Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Mariana Sousa Leite
Citation names
- Sousa-Leite, M
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6416-97A2-63C0
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-8002-4648
- Google Scholar ID
- EJukMGgAAAAJ&hl
- Researcher Id
- GQP-2382-2022
Email addresses
- sousaleitem@cardiff.ac.uk (Professional)
Addresses
- Tower Building 70 Park Place, CF10 3AT, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/research-students/view/1772900- (Professional)
- https://ispup.up.pt/pessoas/mariana-leite/ (Professional)
- https://uk.linkedin.com/in/mariana-sousa-leite-90694b164 (Social media)
- https://twitter.com/msousaleite?lang=en (Social media)
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mariana-Sousa-Leite (Social media)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Psychology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) | Proficiency (C2) |
Spanish; Castilian | Elementary (A2) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) |
French | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Beginner (A1) | Elementary (A2) | Elementary (A2) |
German | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) | Beginner (A1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2020/01 - 2024/02
Ongoing
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Doctoral student (Doctor of Philosophy)
Major in Cardiff Fertility Studies research group in collaboration with the ITR Laboratory at the Institute of Public Health
of the University of Porto (ISPUP)
School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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2022/12
Concluded
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Immersion (Outros)
Steven C. Hayes, United States
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2021/09 - 2022/04
Concluded
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Education Associate Fellowship Programme (AFHEA) (Outros)
Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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2018/02 - 2018/07
Concluded
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Master dissertation (Master)
Major in Cardiff Fertility Studies research group
School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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19/20 |
2013/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
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Master's degree (Master)
School of Psychology, University of Minho, Portugal
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16.2/20 |
2017/09 - 2018/02
Concluded
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Extracurricular course: psychopharmacology (Outros)
School of Psychology, University of Minho, Portugal
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18/20 |
2017/09 - 2018/02
Concluded
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Curricular internship (Outros)
Major in Clinical and Health Psychology
São João Hospital Center [Hospital de São João], Portugal
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18/20 |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2020/01 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCT], Portugal |
Cardiff Fertility Studies research group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom | ||
2021 - 2022 | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, United Kingdom |
Cardiff Fertility Studies research group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom | ||
2016/01 - 2019/12 | Research Trainee (Research) | Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi), School of Psychology, University of Minho, Portugal |
Family & Human Development research group, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2022/10 - Current | Tutor (University Teacher) | School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
2020/10 - Current | Assistant (University Teacher) | School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2018/09 - 2019/12 | Clinical practice (Professional internship) | School of Psychology, University of Minho, Portugal |
Portuguese Psychologists’ Association [Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses], Portugal |
Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Newsletter article |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2023/06 | O-035 Research-informed educational materials to promote the routine implementation of psychosocial care for unsuccessful fertility treatment (PCUFT) at clinics: healthcare professionals and patients views | 39th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
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2022/07 | O-090 Patients' willingness and preferences about being counselled for the possibility of fertility treatment being unsuccessful | 38th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
(Milan, Italy)
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2022/02 | O-13 Feasibility and acceptability of psychosocial intervention support for unsuccessful fertility treatment | FUSION2022 - ESHRE, IFS and ISAR International Conference on Reproductive Medicine
(Online, India)
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2019/11 | O-7 Beyond Infertility: promoting couples' positive adjustment to unsuccessful fertility treatment | 2nd Annual Meeting of the Marcé Society Portuguese Speaking Group
(Guimarães, Portugal)
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2019/06 | O-085 Women's decision-making process about the use of fertility preservation (FP) to prevent age-related fertility decline: a two-year prospective study | 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE),
(Vienna, Austria)
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2023/06/25 - 2023/06/25 | Precongress course: European regulation of third party reproduction (Copenhagen, Denmark) (2023/06/25 - 2023/06/25)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology - ESHRE, Belgium |
2023/03/10 - 2023/03/11 | Campus workshop: Basic training course for infertility counselling - practice and new challenges (Prague, Czech Republic) (2023/03/10 - 2033/03/11)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology - ESHRE, Belgium |
2022/10/14 - 2022/10/15 | Campus workshop: Polyparenthood - ethical, legal and psychological challenges (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) (2022/10/14 - 2022/10/15)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
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European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium |
Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023 - Current | Reproductive BioMedicine Online [RBMO] | Elsevier |
2023 - Current | Reproductive Health | BioMed Central Ltd. |
2023 - Current | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | BioMed Central Ltd. |
2022 - Current | Human Reproduction Open | Oxford University Press |
2022 - Current | Human Reproduction | Oxford University Press |
2019 - Current | Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation | S. Karger AG |
Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2020/11 - Current | British Fertility Society | Member |
2018/09 - Current | Portuguese Psychologists Association [Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses] | Effective member |
2018/03 - Current | European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2022/07 - Current | Junior Deputy of the ESHRE Psychology & Counselling Special Interest Group | European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), Belgium |
2020/10 - Current | PhD Student Representative | School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2022/10 - Current | PS2011 Developmental Psychology | Psychology (Bachelor) | School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
2020/10 - Current | PS2024 Psychological Research Skills | Psychology (Bachelor) | School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2023/03 - 2023/03 | Evaluation of the Psychology and Counselling abstracts submitted for oral/poster presentation at the 39th European Society
of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting 2023
Evaluator
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European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology - ESHRE, Belgium |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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2022/07 | Conversas Sub-30: “Desde que fui embora, vejo a cidade de uma forma diferente, para melhor”, reconhece Mariana Sousa Leite | Câmara do Porto |
Distinctions
Award
2022 | First Prize in Paper Presentation | Junior category
FUSION2022 - ESHRE, IFS and ISAR International Conference on Reproductive Medicine, India
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2022 | Third Prize in the Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®)
Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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2021 | Nominated for PhD Junior Researcher prize
School of Psychology, Cardiff University, United Kingdom
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2020 | Merit-based Scholarship
General Directorate of Higher Education (DGES), Portugal
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2019 | Excellence Scholarship prize
University of Minho, Portugal
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Other distinction
2023 | One of the five ESHRE Young Ambassadors
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology - ESHRE, Belgium
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2020 | Doctoral Grant (4y)
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - FCT], Portugal
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