Capitão, Liliana; Harmer, Catherine. "A single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive memory bias in healthy volunteers". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.12.06.23299597. 10.1101/2023.12.06.23299597
Thesis / Dissertation	Capitão, Liliana. "Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional processing: implications for adolescent depression". PhD, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, 2015. Capitão, Liliana. "Cortical and subcortical contributions to motor response inhibition: a combined TMS and FMRI study". Master, University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, 2010. Capitão, Liliana. "Tissue oxygen signals in the hippocampus and amygdala of 5-HTT overexpressing mice during a fear conditioning task". Master, University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, 2010. Capitão, Liliana. "Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study". Master, Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, 2008.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/09	A single dose of lamotrigine increases functional connectivity in the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) in healthy volunteers	V Iberoamerican Congress of Neuropsychology (Portugal)
2023/07	A single dose of lamotrigine induces a positive bias on memory recall in a healthy volunteer sample.	XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (Spain)
2022/07	Emotional processing in portuguese adolescentes in institutional care	International Conference on Attachment (Portugal)
2021/10	How antidepressant treatment modulates neural circuitry relevant to emotional regulation in adolescents with depression using fMRI	34th ECNP congress ECNP (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/06	Efeitos da institucionalização no processamento emocional de adolescentes.	‘Conferência Luso’ PARSUK (Lisbon (online), Portugal)
2018/06/28	Cognitive neuropsychological model of antidepressant drug action: how can it help refine future treatment approaches?	72th Meeting for the Societat Catalana de Neuropsicologia (Barcelona, Spain)
2018/03/22	New data from experimental medicine studies in mood disorders: the OxLith trial	Experimental medicine in mood disorders - innovation in methods and targets (Oxford, United Kingdom)
2017/07/24	Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional neural processing in depressed adolescents	Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology British Association for Psychopharmacology (Harrogate, United Kingdom)
2013/09/26	Early effects of fluoxetine on emotional processing in young adults and depressed adolescents.	43rd Annual Congress for the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Marrakesh, Morocco)
2013/04/11	Haemodynamic measurements of fear-evoked basolateral amygdala responses in a mouse model of serotonin transporter variation.	British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Festival of Neuroscience British Neuroscience Association (London, United Kingdom)
2012/10/15	A single dose of fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young healthy volunteers.	Young Scientists Award symposia at the 25th ECNP Congress European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Vienna, Austria)
2012/07/24	The influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms on the access of emotional stimuli to awareness – a study using Continuous Flash Suppression (CFS).	2012 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology British Association for Psychopharmacology (Harrogate, United Kingdom)
2012/07/24	A single dose of fluoxetine modulates anger processing in young healthy volunteers.	2012 Summer Meeting of the British Association for Psychopharmacology British Association for Psychopharmacology (Harrogate, United Kingdom)
2012/07/15	Serotonin transporter expression modulates fear-induced theta oscillations and hemodynamic responses in the basolateral amygdala.	8th FENS Forum of Neuroscience (Barcelona, Spain)
2012/03/16	A single dose of fluoxetine modulates emotional processing in young healthy volunteers.	ECNP Workshop on Neuropsychopharmacology for Young Scientists in Europe European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (Nice, France)
2010/02/05	Hypersociability in Williams Syndrome: a neuroanatomical and neuropsychological study	VII National Symposium on Research in Psychology Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2008/07/13	MRI Studies in Williams Syndrome.	12th International Professional Conference on Williams Syndrome (San Francisco, United States)
2008/04/05	MRI Findings in Williams Syndrome.	Rencontres Internationales sur le Syndrome de Williams et Beuren (Paris, France)
2007/10/18	Maltreatment in childhood, psychopathology and life satisfaction: a study with healthy adult volunteers.	2nd National Congress of Family, Health and Illness Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2007/05/15	Relationship between adverse experiences, psychopathological symptoms and threat perception in undergraduate students.	1st Congress in Clinical Psychology University deTrás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)
2006/11/29	Adverse experiences and current functioning: a study with healthy adult volunteers.	Sixth National Symposium of Psychological Investigation (Evora, Portugal)
2006/11/29	Positive and negative discrimination of elderly individuals and personal developmental variables.	Sixth National Symposium of Psychological Investigation Universitdade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2006/11/29	Discourse and practices of health professionals about domestic violence: a study with policemen, teachers and nurses.	Sixth Symposium of Psychological Investigation Universidade de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2006/07/05	Generativity and self-transcendence in adult development: are they moving in the same or different directions?	Third European Conference on Positive Psychology Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2005/11/18	Relationships between young adults, adults and elderly individuals: negative and positive discrimination.	1st National Congress of Family, Health and Illness Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2005/11/18	Discourse and practices of health professionals about domestic violence.	1st National Congress of Family, Health and Illness Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current	Multidimensional Assessment of Anger: Exploring Attentional Biases, Neural Underpinnings, and Experiential Awareness in High Trait Anger Individuals Supervisor of Fátima Saraiva	Psicologia (PhD) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - Current	An exploration of the role of L-type calcium channels in mood and its cognitive and neural correlates Supervisor of Lucy Colbourne	DPhil in Psychiatry (PhD)
2023 - 2024	Emotional processing, empathy and emotional regulation in institutionalized adolescents Supervisor of Ana Sofia	Master in Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024	Emotional processing and adversity in individuals predisposed to feel anger Supervisor of Francisco Rosa	Master in Psychology of Justice (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023 - 2024	Exploring Responses to Feedback in Adolescents: The Contribution of self-esteem, Theory of Mind and Empathy Supervisor of Louisa Grech	Master in Clinical Psychology in Childhood and Adolescence (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2022 - 2022	A study on the cognitive and psychophysiological mechanisms underlying the perception and subjective experience of anger Supervisor of Anna Pelliet	MSc Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/04 - 2020/09	Investigating the effect of nicardipine on fMRI resting-state functional connectivity in volunteers with clinical mood instability Supervisor of Philippa Warman	MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience (Master) Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/01/20 - 2020/09	The effects of lamotrigine on neural facial processing Supervisor of Julia Versel	MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/01/15 - 2020/09	The effects of fluoxetine on the experience of anger Supervisor of Chloe Robins	MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/06/10 - 2020/09	The effects of a single dose of fluoxetine on anger processing in males scoring high on trait anger Supervisor of Maarten Verbecke	Biology and Psychology (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2017/10/10 - 2020/09	The effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation on emotional and neural processing. Co-supervisor of Runsen Chen	DPhil in Psychiatry (PhD) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2020/01/20 - 2020/04/08	The acute effects of lamotrigine on resting state functional connectivity Supervisor of Philippa Warman	Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2016/10/06 - 2018/12/17	The Effects of Prebiotics on Sleep Functions in Children Supervisor of Hee Baek	MSc Biomedical Sciences Neurobiology (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2016/06/06 - 2017/03/10	The effects of D-Alanine and D-Serine on cognition and emotional processing in healthy volunteers Supervisor of Jessica Forsyth	Cell & Systems Biology, Medical Sciences & Neuroscience (Degree) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2015/01/05 - 2015/04/27	Exploring the anti-agressive effects of fluoxetine: acute administration and its impact on emotional processing in high-anger trait males Supervisor of Alkistis Stavropoulou Deli	Neurosciences (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2012/02/13 - 2012/09	Using Continuous Flash Suppression to explore the effects of low-level spatial information in the fear advantage effect Supervisor of Samuel Vile	Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology (Degree) University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom
2011/02/01 - 2012/02/01	The Influence of Anxiety on Visual Awareness of Emotional Stimuli Presented with Continuous Flash Suppression (CFS) Supervisor of Stacey Underdown	Experimental Psychology (Degree) University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018	Open day for the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (2018) Symposium	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2017 - 2017	Open day for the Adult Mental Health and Experimental Medicine themes, part of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (2017) Symposium

