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Sara Pereira has a Ph.D. in Sports Sciences specializing in Sport, Genetics and Motor Behavior (2020), and a Master in Sports for children and youth (2014) from the University of Porto. She is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sport, University of Porto. Moreover, she is a researcher at the Center of Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), funded by FCT and housed in the Faculty of Sport, University of Porto (since 2011). She recently became a collaborator at CIDEFES at Lusófona University (since September 2020). She integrates The Society for the Study of Human Biology (SSHB). Her research focuses on youth motor development and health-related markers and relies on a holistic interpretation of human development to best understand the intertwined relationships between individual and environmental characteristics that shape body composition, physical fitness, motor development, lifestyle and cardiometabolic indicators. During her scientific career, she published more than 60 papers and worked with 30 researchers from 10 countries. She has been involved in various research projects (Portugal, Cape Verde and Peru). She was invited by international peer-reviewed journals to be a reviewer. She was awarded Volunteer of the Year (2018/2019) by the University of Porto for her involvement in international research projects in Cape Verde and Peru. Moreover, she has vital skills in biostatistics, namely in multilevel model and latent profile analysis using SPSS, Stata, Supermix and Mplus. The most frequent keywords of research topics are: Sport Studies; Siblings; Motor development; Body composition; Physical activity; Physical fitness; Metabolic syndrome; Health-related markers.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sara Isabel Sampaio Pereira

Citation names

  • Pereira, Sara

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6C1E-48F0-0D0F
ORCID iD
0000-0002-4661-3879

Email addresses

  • sarasp@fade.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences
Education
Degree Classification
2014/09/01 - 2020/01/16
Concluded
 Doctoral program in Sport Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Sport, Genetics and Moto Behavior
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"The Portuguese Sibling Study on Growth, Fitness, Lifestyle and Health" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019
Concluded
 Course of Factor analysis (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2019
Concluded
 IV International Course Mixed Effects Models: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Data Analysis based on SuperMix and MixWild Softwares (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2014
Concluded
 Sport for children and youth (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
"Níveis de Atividade Física e Comportamentos de Risco em Crianças. O estudo ISCOLE em Portugal." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 valores
2014
Concluded
 International Course of Motor Learning and Sports Performance (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2014
Concluded
 International Course of Metabolic Syndrome in Youth (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2012
Concluded
 Sport Sciences (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09 - Current Researcher (Research) CIDEFES, Lusófona University, Portugal
2011/02/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2011/10/01 - 2014/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/08/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2020/09 - 2023/08/31 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Lusófona, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/02/01 - 2020/01/31 PhD Scholarship on research project: The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health. Financiado pela Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia. Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/02/01 - 2020/01/31 The Portuguese Sibling Study on Growth, Fitness, Lifestyle and Health
SFRH/BD/116374/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/07/18 - Current DESpertar - O triunfo pelo desporto, educação e saúde no combate à pandemia motora induzida pela COVID-19 em crianças e jovens Açorianos.
NA
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
2021/10/01 - Current REACT - Return-to-action after covid-19 pandemic: what families, physical education teachers and communities need to know about children growth, motor development and health behaviors
PTDC/SAU-DES/2286/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
Ongoing
2021 - Current RUSH - Return-to-school after covid-19: The key roles of family, school and communities on children growth and motor development.
SR21-00229
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
 Fundação la caixa
Ongoing
2018 - Current Growth, motor development and lifestyle in youth living at different altitudes. A mixed-longitudinal study
2018-R-UNE
Researcher
Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle, Peru

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle
2016 - 2019 In Search of excellence. A mixed-longitudinal study in young athletes.
