Curriculum Vitae
Joana Carolina Simões Antunes
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Joana Carolina Simões Antunes
Citation names
- Antunes, Joana
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 6C18-AB5E-FABF
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-9458-4283
Email addresses
- joana.simoes.antunes@gmail.com (Professional)
- J.SimoesAntunes@ljmu.ac.uk (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Social Sciences - Psychology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2022/10 - 2026
Ongoing
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Doctoral Program in Psychology with specialization in Psychological Neuroscience (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
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2022/03/11 - 2022/07/22
Concluded
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Curso Livre de Inglês C1 Laboral E-learning (Outros)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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C1 |
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2021/02 - 2022/02/25
Concluded
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Curso de Estudos Avançados em Métodos, Técnicas e Práticas de Investigação em Psicologia (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
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18 |
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2019/09 - 2022/01/31
Concluded
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Neuropsicologia Clínica e Experimental (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
"Neurodevelopmental outcomes of being born during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of early tactile experiences" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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18.875 |
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2018/02 - 2018/05
Concluded
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English Language Course, Intermediate level II (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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17 |
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2012/09 - 2017/07/27
Concluded
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Psicologia (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Estudo longitudinal do efeito moderador da qualidade do relacionamento com os pais na relação entre regulação emocional e
sintomatologia depressiva nos adolescentes" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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17.160 |
Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2022/11/01 - Current | Researcher (Research) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
| Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal (...) |
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| 2021/02/15 - 2022/02/14 | Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/10 - 2021/06 | Curricular Internship in Neuropsychology | ProChild CoLAB, Portugal |
| 2020/10 - 2021/06 | Curricular Internship in Neuropsychology | Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal |
| 2018/12 - 2019/09 | Professional Internship by IEFP and Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses: Coordinator of the multidisciplinary team to support inclusive education (EMAEI); Member of the Learning Support Center | Escola Pátio da Inês, Portugal |
| 2016/10 - 2017/07 | Curricular Internship in Clinical Psychology at the Child Psychiatric Service | Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/11/01 - Current | Affective touch and neurodevelopment in preterm infants: A randomized controlled trial to ascertain the effects of a neuro-engineered
C-tactile stimulation device on neurodevelopmental and epigenetic outcomes
2022.10054.BD
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Liverpool John Moores University - Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour, United Kingdom |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2021/02 - 2022/10 | Early experiences of affective touch during the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessment of the impact on babies' developmental trajectories
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Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal ProChild CoLAB, Portugal |
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| 2020/05 - 2022/02 | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Perinatal Mental Health (RiseUp-PPD-COVID-19)
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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| 2015/10 - 2018/12 | Prevention of Depression in Portuguese Adolescents: Study of the effectiveness of an intervention with adolescents and parents
PTDC/MHC-PCL/4824/2012
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2016/12 - 2017/02 | Depression in Adolescence: a new intervention program
SFRH/BD/84252/2012
Other
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
| 2014/09 - 2017 | Domínios de investigação, orientações metodológicas e autores nas revistas portuguesas de psicologia: Tendências de publicação
nos três primeiros quinquénios do século XXI
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
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| 2013/03 - 2015/03 | Research Collaborator in the Proaction Lab
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Other
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
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Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Conference paper |
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| Conference poster |
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| Journal 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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| 2023/05/16 | Affective touch and neurodevelopment in preterm infants: The role of C-tactile fibers [Pitch] | 2º Simpósio Doutoral PSI.UNorte – 2º SimPsi,
Escola de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
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| 2022/06/21 | Nascer durante a pandemia de COVID-19 em Portugal: Qual o impacto no neurodesenvolvimento? [Being born during the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal: What is the impact on neurodevelopment?] | XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia; Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) (Vila Real, Portugal)
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| 2018/09 | Estudo da estrutura fatorial do Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) em adolescentes portugueses. [Factor structure study for the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) in portuguese adolescents] | 10º Congresso AIDAP/AIDEP: Diagnóstico e Avaliação Psicológica