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2014/05/15 - Current	Responsible for practical Neuroscience demonstrations during the Brain awareness week, Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Workshop	Brain awareness week
2013/09/11 - Current	I gave a talk entitled: “Emotional biases and depression” at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, Oxford University, during a workshop for underprivileged high-school students. Workshop	University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/02/20	The effects of angiotensin-receptor blockade on mood and vigilance behaviour in a gamified foraging task (Thesis) Main arguer	Lauren Morse (Master) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2024/01/24	How anxiety drives our predictive value: perceiving our social environment when under threat (Thesis) Main arguer	Fábio Alexandre Gomes da Silva (PhD) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/10/16	The role of functional connectivity in the treatment of depression: exploring novel neuroimaging techniques (Thesis) Main arguer	Joana Vanessa Santos dos Reis (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/05/09	MRI biomarkers of the stressed brain: disclosing interactions between perception, morphology and functioning (Thesis) Main arguer	Inês Caetano Costa Campos (PhD) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/11/29	The effects of losartan and diazepam on emotional processin (Thesis) Main arguer	Theodora Thoroddsen (PhD) University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2019/03/18	The effect of hydrocortisone on fear information processing and fear extinction (Thesis) Main arguer	Emily Fay (Master)
2018/11/14	Relationship between the gut microbiome and behaviour at the molecular, organism, population and evolutionary levels (Thesis) Main arguer	Katerina Johnson (PhD) University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2019/01/06 - Current	Green/Environmental group Member	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018/01/05 - Current	Academic Career Development Working group. Member	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2017/09/01 - Current	Patient and Research Group Coordinator	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2013/02/01 - 2015/10/31	Provided training in the administration of the emotion-potentiated startle in two American Clinical Research Units (CRUs), Miami & Albuquerque, US (February-March 2013). - Analysed a startle dataset from a clinical trial (March 2013 until April 2014). - Provided training in the administration of psychological tasks for staff based at a Clinical Research Unit, Hammersmith Medicines Research, London (October 2015).	P1vital, United Kingdom