CEFADE13.2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
 Instituto Português do Desporto e Juventude

Comité Olímpico de Portugal
Ongoing
2017 - 2017 The present and future of Cape Verdeans youth: growth, development and health
N/A
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
 Universidade de Cabo Verde
Cancelled
2014 - 2017 A mixed-longitudinal study of children’s growth, motor development and cognition
CEFADE.01.2016
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
 Câmara municipal de Vouzela
Concluded
2011 - 2014 International Study of Childhood Obesity, lifestyle and the environment
ISCOLE 60386-S3
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, United States
Coca Cola Company
Concluded
2011 - 2013 The Oporto mixed-longitudinal growth, health and performance study
PTDC/10/67569/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
Concluded
2011 - 2013 Physical activity, health-related physical fitness, somatotype, and metabolic syndrome. A longitudinal study in portuguese nuclear families
PTDC/10/67569/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação Formação Inovação e Intervenção em Desporto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Garbeloto, F.; Maia, José; Pereira, Sara; Guimarães, E.; Tani, Go. "O problema da barreira de proficiência na fase das habilidades motoras fundamentais e a importância do jogo". In O ensino do movimento através do jogo: uma perspetiva desenvolvimentista no 1º ciclo do ensino básico, 107-117. Porto, Portugal: Edições FADEUP, 2024.
    Published
  2. Pereira, Sara; Santos, Carla; Guimarães, E.; Garganta, Rui; Maia, José. "Avaliação da aptidão física e interpretação dos resultados". In Educação física no 1.º ciclo do ensino básico: um manual para professores, 373-396. Porto, Portugal: Edições FADEUP, 2023.
    Published
  3. Chaves, Raquel Nichele; dos Santos, Fernanda Karina; dos Anjos, João Paulo; Pereira, Sara; Bacciotti, Sarita; Maia, Jose; Reyes, Ana. "A importância do peso ao nascer.". In Ativo III: A magia do Crescimento e Desenvolvimento das Crianças Vouzelenses., 47-54. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2018.
    Published
  4. Gomes, Thayse Natacha; dos Santos, Fernanda Karina; dos Anjos, João Paulo; Moura-Dos-Santos, Marcos André; Pereira, Sara; Reyes, Ana. "Composição Corporal.". In Ativo III: A magia do Crescimento e Desenvolvimento das Crianças Vouzelenses., 55-72. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2018.
    Published
  5. Pereira, Sara; Padilha, Maickel; Bacciotti, Sarita; Silva, Simonete; Gomes, Thayse; Reyes, Ana. "Níveis de atividade física- mudança em função da idade.". In Ativo III: A magia do Crescimento e Desenvolvimento das Crianças Vouzelenses., 121-134. Porto, Portugal, 2018.
    Published
  6. Chaves, Raquel; Souza, Michele; Mello, A. Y.; Gomes, Thayse N.; Pereira, Sara; Bacciotti, Sarita; Reyes, Ana. "Estatura, peso e índice de massa corporal.". In Ativo III: A magia do crescimento e desenvolvimento das crianças Vouzelenses., edited by Professor Doutor José António Ribeiro Maia; Ana Reyes; Go Tani; Olga Vasconcelos; Raquel Chaves, 35-46. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2018.
    Published
  7. Souza, Michele; Chaves, Raquel; Da Silva, E.; Pessoa, T.; Brandao, S.; Gomes, Thayse N.; Pereira, Sara; Bacciotti, Sarita; Reyes, Ana. "Aptidão física.". In Ativo III: A magia do crescimento das crianças Vouzelenses., 73-86. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2018.
    Published
  8. Reyes, Ana; Chaves, Raquel; Lira, Debora; Gomes, Thayse N.; Pereira, Sara; Bacciotti, Sarita; Henrique, Rafael. "Mudança e estabilidade na coordenação motora.". In Ativo III: A magia do crescimento e desenvolvimento das crianças Vouzelenses., 89-100. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2018.
    Published
  9. Henrique, Rafael; Chaves, Raquel; Lira, Debora; Gomes, Thayse N.; Pereira, Sara; Bacciotti, Sarita; Reyes, Ana. "Influência do índice de massa corporal na coordenação motora.". In Ativo III: A magia do crescimento e desenvolvimento das crianças Vouzelenses., 101-108. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2018.
    Published
  10. Reyes, Ana; Chaves, Raquel; Lira, Debora; Gomes, Thayse N.; Pereira, Sara; Bacciotti, Sarita; Henrique, Rafael. "Influência da atividade física e da aptidão física na coordenação motora.". In Ativo III: A magia do crescimento e desenvolvimento das crianças Vouzelenses., 109-120. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2018.
