Sónia da Silva Sousa (5E1D-F831-E616)

Curriculum Vitae

Sónia da Silva Sousa

Sónia S. Sousa is a Clinical Psychologist and Researcher at the Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, Research Center in Psychology (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho. She received her PhD in Basic Psychology -FCT Doctoral fellowship award, at the School of Psychology, University of Minho, with the maximum score ¿Very Good¿. Her research work focuses on studying the interplay between the neurodevelopment of executive functions and behavior, throughout the lifespan. Specifically, in studying the influence of brain development and lifestyle on executive functions and self-regulatory processes, and how an atypical development of these processes may lead to unhealthy behaviors, or disease. As part of her work, Sónia S. Sousa has published in international peer-review journals with a Scopus 8 h-index, and collaborates with international and national research teams/projects (e.g. addictive behaviors, physical activity, aging, early life adversity, school achievement). Sónia S. Sousa has technical skills on neuropsychological evaluation and neuroimaging analysis and is collaborator at the Psychology Association of the University of Minho.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Sónia da Silva Sousa

Citation names

Sousa, Sónia S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 5E1D-F831-E616
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6745-9607
Scopus Author Id: 56080064400

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology

Education

	Degree	Classification
2019/06 - 2019/06 Concluded	Advanced Training in Neuroimaging: FSL Course (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Major in Neuroimaging/Neuroscience University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, United Kingdom
2018 Concluded	Advanced training in Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DMRI) methods (Outros) Major in Neuroimaging/Neuroscience Harvard Medical School, United States
2017 - 2017 Concluded	Professional Internship (Outros) Major in Clinical Psychology Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal	Very Good
2017 Concluded	Advanced training in neuroimaging methods (Outros) Major in Neuroimagem/Neurociências Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 Concluded	Psicologia Básica (Doutoramento) Major in Neuroscience Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Prefrontal cortex: defining the neuroanatomical substrates of inhibitory control in binge drinking" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Very Good
2007 - 2012 Concluded	Integrated Master in Psychology (Mestrado) Major in Clinical Psychology Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Visual brain areas in obsessive compulsive disorder : a diffusion tensor imaging approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16/20

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023 - Current	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

2020/06/04 - 2022/06/04	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2018/04/20 - 2019	Postdoc (Research)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