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020/10 - Current	MRI techniques and analysis	MRes Developmental Neuroscience and Psychopathology (Master)	University College London Centre for Behaviour Change, United Kingdom
2020/02/10 - Current	Human experimental models in depression: psychology and drug testing	Clinical and Therapeutics Neuroscience (Master)	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/03/05 - Current	Understanding and treating mood disorders	(Bachelor)	University College London Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, United Kingdom
2019/01/10 - Current	Neuroimaging tecnhiques	Oxford Postgraduate Psychiatry course (Postgraduate Certificate)	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/01/04 - Current	Ethics approval processes	Experimental Medicine for Mental Health (Postgraduate Certificate)	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019/01/04 - Current	Study design	Experimental Medicine for Mental Health (Postgraduate Certificate)	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2022/09/01 - 2033/02/01	Psychopathology	Psicologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02	Neurosciences of Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Development	Psicologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/07/01	Quantitative Methods	Psicologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2023/03 - 2023/03	Developmental Psychology	Psicologia (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2020/01/13 - Current	Part of evaluation committee for shortlisting and interviewing candidates for the MSc in Neuroscience. Evaluator	University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology, United Kingdom
2019/01/15 - Current	Part of evaluation committee for shortlisting and interviewing candidates for the MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neurosciences. Evaluator	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018/12/06 - Current	Part of evaluation committee for shortlisting and interviewing candidates for the DPhil in Psychiatry. Evaluator	Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2021/10	News press release about work entitled 'How antidepressant treatment modulates neural circuitry relevant to emotional regulation in adolescents with depression using fMRI'
2019/02/21	My work on the early effects of antidepressants in young people was featured in a news story.	University of Oxford Newsletter

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2023/05/18 - Current	RUM UMinho I&D	Pessoas que sentem raiva de forma mais intensa têm um risco superior de desenvolver problemas como depressão
2020/10 - Current	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4q1R53CWI	SSRI Treatment in Young People with Depression and Anxiety
2018/06/12 - Current	Witney Talking News	Patient and Public Involvement in research