(Coimbra, Portugal)
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| 2017/10 | Estudo longitudinal dos efeitos preditores da regulação emocional e da qualidade do relacionamento com os pais na sintomatologia depressiva nos adolescentes. [Longitudinal study of the predictive effects of emotional regulation and quality of the relationship with parents on depressive symptomatology in adolescents] | VIII Congresso Internacional d'A Sociedade Portuguesa de Enfermagem de Saúde Mental
(Leiria, Portugal)
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Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27 | Responsible for the activity "“Humanized Childbirth and Zero Separation: The importance of sensory touch experiences during
the neonatal period”, developed within the scope of the 2024 European Researchers' Night (2024/09/27 - 2024/09/27)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal |
| 2023/10/06 - 2023/11/24 | Collaborator in the organization of the "Scientific-Pedagogical Week of EPsi-UMinho" (2023/11/20 - 2023/11/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal |
| 2023/07 - 2023/10 | Responsible for organizing the Symposium "Cuidar em Contacto nos Cuidados Intensivos Neonatais" (2023/10/13 - 2023/10/13)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal |
| 2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 | Responsible for the activity "Nurture in Contact: The importance of touch sensory experiences on infant’s development", developed
within the scope of the 2023 European Researchers' Night (2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal |
| 2023/05/14 - 2023/05/16 | Collaborator in the organization of the 2º Simpósio Doutoral PSI.UNorte – 2º SimPsi UNorte (2023/05/14 - 2023/05/16)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal |
| 2018/04 - 2018/04 | Collaborator in the organization of the open class: "Poor sleep and obesity: what we know and what we still need to understand",
held by Prof. Caterina Lombardo (2018/04/26 - 2018/04/26)
Seminar (Other)
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Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal |
| 2016/10 - 2016/10 | Collaborator in the organization of the II Seminar "Era uma vez...os tempos e os espaços do crescimento" (21/10/2016), promoted
by the Psychology Team of the Child Psychiatric Service of the Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra, the Town Hall of Figueira da
Foz and the Novo Olhar Organization (2016/10/21 - 2016/10/21)
Seminar (Other)
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Event participation
| Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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| 2017/12/07 - Current | Pedagogical Competences Certificate (license F661836/2017) | |
| 2024/03/14 - 2024/03/14 | Training course: "Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development – Bayley-4 administration certification course", promoted by the Cambridge Perinatal Group (10h) |
Cambridge University Hospitals – Deakin Centre, United Kingdom
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| 2023/09/19 - 2024/01/09 | Course "Practical Skills for Family Centred Developmental Care (FINE 2)" (60h) |
São João NIDCAP Training Center, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal |
| 2023/11/29 - 2023/11/29 | Conference "Jornadas de Neonatologia" (6:30h) | Jornadas de Neonatologia do Serviço de Neonatologia do Hospital Pedro Hispano
Hospital Pedro Hispano, Portugal
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| 2023/05/29 - 2023/05/29 | Course "NeoSpot 2023: Da teoria à prática" (7:15h) |
Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal |
| 2023/05/11 - 2023/05/12 | Training course: "Autism Spectrum Disorder - Module I - From Suspicion to Clinical and Etiological Diagnosis", promoted by the Unit of Neurodevelopment and Autism, Child Development Center, Pediatric Hospital of Coimbra (14h) | VII Curso – Perturbação do Espectro do Autismo
Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2022/11/08 - 2022/11/09 | 1º Seminário Internacional IINNCare: Inovação e Implementação em Cuidados Neonatais |
Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2022/09/27 - 2022/09/29 | 1st International Riseup-PPD Conference "Peripartum Depression in the context of public health emergencies and humanitarian crises" (virtual conference; COST Action CA18138) | |
| 2022/07/18 - 2022/07/20 | Workshop "Creating Experiments in PsychoPy", supported by Open Science Tools and University of Nottingham (15h) |
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
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| 2022/07/12 - 2022/07/13 | Course "Introductory Training in R", held by Andrew Mackenzie (Nottingham Trent University) (10h) |
Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
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| 2022/07/05 - 2022/07/05 | Hybrid Conference "Epigenetics Meets Social Neuroscience of Attachment" |
University of Essex, United Kingdom
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| 2022/05/26 - 2022/05/27 | Course "Foundation Toolkit for Family Centred Developmental Care (FINE 1)" (12h) |
São João NIDCAP Training Center, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Portugal |
| 2021/11/10 - 2021/11/10 | 2021 COVGEN Summit ISDP - Preconference Workshop: "Emerging results from global studies of the COVID generation" (3h) |
New York University, United States
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| 2021/04/26 - 2021/04/26 | Webinar "Caring in community from 0 to 2 years old", promoted by Projeto Alicerces: Cuidar em Comunidade (2h30) | |
| 2021/03/23 - 2021/03/23 | Webinar "Sensory activities for child development" (1h) |
Psikontacto - Núcleo de formação e intervenção terapêutica, Portugal
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| 2021/03/01 - 2021/03/01 | Webinar "NIDCAP Care: Supporting Parent's Understanding of Their Preterm Infants' Behavior", held by Dr. Heidelise Als (1h) |
NIDCAP Federation International, United States
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| 2020/10/24 - 2020/10/24 | Workshop "5 Steps to Educate a Child: Neurodevelopment and Behavior" (1h30) [online] |
Centro CEREBRO, Portugal
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| 2020/06/19 - 2020/07/06 | Professional Training Course "The Professional in the scope of Palliative Care - 15th edition" (10h). Accredited by the OPP with 5 credits for Clinical and Health Psychology Specialty |
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
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| 2020/06/15 - 2020/07/06 | Professional Training Course "Implementation of Psychology Services in NHS Health Units - 21st edition" (10h). Accredited by the OPP with 5 credits for Clinical and Health Psychology Specialty |
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
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| 2020/06/27 - 2020/06/27 | Webinar "Touchpoints Model | Living Hope when the surest prediction is change" (1h30) |
Fundação Brazelton/Gomes-Pedro, Portugal
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| 2020/06/16 - 2020/06/17 | Workshop "Children at risk and danger", held by Rute Agulhas [online] (4h) |
Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto, Portugal
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| 2020/04/16 - 2020/04/30 | Professional Training Course "Intervention with Children and Youth at Risk - 15th edition" (10h). Accredited by the OPP with 5 credits for Clinical and Health Psychology Specialty (Psychology of Justice Advanced Specialty) |
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
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| 2019/11/27 - 2019/11/27 | Reception of "Selo Escola SaudávelMente – Boas Práticas em Saúde Psicológica, Sucesso Educativo e Inclusão 2019-2021", by Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, on behalf of Escola Pátio da Inês | VII Seminário Psicologia em Contexto Escolar
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
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| 2019/11/14 - 2019/11/15 | Internacional Symposium: "Autism spectrum disorders: from gene to disorder" |
Fundación Ramon Areces, Spain
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| 2019/09/14 - 2019/09/14 | Pediatric First Aid Course, promoted by Formetra at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (4h) |
Formetra, Portugal
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| 2019/06/08 - 2019/07/13 | Workshop: "Developmental Dyslexia, Dysorthographia and Dyscalculia: Selection, construction and reasoned use of assessment and intervention techniques" (16h) |
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal
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| 2019/01/11 - 2019/02/22 | Training: "Specific learning difficulties. Developmental Dyslexia, Dysorthographia and Dyscalculia: understand to act" (24h). Accredited by the OPP with 12 credits for Clinical and Health Psychology Specialty (Neuropsychology Advanced Specialty) |
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal
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| 2018/11/22 - 2018/11/24 | Professional Training Course: "Promoting socio-emotional competences in school settings: European Curriculum for Resilience (RESCUR)" (25h) |
Psikontacto - Núcleo de formação e intervenção terapêutica, Portugal
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| 2018/10/12 - 2018/10/12 | Seminar "Autism - Training for Inclusion" (6h) |
Federação Portuguesa de Autismo, Portugal
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| 2018/05/17 - 2018/07/19 | Course: "MindKindful: mindfulness and compassion program to take care of your mind" (56h) |
Associação Portuguesa para o Mindfulness, Portugal
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| 2018/07/18 - 2018/07/18 | Workshop: "Assessment and Invervention in Vocational Orientation" [e-learning] (8h) |
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
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| 2018/06/30 - 2018/06/30 | Workshop: "Mindfulness Based Social-Emotional Learning: Enhancing Wellbeing in School Communities", held by Kevin Hawkins |
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Psicologia, Portugal
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| 2018/06/13 - 2018/06/27 | Course: "Training of Professionals in the area of Domestic Violence" (30h) |
Mulher Séc. XXI, Portugal
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| 2016/11/18 - 2016/11/18 | Training Action "Support to children and youngsters victims of sexual violence", promoted by Project CARE - Network of specialised support to children and youngsters victims of sexual violence |
Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima, Portugal
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Association member
| Society Organization name | Role | |
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| 2020/02 - Current | Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses | Effective member of Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses - Professional license number: 24452 |
| 2020/02 - Current | International Association for the Study of Affective Touch - IASAT | Academic membership |
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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| 2023/11/09 - 2023/11/09 | Lecture by invitation on "Affective touch and neurodevelopment in preterm infants" (2h) | Psicologia Clínica na Infância e Adolescência (Mestrado) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal |
| 2021/03/11 - 2021/03/11 | Presentation in classes by invitation: "Assessing the baby and child's sensory profile" - 11/03/2021 (4h) | Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal |
| 2017/10 - 2018/03 | Presentations in classes by invitation: "Specific Phobia" - 10/26/2017 (2h); "Motivation for change: first appointment (child and family)" - 02/11/2017 (2h); "Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)" - 20/02/2018 (1h30); "1st appointment with a child with ADHD - challenges" - 06/03/2018 (1h30) | Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal |
Interview (newspaper / magazine)
| Activity description | Newspaper / Forum | |
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| 2023/11/19 | Interviewed by Jornal Público in the context of celebrating World Prematurity Day (text by Sofia Neves and photography by Adriano Miranda). The work titled "O toque pele com pele faz crescer bebés como Lourenço e João, que nasceram “antes do tempo” was made available in both print and online versions. | Jornal Público |
Distinctions
Award
| 2023 | Merit Scholarship for the academic year 2020/2021
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
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| 2022 | Best Poster Award
Ser Bebé - Associação Portuguesa para a Saúde Mental da Primeira Infância, Portugal
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| 2021 | Merit Scholarship for the academic year 2019/2020
Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
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| 2017 | The 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2016/2017
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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| 2016 | The 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2015/2016
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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