2017 - 2018	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

2011 - 2012	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020 - Current	COVERAGE - COVID AND VULNERABILITY : EXPERIENCE CARE AMONG AGED PEOPLE SC1-PHE-CORONAVIRUS-2020-2C Integration into Research Grant Fellow Université de Lille, France	Ongoing
2019 - Current	To think or not to think of alcohol, that is the question: Memory suppression in young binge drinkers. NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-028672 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020 - 2029	The International Associated Laboratory (LAI) ESTRA (Multi-level analysis of the interplay between Emotional processes and embodied Social cues: a TRansdiagnostic Approach) LAI2020 Integration into Research Grant Fellow Université de Lille, France Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Ongoing
2019 - 2022	(IN)School - Developing Skills for Life (https://www.in-school.eu/) (https://skills.in-school.eu/) 2018-1-PT01-KA201-047417 Principal investigator Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Concluded
2013/07/01 - 2017	Parallels Between Brain Development and Executive Functions info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/SFRH/SFRH2%FBD2%F886282%F2012/PT PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/03/20 - 2025/01/15	The Brain, the Bug and the Binge: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function PTDC/PSI-ESP/1243/2021 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/06 - 2022	How early adversity does shape brain functioning through DNA methylation? Uncovering the mechanisms of emotional and behavioral regulatory problems in institutionally-reared adolescents. POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028228 Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2020 - Current	RESILIENCE - Self-Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics - evidence from COVID-19 RESILIENCE2020 Principal investigator Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Saint-Maurice, P.F.; Sousa, S.; Welk, G.; Matthews, C.E.; Berrigan, D.. "Report-based measures of physical activity: Features, considerations, and resources". 261-287. 2020.
Conference paper	Crego, Alberto; Sousa, Sónia Silva; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sampaio, Adriana. "Executive control network in college binge drinkers". Paper presented in Symposium III: Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Heavy-Drinking Adolescents and Young Adults: findings across neuroimaging and recording studies. 41st Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting, San Diego, 2018. Crego, Alberto; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sousa, Sónia; Sampaio, Adriana. "Volumetric Alterations in the Nucleus Accumbens of Young Binge Drinkers: A Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study". 2018. 10.1111/acer.13833 Sousa, S; Sampaio, A; Marques, P; Gonçalves, O; Crego, A. "PO2-7WHITE MATTER ANOMALIES IN THE INHIBITORY CIRCUITRY OF YOUNG BINGE DRINKERS: A DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING STUDY". 2017. 10.1093/alcalc/agx074.17
Conference poster	Azevedo, Pedro; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Vasconcelos, M.; Sampaio, Adriana; Sousa, Sónia S.. "The Impact of Alcohol Use Disorder in the White-Matter Microstructure: An Exploratory Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Analysis". Paper presented in Global Neuropsychology Congress 2024, 2024. Rodrigues, Rui; Sousa, Sónia S.; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Sampaio, Adriana; Alberto Crego. "Associative memory, alcohol-context cues and their impact on reward circuitry – An fMRI study with young binge drinkers". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023. Azevedo, Pedro; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sousa, Sónia S.. "The B-yond-Bs Project: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function". Paper presented in 2.º Simpósio Doutoral PSI.UNorte, 2023. Azevedo, Pedro; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Sousa, Sónia S.. "The Brain, the Bug and the Binge: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function". Paper presented in III Simpósio de Investigação Júnior em Psicologia, 2023. Sousa, Sónia S.. "A neuroanatomical dissociation between Pantomime and Intransitive gestures is present when gesture direction is considered.". Paper presented in European Workshop on Cognitive Neuropsychology, 2023. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Resting State Intrinsic Functional Connectivity Patterns in Alcohol Use Disorder". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023. Sousa, Sónia S.. "The Lingering Neurological Consequences of Alcohol Use Disorder: An Exploratory Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Analysis". Paper presented in XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA), 2023. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Resting state Brain Functional Connectivity in Abstinent Alcohol-Dependent Individuals". Paper presented in 19th ESBRA conference, 2023. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Neurostructural Impairments in Detoxified Alcohol-Dependent Individuals: An Exploratory Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Analysis". Paper presented in 19th ESBRA conference, 2023. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Physical activity promotes primary motor cortex neuroplasticity over the course of aging". Paper presented in XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia, 2022. Marlene Nogueira; Sousa, Sónia S.. "Institutionalization is associated with alterations of brain regions involved in emotional and reward processing during adolescence.". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN 2021), 2021. Sousa, Sónia S.. "A Structural Equation Model of Self- Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics - evidence from COVID-19.". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN 2021), 2021. Sónia S. Sousa. "Default Mode Network abnormalities in currently institutionalized Adolescents.". Paper presented in European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN 2021), 2021. Silva-Fernandes, Anabela; Cruz, Sara; Sousa, Sónia S.. "Physical activity differentiates attention, processing speed and memory performance in elderly adults". Paper presented in INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS “PROMOTING BRAIN HEALTH THROUGH EXERCISE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN”, 2021. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Neural correlates of recalling of alcohol consumption contexts in young binge drinkers: an fMRI study during an associative memory task". Paper presented in 18th European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA) Congress, 2021. Sousa, Sónia S.. "Electrophysiological Consequences of Binge Drinking in Adolescents and Young Adults: A systematic Review.". Paper presented in Cognitive Neuroscience Society, 2020. Sousa, Sónia S.. "White matter abnormalities in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of young binge drinkers: a diffusion tensor imaging study.". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ESBRA), 2017. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; Crego, Alberto. "Binge Drinking and Functional Brain Connectivity: a resting-state fMRI study". Paper presented in ISBRA/ESBRA 2016 - World Congress on Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2016. Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; Crego, Alberto. "Effects of binge drinking on regional gray and white matter: a preliminary MRI study.". Paper presented in Ciência 2016 - Science and Technology in Portugal Meeting, 2016. Santos, Ana Carolina; Maia, Liliana; Vasconcelos, Cristiana; Prieto, Montse Fernández; Garayzábal, E; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana; Sousa, Sónia S.. "White matter integrity of parahippocampal gyrus, prefrontal cortex and precuneus in Williams Syndrome.". Paper presented in International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), 2015. Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sousa, Sónia Silva; Leite, Jorge; Carvalho, Sandra; Ganho, Ana; Pocinho, Fernando; Relvas, J; Sampaio, Adriana. "Áreas cerebrais visuais na Perturbação Obsessivo-Compulsiva (POC)– uma abordagem de Imagiologia por Tensão de Difusão.". Paper presented in Simposium Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia (SNIP), 2013.
Journal article	Sousa, Sónia S.. "The InSchool program -Promoting Inclusive Education through Executive Functions -Study Protocol of a Randomized Control Trial". BMJ Open (2024): Open access • Under revision Sousa, Sónia S.. "Associative memory in alcohol-related contexts: An fMRI study with young binge drinkers". Journal of Psychopharmacology (2024): Submitted Sabot, Philippe; Di Martino, Carla; Moroni, Christine; Pentini, Anna Aluffi; Pabjan, Barbara; Machado, Maria Manuela Pereira; Katkoniene, Agata; et al. "Reconsidering frailty from a human and social sciences standpoint: towards an interdisciplinary approach to vulnerability". Age and Ageing 52 5 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad064. Published • 10.1093/ageing/afad064 Silva-Fernandes, Anabela; Cruz, Sara; Moreira, Célia Sofia; Pereira, Diana R.; Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Carvalho, Joana. "Processing speed mediates the association between physical activity and executive functioning in elderly adults". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958535. Open access • 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.958535 Sousa, Sónia S.; Ferreira, Marisa M.; Cruz, Sara; Sampaio, Adriana; Silva-Fernandes, Anabela. "A Structural Equation Model of Self-Regulation and Healthy Habits as an Individual Protective Tool in the Context of Epidemics–Evidence From COVID-19". Frontiers in Psychology 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696813. Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.696813 Almeida-Antunes, Natália; Crego, Alberto; Carbia, Carina; Sousa, Sónia S.; Rodrigues, Rui; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo. "Electroencephalographic signatures of the binge drinking pattern during adolescence and young adulthood: A PRISMA-driven systematic review". NeuroImage: Clinical 29 (2021): 102537. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102537. Published • 10.1016/j.nicl.2020.102537 Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Bec, Clothilde; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Crego, Alberto. "Increased Nucleus Accumbens Volume in College Binge Drinkers - Preliminary Evidence From Manually Segmented MRI Analysis". Frontiers in Psychiatry 10 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01005. Open access • Published • 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01005 Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo César Gonçalves; López-Caneda, Eduardo; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Crego, Alberto; Lopez-Caneda, Eduardo. "Functional and Structural Connectivity of the Executive Control Network in College Binge Drinkers". Addictive Behaviors (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/66301. Published • 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.05.033 Sousa, Sónia S.; Amaro, Edson; Crego, Alberto; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana. "Developmental trajectory of the prefrontal cortex: a systematic review of diffusion tensor imaging studies". Brain Imaging and Behavior 12 4 (2017): 1197-1210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11682-017-9761-4. Published • 10.1007/s11682-017-9761-4 Sousa, Sónia S.; Sampaio, Adriana; Marques, Paulo; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Crego, Alberto. "Gray Matter Abnormalities in the Inhibitory Circuitry of Young Binge Drinkers: A Voxel-Based Morphometry Study". Frontiers in Psychology 8 (2017): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01567. 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01567 Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sousa, Sónia Silva; Carvalho, Sandra; Leite, Jorge; Ganho, Ana; Fernandes-Gonçalves, Ana; Pocinho, Fernando; Carracedo, Angel; Sampaio, Adriana. "Alterations of gray and white matter morphology in obsessive compulsive disorder: A voxel based morphometry study". (2017): Gonçalves, O.F.; Sousa, S.; Carvalho, S.; Leite, J.; Ganho, A.; Fernandes-Gonçalves, A.; Pocinho, F.; Carracedo, A.; Sampaio, A.. "Alterations of gray and white matter morphology in obsessive compulsive disorder,Las alteraciones de morfologia de la sustancia blanca y gris en el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo". Psicothema 29 1 (2017): 35-42. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010918230&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.7334/psicothema2016.86 Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sousa, Sónia; Maia, Liliana; Carvalho, Sandra; Leite, Jorge; Ganho, Ana; Fernandes-Gonçalves, Ana; et al. "Inferior frontal gyrus white matter abnormalities in obsessive–compulsive disorder". NeuroReport 26 9 (2015): 495-500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/wnr.0000000000000377. 10.1097/wnr.0000000000000377 Osório, Ana; Soares, José Miguel; Prieto, Montse Fernández; Vasconcelos, Cristiana; Fernandes, Catarina; Sousa, Sónia; Carracedo, Ángel; Gonçalves, Óscar F.; Sampaio, Adriana. "Cerebral and cerebellar MRI volumes in Williams syndrome". Research in Developmental Disabilities 35 4 (2014): 922-928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2013.12.014. Published • 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.12.014
Online resource	Sousa, Sónia S.; Adriana Sampaio. Inschool SKILLS App. 2021. https://skills.in-school.eu/?lang=pt_pt.
Thesis / Dissertation	Sousa, Sónia da Silva. "Prefrontal cortex: defining the neuroanatomical substrates of inhibitory control in binge drinking". PhD, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/55905.