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2020/06 - Current	Frontiers in Psychiatry - Neuroimaging and Stimulation.
2020/06 - Current	Frontiers in Neurology - Neuroimaging and Stimulation
2019 - Current	Frontiers in Neuroscience
2019 - Current	Brain Behavior and Immunity
2017 - Current	Human Brain Mapping
2016 - Current	Psychological Medicine
2015 - Current	Journal of Affective Disorders
2014 - Current	Nature Scientific Reports
2013 - Current	Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
2013 - Current	Cognition and Emotion
2012 - Current	Journal of Affective Disorders
2012 - Current	Cognitive Therapy and Research

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2020/02/10 - Current	To what extent is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) curable?	Ioannis Pantelidakis
2019 - 2020	Effects of serotonin on emotion and motivation processing in Parkinson’s Disease	Lisa Nobis
2019 - 2020	The effect of atomoxetine on learning and memory in healthy volunteers	Renée Koolschijn
2018 - 2020	The effects of acute baclofen (GABAB agonist) administration on visuomotor adaptation	Ainslie Johnstone
2018 - 2020	The effects of sub-anaesthetic doses of NMDA receptor antagonist ketamine and anaesthetic doses of ketamine and dexmedetomidine on EEG signatures of information processing in healthy volunteers	Layla Stahr
2018 - 2019	The interaction of COMT genotype, tolcapone and acute stress on brain activity and working memory performance.	Marieke Martens
2017 - 2019	The effects of prebiotic administration on reading and cognition in children	Rita Baiao
2018 - 2018	Are military drone pilots more likely to suffer from mental health problems than other military pilots? If so, what could be done to remedy this?	Tom Christensen
2016/02/06 - 2016/06/16	Which is the most effective mood stabilizing drug for the treatment of Bipolar Disorder?	Effie Alden
2015/02/02 - 2015/06/06	To what extent do the Internet and social media increase the risk of developing depression, particularly in today's adolescents?	Jemma Kernan
2014/02/06 - 2014/06/26	What are the causes of the ‘gender gap’ in depression?	Nessie Bridgland

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2019/12/08 - 2019/12/08	Arguer in transfer viva for PhD. Thesis title: Characterization of C-terminal regions in L-type calcium channels in human brain	University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018/06/11 - 2018/06/11	Arguer in transfer viva for PhD. Thesis title: An exploration of the role of L-type calcium channels in mood and its cognitive and neural correlates	Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2018 - 2018	Provided an external evaluation/assessment for the PhD thesis from the student Rita Baiao, based at the University of Minho. The thesis was entitled 'The Role of Maternal Oxytocin Receptor Gene Polymorphism in Maternal Interactive Behavior and its Consequent Impact on Children’s Neuroendocrine and Socio-Emotional Functioning'. This is a requirement for international PhDs.	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/03/21 - 2016/03/21	Arguer in transfer viva for MSc. Thesis title: The Effects of a COMT Inhibitor and COMT Genotype on Emotional Processing	Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2015 - 2015	Provided an external evaluation for a PhD thesis by the student Marisa Fonseca, based at the Falcultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna i en el Departament de Psicología, Universitat Ramon Hull, the title “Enfoque ecológico dos determinantes de la calidad del apego a los 36 meses: Contribuciones de los contextos parental, marital y família” [title in spanish].

Distinctions

Award

2022	Early Career Researcher (ECR) Award Oxford University Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2019	Guarantors of Brain Travel Award
2019	Excellence Award for exceptional work performance University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2016	Poster prize University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, United Kingdom
2014	Faith Ivens-Franklin Travel Award
2013	Keble Association Award University of Oxford Keble College, United Kingdom
2012	European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) travel bursary European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands
2012	ECNP Young Scientist Award European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Netherlands
2012	European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) travel bursary
2012	British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) travel bursary British Association for Psychopharmacology, United Kingdom
2009	Santander-Abbey Scholarship University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2009	Scatcherd European Scholarship University of Oxford, United Kingdom
2009	Medical Research Council Scholarship Medical Research Council, United Kingdom
2009	Foundation for Science and Technology doctoral grant Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008	Engenheiro António de Almeida award Fundação Engenheiro António de Almeida, Portugal
2008	Governo Civil de Braga award Governo Civil de Braga, Portugal
2004	University of Minho Merit award Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2003	University of Minho Merit award Universidade do Minho, Portugal