    Published
  11. Pereira, Sara; Borges, Alessandra; Souza, Michele; Gomes, Thayse Natacha; Chaves, Raquel Nichele; dos Santos, Fernanda Karina; Santos, Daniel; Maia, Jose. "Grupos de risco comportamental". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável, 99-106. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  12. Pereira, Sara; Souza, Michele; dos Santos, Fernanda Karina; Gomes, Thayse Natacha; Borges, Alessandra; Chaves, Raquel Nichele; Maia, Jose. "Atividade Física - Informação de acelerometria". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável, 53-58. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto da Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  13. Roriz, Mafalda; Chaves, Raquel; Santos, Daniel; Souza, Michele; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Pereira, Sara; et al. "Cartas Percentilicas do crescimento físico - altura e peso". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 13-20. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  14. Chaves, Raquel; Roriz, Mafalda; Bustamante, Alcibiades; Souza, Michele; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Pereira, Sara; et al. "Cartas Percentilicas de indicadores da composição corporal.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 21-30. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  15. Chaves, Raquel; Roriz, Mafalda; Bustamante, Alcibiades; Souza, Michele; Santos, Daniel; Pereira, Sara; Gomes, Thayse; et al. "Cartas Percentilicas do desempenho motor.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 31-44. Porto: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  16. Santos, Daniel; Chaves, Raquel; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Gomes, Thayse N.; Borges, Alessandra; Pereira, Sara; Dos Santos, João Paulo; Maia, José. "Atividade física- Informação do Questionário do Baecke.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 45-52. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  17. Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Santos, Daniel; Chaves, Raquel; Borges, Alessandra; Pereira, Sara; et al. "Risco Cardiometabólico.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 147-156. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  18. Maia, José; Souza, Michele; Gomes, Thayse; Pereira, Sara; Santos, Fernanda; Borges, Alessandra; Santos, Daniel; Burunarugsa, Rojapon. "Mudança da aptidão física.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 75-86. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  19. Souza, Michele; Reyes, Ana; Bacciotti, Sarita; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Chaves, Raquel; Santos, Daniel; et al. "Estabilidade do desempenho motor.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 87-90. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  20. Basso, Luciano; Bacciotti, Sarita; Reyes, Ana; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Santos, Daniel; et al. "Canais de desempenho motor e previsibilidade.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 31-44. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  21. Maia, José; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Santos, Daniel; Chaves, Raquel; Borges, Alessandra; Pereira, Sara. "Frequências de sobrepeso e obesidade". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável.., 107-112. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  22. Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Santos, Daniel; Chaves, Raquel; Borges, Alessandra; Pereira, Sara; Maia, José. "Risco cardiometabólico, estatuto ponderal e aptidão cardiorespiratória.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 113-116. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  23. Santos, Daniel; Amorim, Tania; dos Anjos, João Paulo; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Chaves, Raquel; et al. "Composição corporal, atividade física e risco cardiometabólico.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 117-124. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  24. Amorim, Tania; Santos, Daniel; dos Anjos, João Paulo; Gomes, Thayse; Souza, Michele; Chaves, Raquel; Santos, Fernanda; et al. "Mudanças no tempo.". In Põe-te fino! Para uma vida mais saudável., 125-130. Porto, Portugal: Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, 2015.
    Published
  25. Maia, José; Santos, Daniel; Chaves, Raquel; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Borges, Alessandra; et al. "Genetics of physical activity: A brief summary.". 2013.
    10.4324/9780203404584
Conference abstract
  1. Pereira, Sara; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Santos, Carla; Guimarães, E.; Garbeloto, F.; Tani, Go; Garganta, Rui; et al. "Fundamental movement skills and BMI mediate the relationship between physical activity and fitness in children". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, Boston, 2024.
    Published
  2. Santos, Carla; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Garganta, Rui; Vasconcelos, Olga; Pereira, Sara; Garbeloto, F.; Guimarães, E.; et al. Corresponding author: Santos, Carla. "Differences in cardiorespiratory fitness according to age, sex, and BMI in Portuguese schoolchildren". Paper presented in XXXIII Pediatric Work Physiology Conference, Chepstow, 2023.
    Published
  3. Maia, José; Pereira, Sara; Garganta, Rui; Vasconcelos, Olga; Garbeloto, F.; Guimarães, E.; Santos, Carla; et al. Corresponding author: Maia, José. "Allometric scaling of girls' musculoskeletal fitness: The RUSH study". Paper presented in XXXIII Pediatric Work Physiology Conference, Chepstow, 2023.
    Published
  4. Pereira, Sara; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Garganta, Rui; Vasconcelos, Olga; Garbeloto, F.; Guimarães, E.; Santos, Carla; et al. Corresponding author: Pereira, Sara. "Is the association between physical activity and body mass index mediated by physical fitness in primary school children?". Paper presented in XXXIII Pediatric Work Physiology Conference, Chepstow, 2023.
    Published
  5. Pereira, Sara; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Garbeloto, F.; Garganta, Rui; Santos, Carla; Guimarães, E.; VASCONCELOS, MARIA; et al. "Is children’s sports participation associated with their health-related physical fitness?". Paper presented in 28th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Paris, 2023.
    Published
  6. Ribeiro, S. ; Pereira, Sara; Maia, José; Guimarães, E.. "The effects of three years of regular training and competition on selected and non-selected adolescent basketball players' skill development. The INEX study". Paper presented in 16th Young Researchers Meeting of the University of Porto, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  7. Leticcia, B.; Gomes, Priscyla; Garbeloto, F.; Pereira, Sara; Santos, Carla; Maia Pacheco, Matheus; Farias, Cláudio; et al. "Age- and sex-differences in musculoskeletal fitness in 6-to-10 years old children: the RUSH study". Paper presented in 16th Young Researchers Meeting of the University of Porto, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  8. Thuany, Mabliny; Pereira, Sara; Knechtle, Beat; Gomes, Thayse Natacha. "Componentes do somatótipo e aptidão física em corredores de rua amadores". Paper presented in 1º Congresso Internacional do Conselho Regional de Educação Física da 7ª Região, Brasília, 2021.
    Published
  9. Pereira, Sara. "Gross motor coordination, physical fitness, physical activity and metabolic syndrome. Stories from twin and sibling studies.". Paper presented in 4th Assembly of the International Motor Development Research Consortium (I-MDRC), Verona, 2019.
Conference poster
  1. Santos, Carla; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Pereira, Sara; Guimarães, E.; Garbeloto, F.; Tani, Go; Garganta, Rui; et al. "Correlates of physical activity compliance rates among Portuguese children". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, 2024.
  2. Maia, José; Pereira, Sara; Santos, Carla; Guimarães, E.; Garbeloto, F.; Tani, Go; Garganta, Rui; et al. "The importance of age, sex, BMI, and movement skills in children’s physical activity decline". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, 2024.
  3. Guimarães, E.; Janeira, M. A.; dos Santos, G. F.; Pereira, Sara; Maia, José. "Are there sensitive periods for basketball skill development during adolescence?". Paper presented in XVII Seminário de Desenvolvimento Motor da Criança, 2022.
  4. Gomes, Thayse; dos Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Chaves, Raquel; Pereira, Sara; Maia, José. "Weight status, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic risk in Portuguese youth". Paper presented in XIV International Congress of Auxology: Book of abstracts, 2017.
  5. Chaves, Raquel; Souza, Michele; dos Santos, Fernanda; Gomes, Thayse; Pereira, Sara; Maia, José. "Modeling Physical Growth and Body Composition Changes during Adolescence: The Oporto Growth, Health and Performance Study (OGHPS)". Paper presented in XIV International Congress of Auxology: Book of abstracts, 2017.
  6. Souza, Michele; Chaves, Raquel; dos Santos, Fernanda; Gomes, Thayse; Pereira, Sara; Maia, José. "Physical Fitness Short-Term Tracking in Adolescent Girls. The Oporto Growth, Health and Performance Study". Paper presented in XIV International Congress of Auxology: Book of abstracts, 2017.
  7. Maia, José; Henrique, Rafael; Valdivia, Alcibiades; Pereira, Sara; Gomes, Thayse. "BMI changes and Motor Proficiency. A longitudinal Study with Azorean Children". Paper presented in XIV International Congress of Auxology: Book of abstracts, 2017.
  8. Gomes, Thayse Natacha; Reyes, Ana; dos Santos, Fernanda Karina; Pereira, Sara; Souza, Michele; Chaves, Raquel; Maia, José. "Indicadores da composição corporal e aptidão física de crianças". Paper presented in XI Congresso Brasileiro de Atividade Física e Saúde, 2017.
  9. Chaves, Raquel N.; Baxter-Jones, Adam; Souza, Michele C.; Santos, Fernanda K.; Gomes, Thayse N. F.; Pereira, Sara; Vilhena e Santos, Daniel M.; Eisenmann, Joey; Maia, José A. R.. "Sports Participation as a Protective Factor of Metabolic Syndrome in Youth.". Paper presented in 62rd American College of Sports Medicine, 2015.
    10.1249/01.mss.0000477760.43999.5b
  10. Pereira, Sara; Gomes, Thayse N.; Vilhena e Santos, Daniel M.; Santos, Fernanda K.; Souza, Michele C.; Borges, Alessandra; Chaves, Raquel N.; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Maia, José A.R.. "Trends and instability in daily light physical activity.". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine - 62rd Annual Meeting, 2015.
    10.1249/01.mss.0000477087.50488.ca
  11. Gomes, Thayse Natacha; Santos, Daniel V.; dos Santos, Fernanda K.; Chaves, Raquel N.; Souza, Michele C.; Borges, Alessandra; Pereira, Sara; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Maia, José. "School and student level correlates of objectively measured physical activity. A multilevel analysis with ISCOLE Portuguese children". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine - 61rd Annual Meeting, 2015.
    10.1249/01.mss.0000496218.11325.0e
  12. Santos, Daniel; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Fernanda; Souza, Michele; Chaves, Raquel; Pereira, Sara; Borges, Alessandra; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Maia, José. "Objectively measured physical activity levels and obesity. A study with ISCOLE Portuguese children.". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine - 61rd Annual Meeting, 2015.
    10.1249/01.mss.0000496225.05487.4b
  13. de Souza, Michele Caroline; Chaves, Raquel Nichele; Santos, Fernanda; Gomes, Thayse; Santos, Daniel; Borges, Alessandra; Pereira, Sara; et al. "Association among age, gender, maturation, cardiorespiratory fitness, and metabolic syndrome in Portuguese adolescents.". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine - 61rd Annual Meeting, 2015.
    10.1249/01.mss.0000496222.20734.ce
  14. Maia, José A.; Gomes, Thayse N.; Santos, Daniel V.; Santos, Fernanda K.; Chaves, Raquel N.; Souza, Michele C.; Borges, Alessandra; Pereira, Sara; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.. "Variance components in sedentarism. A study with ISCOLE Portuguese children.". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine - 61rd Annual Meeting, 2014.
    10.1249/01.mss.0000496213.80830.10
Journal article
  1. Sara Pereira; Carla Santos; José Maia; Olga Vasconcelos; Eduardo Guimarães; Rui Garganta; Cláudio Farias; et al. "Children’s Individual Differences in the Responses to a New Method for Physical Education". Sports (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/sports12120328.
    10.3390/sports12120328
  2. A.L. Palmeira; J.G.M. Jelsma; E. Sousa-Sá; S. Pereira; A. Videira-Silva; G. Condello; C. MacDonncha; J.C. Ribeiro; M.K. Gebremariam. "Determinants of physical activities in settings (DE-PASS): Approach for selecting the core measures for determinants of physical activity behaviours in 9-12 old children". Journal of Sports Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2024.2422200.
    10.1080/02640414.2024.2422200
  3. Guimarães, E.; Baxter-Jones, A. D. G.; Williams, A. Mark; Anderson, D. I.; Janeira, Manuel A.; Garbeloto, F.; Pereira, Sara; Maia, José. "Are There Sensitive Periods for Skill Development in Male Adolescent Basketball Players?". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 56 8 (2024): 1437-1445. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003439.
    Published • 10.1249/mss.0000000000003439
  4. Sara Pereira; Peter T. Katzmarzyk; Fernando Garbeloto; Jean-Philippe Chaput; Donald Hedeker; Tiago V. Barreira; Renata Borges; et al. "Individual and school correlates of body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness in primary school children from the REACT project: A multivariate multilevel analysis". American Journal of Human Biology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24065.
    10.1002/ajhb.24065
  5. Praxedes, Priscyla; Maia, José; Santos, Carla; Garbeloto, Fernando; Hedeker, Donald; Barreira, Tiago V.; Garganta, Rui; et al. "Associations of obesity, movement behaviors, and socioeconomic status with fundamental movement skills in children: Results from the REACT project". American Journal of Human Biology 36 7 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24108.
    10.1002/ajhb.24108
  6. Maia, José; Santos, Carla; Pereira, Sara; Hedeker, Donald; Barreira, Tiago V.; Garganta, Rui; Farias, Cláudio; et al. "A multivariate multilevel approach to unravel the associations between individual and school factors on children's motor performance in the REACT project". American Journal of Human Biology 36 7 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.24080.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.1002/ajhb.24080
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Manual
  1. Maia, José; Pereira, Sara; VASCONCELOS, MARIA; Garganta, Rui; Dias, Cláudia; Corte-Real, Nuno; Guimarães, E.; et al. Manual de Avaliações - Projeto DESpertar. Portugal. 2022.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pereira, Sara. "The Portuguese Sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125744.
  2. Pereira, Sara. "Níveis de Atividade Física e Comportamentos de Risco em Crianças. O Estudo ISCOLE em Portugal". Master, 2014. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/73896.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/02/05 Semelhança fraterna: perfis multivariados, mudança e estabilidade de marcadores relacionados à saúde. III seminário internacional de crescimento, desenvolvimento motor da EEFE USP
University of São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)
2019 Gross motor coordination, physical fitness, physical activity and metabolic syndrome. Stories from twin and sibling studies Healthy and active children - lifespan motor development science & application
International Motor Development Research Consortium (Verona, Italy)
2019 Semelhança fraterna em perfis multivariados de marcadores relacionados à saúde. II Seminário Desporto e ciência
Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2018 The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health I Seminário Desporto e ciência
Universidade da Madeira (Funchal, Portugal)
2018 The Portuguese sibling study, on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health Program of master conferences
National University of Education Enrique Guzmán e Valle (Lima, Peru)
2014 A meta-analysis of obesity, and overweight/obesity in 10 year old Portuguese children VII encontro de jovens investigadores (IJUP)
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2014 Rendimento escolar e atividade física XI Jornadas científicas em atividade física, saúde e Desporto - o exercício como tratamento alternativo
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde (Porto, Portugal)
2013 Physical activity, obesity and metabolic syndrome in Portuguese youth VI encontro de jovens investigadores (IJUP)
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/10/01 - 2019/10/29 Congresso “Desafios na formação e desenvolvimento de jovens atletas. “ Objetivos: 1. Reunir os vários agentes desportivos envolvidos no projeto INEX; 2. Divulgar os dados mais recentes da investigação em Basquetebol, Andebol, Voleibol, Futebol e Pólo Aquático realizada na U.Porto; 3. Aprofundar conhecimentos a partir da experiência profissional de treinadores e selecionadores de escalões de formação; 4. Estimular o debate e a reflexão com base nos resultados apresentados. (2019/10/24 - 2019/10/25)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/02/23 Factores determinantes da variância da performance em praticantes de corrida de rua.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mabliny Thuany Gonzaga Santos (Master)
Fundação Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Brazil
2020/12/01 Relação entre atividade física, aptidão cardiorrespiratória, composição corporal e pressão arterial de escolares com idades entre 6 e 10 anos.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Gabriella Marques de Souza Gomes (Master)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/12 - Current The Society for the Study of Human Biology
2020/11 - Current International Motor Development research consortium

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2017 - Current Representative of PhD students in the council of representatives of the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto
Member
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020 - Current Frontiers in Sports and Active Living Frontiers
2019 - Current Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness (1728-869X) Elsevier
2019 - Current Annals of Human Biology (1464-5033) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2019 - Current Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports (1600-0838)
Distinctions

Award

2019 Volunteer of the year University of Porto 2018/2019
Universidade do Porto, Portugal