Other

Other output

IN(School) Game-Based Activities to Train Executive Functions. Cost-effective training protocol consisting of 9 game-based activities to promote and boost the development of executive functions in preschool and elementary school-aged children.. 2021.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023	Associative Memory, Alcohol-Context Cues and their Impact on Reward Circuitry – An fMRI Study with Young Binge Drinkers	XIII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Psicofisiología y Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (SEPNECA) (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)
2022	MRI study on gestures toward and away from the body	22nd meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP) (Lille, France)
2022	Emotional processing in portuguese adolescents in institutional care	International Conference on Attachment (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021	(IN)School - Developing skills for LIfe: A Study protocol” no simpósio “Brain development, Executive Functions and Academic achievement.	INConference University of Minho (Portugal)
2019/09/21	How Do Binge Drinkers Inhibit Alcoholic Images? A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.	Symposium: Beyond cognition: neuroscience correlates of affective and motivational processing in binge drinking. ESBRA 17th ESBRA Congress, Lille, France (Lille, France)
2019	Lecture - ¿What Do I Need to Know About Me to Understand Others? Importance of Brain Development and Interpersonal Relationships in the Construction of Identity in Adolescence - Secondary School D. Afonso Henriques (2019, Vila das Aves, PT).	Secondary School D. Afonso Henriques (Portugal)
2019	Lecture - ¿Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain - Casa do Tempo (2019, Cabeceiras de Basto, PT).	City Council (Portugal)
2018	Executive control network in college binge drinkers.	Symposium III: Neural Correlates of Executive Functioning in Heavy-Drinking Adolescents and Young Adults: findings across neuroimaging and recording studies. 41st Annual Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) Scientific Meeting (San Diego, United States)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current	The Brain, the Bug and the Binge: The Interplay between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota and Brain Structure and Function Supervisor	Doutoramento em Psicologia (PhD) Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2021 - Current	EFFECTS OF MULTICOMPONENT TRAINING ON GREY MATTER STRUCTURE IN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS - a Voxel Based Morphometry Supervisor	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2022 - 2023	AUTORREGULAÇÃO E COMPORTAMENTOS DE RISCO EM JOVENS UNIVERSITÁRIOS EM CONTEXTO DE PANDEMIA POR COVID-19 Supervisor	Master in Neuropsychology (Master) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Portugal
2021 - 2022/07	White matter microstructure in adolescents diagnosed with highly functioning Autism spectrum disorder. A Tract-based Spatial Statistics Analysis Co-supervisor
2019 - 2020	Creative Personality and Gray Matter Density: A Pilot Study using Voxel-Based Morphometry Co-supervisor	Mestrado em Psicologia Aplicada (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021	Neuroscience contributions to the redefinition of pedagogical practices. Training of executive functions and promotion of self-regulation skills, as support for the teaching and learning process, considering the individual differences and needs of each student, a challenge which must be present in the framework of an inclusive school. In this sense, the synergy between research and educational practice assumes a reinforced relevance and deserves to be discussed and reflected upon. (2021 - 2021) Conference (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Full-day workshop included in the Research Methods course Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (IMCEN), at the Psychological Neuroscience Lab, School of Psychology, University of Minho. The main purposes of the ¿Structural and Functional Brain imaging Analyses - from background concepts to hands-on practicalities¿ workshop were 1) to introduce students to the applicability of these methods - from the study of typical developmental processes to research on the pathophysiology of a variety of neurological conditions. (2021 - 2021) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Outreaching scientific activities - "Forget the abs and let's tone the neurons!"- Summer Campus, Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2021). (2021 - 2021) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Summer School - Risky behaviors and brain development in adolescents (2020 - 2020) Seminar (Other)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Full-day workshop included in the Research Methods course Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (IMCEN), at the Psychological Neuroscience Lab, School of Psychology, University of Minho. The main purposes of the ¿Structural and Functional Brain imaging Analyses - from background concepts to hands-on practicalities¿ workshop were 1) to introduce students to the applicability of these methods - from the study of typical developmental processes to research on the pathophysiology of a variety of neurological conditions. (2020 - 2020) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Full-day workshop included in the Research Methods course Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (IMCEN), at the Psychological Neuroscience Lab, School of Psychology, University of Minho. The main purposes of the ¿Structural and Functional Brain imaging Analyses - from background concepts to hands-on practicalities¿ workshop were 1) to introduce students to the applicability of these methods - from the study of typical developmental processes to research on the pathophysiology of a variety of neurological conditions. (2019 - 2019) Workshop (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018	Outreaching scientific activities - Speaker and Trainer - Open Weekend Activities, Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2017, 2018). (2017 - 2018) Exhibition (Other)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2018	Outreaching scientific activities - Speaker and Trainer - Summer Campus, Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2016, 2017, 2018) (2016 - 2018) Exhibition (Other)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2016	Outreaching scientific activities - Promote the Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory to prospective students, University of Minho Educational Fair - second edition (2016). (2016 - 2016) Exhibition (Other)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021	Pandemics are large-scale epidemics that spread throughout the world. Virologists predict that the next pandemic could occur in the coming years, probably from some form of influenza, with potentially devastating consequences. Vaccinations, if available, and behavioral methods are vital for stemming the spread of infection. However, remarkably little attention has been devoted to the psychological factors that influence the spread of pandemic infection and the associated emotional distress and social disruption. Seminar	The Psychology of Pandemics Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2020	The University of Minho (UMinho), organized the second Docência + training retreat. The event took place from July 6 to 17, 2020, format b-learning. The Docência + program aims to contribute to the creation of a community that is more active and attentive to the teaching dimension of university work. Workshop	Docência + Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2020	The Oxford Autumn School in Neuroscience will be held online, Sept 28th and 29th, 2020. This year’s programme covers a wide range of topics including Neurophysiology, Computational Neuroscience and Neurodegenerative diseases and linking MRI to microscopy. https://www.facebook.com/educate4yourself/photos/the-2020-oxford-autumn-school-in-neuroscience-will-be-held-on-september-28th-and/3306600782752271/. Seminar	The 2020 Oxford Autumn School in Neuroscience University of Oxford Division of Clinical Neurology, United Kingdom
2020 - 2020	A Masterclass on Research Reporting and Ethical Reproducibility in Life Sciences in collaboration with Future Science Group (FSG)—an independent publisher focused on breakthrough research in medical, biotechnological, and scientific research—that will help to guide researchers through the underlying causes of poor data reproducibility and ways to circumvent these pitfalls in their data. https://www.enago.com/academy/research-reporting-and-ethical-reproducibility-in-life-sciences/. Seminar	A Masterclass on Research Reporting and Ethical Reproducibility in Life Sciences Enago, United States
2019 - 2019	The University of Minho (UMinho), organized the first Docência + training retreat. The event took place from July 7 to 9, 2019 at Casa Museu de Monção/ UMinho. The Docência + program aims to contribute to the creation of a community that is more active and attentive to the teaching dimension of university work. In the 1st edition of the retreat, the University of Aveiro and the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro participated, in an initiative of articulation of the Pro-rectorships involved in pedagogical innovation in the three Universities. Workshop	Docência+ Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024	Diferentes Medidas de Composição Corporal na Relação com o Funcionamento Executivo em Adultos mais Velhos: Um estudo Exploratório (Thesis) Main arguer	Hugo Miguel Rodrigues Couto (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023	Funcionamento Executivo em Indivíduos com Perturbação do Uso do Álcool: Uma Avaliação Neuropsicológica Através da Bateria CANTAB (Thesis) Main arguer	Bárbara Maria da Silva Moura e Correia (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023	Neural Mechanisms of Memory Inhibition in Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (Thesis) Main arguer	Beatriz Martins Barreto (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021	Relação entre o uso problemático de internet e dos videojogos com o consumo de substâncias, variáveis psicológicas e prática de actividade física entre adolescentes em Portugal: um estudo preliminar. (Thesis) Main arguer	Pedro Filipe Baptista da Silva (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2021	Qualidade de vinculação em crianças com perturbações de espectro do autismo: Contributos individuais, relacionais e clínicos (Thesis) Arguer	Inês Maria Andrês Fachada (PhD) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020	Cognitive and physical effects of a multicomponent training in elderly adults: A pilot study (Thesis) Main arguer	Marisa Mota Ferreira (Master) Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019/06	Memory Suppression in Binge Drinkers: An Event-Related Potential Study (Thesis) Main arguer	Rui Jorge Borges Teixeira (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018	When the party ends: effects of alcohol hangover on working memory process in university students - an electroencephalography study (Thesis) Main arguer	Rui Pedro Serafim Rodrigues (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018	The Effects of Hangover on Inhibitory Control in Young Binge Drinkers: An Event-Related Potentials (Thesis) Arguer	Natália Alexandra de Almeida Antunes (Master) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2023 - Current	BMC Psychiatry	Springer Nature
2023 - Current	European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (1435-165X)	Springer Nature
2022 - Current	Journal of Behavioral Medicine (1573-3521)	Springer Nature
2020 - Current	Brain Imaging and Behavior	Springer Nature
2022 - 2022	Addiction Biology	Wiley
2021 - 2021	The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology	Oxford University Press
2021 - 2021	Scientific Reports	Nature
2017 - 2017	Behavioral Brain Research	Elsevier
2017 - 2017	Frontiers in Psychology (1664-1078)	Frontiers Media SA

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2022 - Current	American Psychological Association
2017 - Current	Portuguese Psychology Board (OPP).	Clinical Psychologist
2016 - Current	The European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (ESCAN).

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2022 - Current	Júri para avaliação da tese de Miguel Ángel Rivas Fernández, aluno/a de doutoramento da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, de título “Identificación de Correlatos Neuroanatómicos y Neurofuncionales de la Memoria Episódica en el Deterioro Cognitivo Ligero” Member	Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain
2022 - Current	Júri de Avaliação para atribuição de Bolsa de Investigação de Projeto. Member	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2018 - 2018	Scientific Consulting - Advising in neuroimaging techniques to the Psychogerontology and Applied Cognitive Neuroscience research group - Faculty of Psychology, University of Santiago de Compostela (2018).	Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2020 - 2021	Professor - Introduction to Neurosciences, Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2020-2021).	Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Professor - Adult and Elderly Health Nursing (module: The aging process and the impact of chronic illness on the family system), Degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minho (2020-2021) .	Licenciatura em Enfermagem (Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho Escola Superior de Enfermagem, Portugal
2020 - 2020	Professor - Assessment in Applied Psychology (Neuropsychology module), Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019-2020).	Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia, Mestrado em Psicologia Aplicada (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Professor - Adult and Elderly Health Nursing (module: The aging process and the impact of chronic illness on the family system), Degree in Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Minho (2019-2020) .	(Licenciatura)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2019	Professor - Assessment in Applied Psychology (Neuropsychology module), Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018-2019).	Master in Applied Psychology (Mestrado)	Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2013 - 2014	Professor - Introduction to Neurosciences, Integrated Master in Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Minho (2013-2014).	Introdução às Neurociências (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Evaluation committee

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization	Funding entity
2014 - 2016	Neuropsychological evaluations of oncologic patients during awake surgery - Regensburg Protocol - Agreement between the Psychological Neuroscience Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Minho and Hospital of Braga (2015).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2021/04/05	Communication of the preliminary findings of the RESILIENCE project -Self-regulation and Healthy Habits as protective factors in a pandemic context-evidence from COVID, led by me, were disseminated, beyond the scientific circle, to the society, through the media, in Renascença online - https://rr.sapo.pt/noticia/pais/2021/04/05/uminho-estudo-revela-que-autocontrolo-influencia-positivamente-no-confinamento/233205/, and local newspapers https://diariodominho.sapo.pt/2021/04/03/autocontrolo-tem-influencia-positiva-no-confinamento-diz-estudo-da-uminho	Renascença

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2021 - 2021	UMinho I&D	Preliminary results of the RESILIENCE project

Journal scientific committee

	Journal title (ISSN)	Publisher
2023 - Current	Frontiers in Psychology (1664-1078)	Frontiers Media SA
2023 - Current	Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry	Frontiers Media SA
2023 - Current	Frontiers in Psychiatry (1664-0640)	Frontiers Media SA

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2021 - Current	Neuroimaging	Miguel Ramalho
2021 - Current	Neuroimaging	Inês Gomes
2021 - Current	Neuroimaging	Leonor Torres
2020 - Current	RESILIENCE	Marisa M. Ferreira
2018 - Current	Neuroimaging Techniques	Master Students
2021 - 2022	RESILIENCE	Hira Abbas Malik
2020 - 2020	Lab rotation research skills	Jade Zina
2019 - 2019	Lab rotation research skills	Alexandre Santos

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022	Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Ana Catarina Areias Ribeiro	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Daniela Soares Moniz	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Filipa Azevedo Dantas.	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Márcia Filipa Rodrigues Costa.	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Maria Veiga de Araújo Barroso da Silva.	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. Ana Catarina Ribeiro Carreira.	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022	Evaluation of Internship Reports in Psychology/Neuropsychology. João Filipe Nogueira Gonçalves.
2019 - 2019	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Nicole Sobral. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Mariana Dantas Oliveira Ribeiro Velho. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Ana Isabel Fernandes Silva. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Maria de Lurdes Sousa de Freitas. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Natália Cristina Guerra Pereira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Vasco Ribeiro Ferreira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2019).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Ana Rita Gonçalves Vieira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Ana Rita Soares Pereira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Catarina Alexandra Ferreira Barros. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Natália Alexandra de Almeida Antunes. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Patricia Alexandra Costa Soares Lopes Coelho. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Rui Pedro Serafim Rodrigues. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2018	Member of Academic Committee - Evaluation of Clinical Psychology/Neuropsychology Internship's report - Tatiana Vitória Almeida Teixeira. School of Psychology, University of Minho (2018).	Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2018	PostDoctoral Grant Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2017	Research Grant Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2013	PhD Grant Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal