Daniela Sofia Neves de Sousa (771E-2690-3404)

Curriculum Vitae

Daniela Sofia Neves de Sousa

Daniela Sofia Neves de Sousa has a master's degree in Clinical Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra. Since 2017, she is a researcher at the CIBIT - Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research based at the Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), University of Coimbra. She was a Clinical Psychologist within the CIBIT research protocol with the Neurodevelopment and Autism Disorder Consult at the Child Development Centre, Paediatric Unit - Coimbra Hospital and University Centre from 2017 to 2021. She is also a volunteer psychologist at the Systemic and Family Psychotherapy Services at Centro de Prestação de Serviços à Comunidade (CPSC) in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra. Works in the area of clinical psychology, diagnostic and neuropsychological assessment in neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and Systemic and Family Therapy.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Daniela Sofia Neves de Sousa

Citation names

Sousa, Daniela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 771E-2690-3404
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3358-8248

Email addresses

daniela.d.sousa@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Azinhaga de Santa Comba , 3000-548 , COIMBRA , COIMBRA, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology - Psychology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Advanced (C1)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2021/12/01 - 2025 Ongoing	Ciências da Saúde (Doutoramento) Major in Health Sciences PhD Universidade de Coimbra - Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2018/01/13 - 2024 Ongoing	Specialization in Systemic and Family Intervention (Pós-Graduação) Sociedade Portuguesa de Terapia Familiar, Portugal
2021/03/20 - 2022/02/06 Concluded	Specialization in Multidisciplinary Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder [Especialização Avançada em Intervenção Multidisciplinar na Perturbação do Espetro do Autismo] (Pós-Graduação) Major in Clinical Psychology Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018 Concluded	English Language Course, Upper-Intermediate Level II (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	16
2017/04/07 - 2017/05/11 Concluded	Curso de Formação Pedagógica Inicial de Formadores (Outros) MindForm, Formação Profissional e Consultadoria, Lda.,, Portugal	5 - Excellent
2011/09/12 - 2016/07/25 Concluded	Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) Major in Psicologia Clínica, Psicoterapia Sistémica e Familiar Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal "Formação sobre parentalidade nos Cuidados de Saúde Primários: Levantamento de necessidades e avaliação do impacto nas redes (in)formal dos profissionais. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	17
2014 - 2015 Concluded	English Language Course, Intermediate level I (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	15
2013 - 2014 Concluded	English Language Course, Pre-Intermediate level II (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	17
2013 - 2014 Concluded	English Language Course, Pre-Intermediate level I (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal	16

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/06/01 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023 - 2024	Invited Assistant (University Teacher)	Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
	Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016/07/25 - Current	Psychologist (volunteer) in Systemic and Family Psychotherapy at Centro de Prestação de Serviços à Comunidade (CPSC)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação Centro de Prestação de Serviços à Comunidade, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação Centro de Prestação de Serviços à Comunidade, Portugal
2017/07/01 - 2021/09/17	Clinical Psychologist and Researcher	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
	Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança, Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo, Portugal (...)
2017/08/11 - 2018/11/06	Professional Internship: Junior Psychologist	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal (...)
2015/09/11 - 2016/07/25	Internship in Msc Psychology - Clinical and Health Psychology (Specialization Systemic and Family Psychotherapy)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação Centro de Prestação de Serviços à Comunidade, Portugal
2016/03/14 - 2016/06/21	Group Leader trainee at Incredible Years Program	Incredible Years for the Promotion of Mental Health Project, Portugal
	Centro de Saúde de Santa Clara (Unity of Primary Health Care), Portugal
2013/08/01 - 2013/08/31	Summer Internship - Psychology	União das Misericórdias Portuguesas, Portugal
	União das Misericórdias Portuguesas - Centro de Apoio a Deficientes Profundos João Paulo II, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/06/01 - 2023/05/01	AIMS-2-Trials: Autism Innovative Medicine Studies-2-Trials Grant. 777394 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal	Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) Ongoing
2020/12/01 - 2021/12/31	Transcranial brain stimulation as innovative therapy for chronic pediatric neuropsychiatric disorder STIPED Grant.731827 Research Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal	European Commission Ongoing
2020/11/01 - 2021/08/01	BioHab: a biofeedback solution for cognitive training systems for Autism Spectrum Disorder Santander-UC Seed Project - BIOHAB Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal	Santander Universidades de Portugal - Universidade de Coimbra Ongoing
2017/06/01 - 2020/11/30	BIGDATIMAGE - From computationtal modelling and clinical research to the development of neuroimaging big data platforms for discovery of novel biomarker CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000016 Research Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal	Centro 2020 Concluded
2017/06/01 - 2020/10/01	MEDPERSYST: Synaptic networks and Personalized Medicine Approaches to Understand Neurobehavioural Diseases Across the Lifespan Grant. SAICTPAC/0010/2015 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2013/09 - 2020/09	Portuguese youths joint projects with peers and romantic partners during the transition to adulthood: An in-depth analysis within and across relational contexts SFRH/BPD/43542/2008 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação Instituto de Psicologia Cognitiva, Desenvolvimento Humano e Social (IPCDHS), Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2015/09/11 - 2016/07/25	Incredible Years for the Promotion of Mental Health EEA Grants PT06 – 51SM04 Master Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal	EEA Grants Concluded
2015/09 - 2016/07	Incredible Years for the Promotion of Mental Health EEA Grants PT06 51SM04	EEA Grants

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2021/12/01 - Current	NarraTivAS - Narrative Family Therapy in Autism Spectrum: From Clinical Neuroscience to Intervention Outcomes 2021.05559.BD PhD Student Fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Other

	Designation	Funders
2020/04 - 2021/03	Psychological Science Accelerator Rapid-Response COVID-19 Project (PSACR) PSACR001/002/003 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal	Concluded
2019/03 - 2020/12	Efficacy and safety of bumetanide oral liquid formulation in children and adolescents aged from 7 to less than 18 years old with Autism Spectrum Disorder NCT03715166 Researcher Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança, Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo, Portugal	Institut Servier SAS Ongoing
2019/03 - 2020/12	Efficacy and safety of bumetanide oral liquid formulation in children aged from 2 to less than 7 years old with Autism Spectrum Disorder NCT03715153 Researcher Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra EPE, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra, Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança, Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo, Portugal	Institut Servier SAS Ongoing
2017/01 - 2017/06	Science Department Institute of Biodanza Research Leipzig (Evidence Based Biodanza) N/A Researcher	Concluded
2013/02/26 - 2013/12/17	Perception and Recognition of Objects and Actions - PROACTION Lab, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra (Portugal) N/A Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação PROACTION Lab, Portugal

Outputs

Publications

Conference paper	Agostinho, Daniel; Correia, Rita; Catarina Duarte, Isabel; Sousa, Daniela; Abreu, Rodolfo; Pina Rodrigues, Ana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Simoes, Marco. "Parametric fMRI analysis of videos of variable arousal levels reveals different dorsal vs ventral activation preferences between autism and controls". Paper presented in 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2021. 10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630013 • Assistant staff Correia, Rita; Agostinho, Daniel; Duarte, Isabel Catarina; Sousa, Daniela; Rodrigues, Ana Pina; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Simoes, Marco. "Assessing Arousal Through Multimodal Biosignals: A Preliminary Approach". Paper presented in 2021 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC), 2021. 10.1109/embc46164.2021.9630112 • Assistant staff
Conference poster	Sousa, Daniela; Duarte, Isabel Catarina ; Rita Correia; Cristina Bishop; Joana Maria Aleluia Gomes Sequeira; Monteiro, Marilyn; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Insights from an autobiographic neuroimaging task in Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in 2nd Meeting of CIBIT, 2023. Ferreira, Ana; Sousa, Daniela; Estiveira, João; Simões, Marco; Pina Rodrigues, Ana ; Vagos, Paula; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "The role of psychological flexibility and resilience coping strategies on psychosymptomatology during COVID-19". Paper presented in 18th European Congress of Psychology, 2023. Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Estiveira, João; Simões, Marco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "COVID-19 quarantine in families with members diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders: Can resilience predict caregiver’s burden?". Paper presented in 18th European Congress of Psychology, 2023. Sousa, Daniela; Sequeira, Joana; Monteiro, Marilyn; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "NarraTivAS project - Narrative Family Therapy in Autism Spectrum: From Clinical Neuroscience to Intervention Outcomes". Paper presented in Training School European Family Support Network, 2023. Sousa, Teresa; Pereira, Helena Catarina; Sousa, Daniela; Teixeira, Marta; Sousa, Diana; Ferreira, Ana; Aguiar Amaral, Joana; et al. "Brain connectivity dynamics underlying tDCs in ADHD: a preliminary study". Paper presented in Brain Stimulation, 2023. Sousa, Daniela; Teixeira, Marta; Aguiar Amaral, Joana; Crisóstomo, Joana; Ferreira, Ana; Machado, Maria de Fátima; Moliadze, Vera; et al. "Effects of concurrent versus non-concurrent task on performance in a social cognition tDCS protocol". Paper presented in Brain Stimulation, 2023. Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Rodrigues, Diana; Pereira, H. Catarina; Aguiar Amaral, Joana; Crisóstomo, Joana; Simões, Marco; et al. "A pure face-sensitive N170 evoked by a naturalistic emotion recognition paradigm". Paper presented in 1st Annual Meeting of CIBIT, 2022. Ferreira, Ana; Sousa, Daniela; Estiveira, João; Simões, Marco; Pina Rodrigues, Ana ; Vagos, Paula; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "The impact of COVID-19 on mental health in a portuguese sample". Paper presented in 1st Annual Meeting of CIBIT, 2022. Sousa, Daniela; Sequeira, Joana; Monteiro, Marilyn; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Current Insights on Family Therapy in Autism Spectrum Disorder". Paper presented in V Congreso Ibérico Familias En El Siglo XXI \| XLI Congreso FEATF, 2022. Sousa, Daniela; Rainho, Daniela; Pinto, Sara; Parada, Filomena. "Self-authorship in romantic relationships during young adulthood: An exploratory study". Paper presented in European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) 2020, 2020. Pinto, Sara; Sousa, Daniela; Rainho, Daniela; Parada, Filomena. "Relationships between the family of origin and young adult couples: An exploratory study". Paper presented in European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) 2020, 2020. Rainho, Daniela; Pinto, Sara ; Sousa, Daniela; Parada, Filomena. "The role of career in the way young adults and peers or romantic partners co-construct the transition to adulthood". Paper presented in European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) 2020, 2020. Sousa, Daniela; Pereira, Helena Catarina; Simões, Marco; Amaral, Carlos; Crisóstomo, Joana; Lopes, Vânia; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "What is the impact of a neurostimulation protocol in Attention Performance in Healthy participants and its potential relevance for neurodevelopmental disorders?". Paper presented in 2º Congresso Nacional de PHDA, 2019. Ferreira, Ana (1D1C-7FDA-D00C); Sousa, Daniela; Amaral, Joana; Sayal, Alexandre; Pina Rodrigues, Ana ; Machado, Fátima; Rodrigues, Diana; et al. "Os efeitos de um tratamento não farmacológico na Perturbação de Hiperatividade/Défice de Atenção (PHDA) em população pediátrica. Um ensaio clínico europeu com Estimulação Transcraniana por Corrente Contínua (ETCC).". Paper presented in 2º Congresso Nacional de PHDA, 2019. Sousa, Daniela; Seabra-Santos, Maria João; Azevedo, Andreia Fernandes; Homem, Tatiana Carvalho; Baptista, Elsa; Pimentel, Mariana; Major, Sofia de Oliveira; Gaspar, Maria Filomena. "Parentalidade Positiva e Cuidados de Saúde Primários: Janela de oportunidade". Paper presented in IV Congresso Ibérico de Terapia Familiar, 2018. Duque, Frederico; Rosmaninho-Salgado, J.; Café, Cátia; Mouga, Susana; Sousa, Daniela; Oliveira, Alexandra; Ferreira, S.; et al. "Monogenic Disorders Associated with ASD in a Large Portuguese Sample.". Paper presented in International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), 2018.
Journal article	Sousa, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana; Rodrigues, Diana; Pereira, Helena Catarina; Amaral, Joana; Crisostomo, Joana; Simoes, Marco; et al. "A neurophysiological signature of dynamic emotion recognition associated with social communication skills and cortical gamma-aminobutyric acid levels in children". Frontiers in Neuroscience 17 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1295608. 10.3389/fnins.2023.1295608 Buchanan, Erin M.; Lewis, Savannah C.; Paris, Bastien; Forscher, Patrick S.; Pavlacic, Jeffrey M.; Beshears, Julie E.; Drexler, Shira Meir; et al. "The Psychological Science Accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset". Scientific Data 10 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01811-7. Published • 10.1038/s41597-022-01811-7 Dorison, Charles A.; Lerner, Jennifer S.; Heller, Blake H.; Rothman, Alexander J.; Kawachi, Ichiro I.; Wang, Ke; Rees, Vaughan W.; et al. "In COVID-19 Health Messaging, Loss Framing Increases Anxiety with Little-to-No Concomitant Benefits: Experimental Evidence from 84 Countries". Affective Science 3 3 (2022): 577-602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42761-022-00128-3. Published • 10.1007/s42761-022-00128-3 Legate, Nicole; Nguyen, Thuy-vy; Weinstein, Netta; Moller, Arlen; Legault, Lisa; Vally, Zahir; Tajchman, Zuzanna; et al. "A global experiment on motivating social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 22 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111091119. Published • 10.1073/pnas.2111091119 • Assistant staff Mouga, Susana; Duarte, Isabel Catarina; Café, Cátia; Sousa, Daniela; Duque, Frederico; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Parahippocampal deactivation and hyperactivation of central executive, saliency and social cognition networks in autism spectrum disorder". Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 14 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11689-022-09417-1. Published • 10.1186/s11689-022-09417-1 Mouga, Susana; Duarte, Catarina; Café, Cátia; Sousa, Daniela; Duque, Frederico; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Attentional cueing and executive deficits revealed by a virtual supermarket task coupled with eye-tracking in autism spectrum disorder.". Frontiers in Psychology (2021): https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.671507. Published Wang, Ke; Goldenberg, Amit; Dorison, Charles A.; Miller, Jeremy K.; Uusberg, Andero; Lerner, Jennifer S.; Gross, James J.; et al. "A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic". Nature Human Behaviour 5 8 (2021): 1089-1110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x. Published • 10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x Mouga, Susana; Castelhano, João; Café, Cátia; Sousa, Daniela; Duque, Frederico; Oliveira, Guiomar; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Social Attention Deficits in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Task Dependence of Objects vs. Faces Observation Bias". Frontiers in Psychiatry 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.640599. Published • 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.640599 Pereira, H. Catarina; Sousa, Daniela; Simões, Marco; MARTINS, RICARDO; Amaral, Carlos; Lopes, Vânia; Crisóstomo, Joana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel. "Effects of anodal high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on social-cognitive performance in healthy subjects: A randomized sham-controlled crossover pilot study". Progress in Brain Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.pbr.2021.04.004. Published Seabra-Santos, Maria João; Azevedo, Andreia Fernandes; Homem, Tatiana Carvalho; Sousa, Daniela Sofia; Baptista, Elsa; Pimentel, Mariana; Major, Sofia de Oliveira; Gaspar, Maria Filomena. "Promotion of Positive Parenting in Primary Health Care Settings: Training of Professionals". Psychology Community & Health 8 1 (2019): 45-59. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/87277. Open access • Published
Thesis / Dissertation	Sousa, Daniela Sofia Neves de. "Formação sobre parentalidade nos cuidados de saúde primários: levantamento de necessidades e avaliação do impacto nas redes (in)formal dos profissionais". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/33378.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/09/29	Narrative Family Therapy in Autism Spectrum: A Case Report	Congreso Ibérico de Terapia Narrativa \| IX Reunión de la Associación Española de Terapia Narrativa Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2022/11	Challenges of families with neurodevelopmental disorder members during COVID-19	V Congreso Ibérico Familias En El Siglo XXI \| XLI Congreso FEATF FEATF (Madrid, Spain)
2019/09/28	Effects of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive performance in healthy subjects: preliminary results from the STIPED project	MEDICON 2019 Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/05/20	Mechanisms of clinical efficacy of brain stimulation in children and adolescents	General Assembly Meeting of STIPED (Stimulation in Pediatrics) project Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance team, at Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre (Copenhagen , Denmark)
2018/04/17	Mechanisms of clinical efficacy of brain stimulation in children and adolescents	General Assembly Meeting STIPED (Stimulation in Pediatrics) project University of Coimbra, Institute of Nuclear Sciences Applied to Health (ICNAS), Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research (CIBIT) (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/11/25	Training about parenting in primary health care: Survey of needs and assessment of the impact on (in)formal networks of professionals.	Incredible Years for the Promotion of Mental Health (closing conference of the project) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2023/06/20 - Current	Meeting for parents, professionals, and Social Solidarity Institutions on the topic 'Autism and Neurodiversity: From diagnosis to intervention and transition to adulthood. (2023/06/20 - 2023/06/20) Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra, Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
2017/06/01 - Current	Science outreach activities in schools from Coimbra (e.g., preparation to submission of Brain Week Awareness; workshops; scientific dissemination of projects) (2017/06/01) Other (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Portugal
2022/10 - 2023/06	Science Club 2022/2023 at Montes Claros School (Coimbra) with students from the 1st Cycle, 3rd grade. (2022/10 - 2023/06) Other (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra, Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde, Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal
2018/10/12 - 2018/11/28	Organisation of the VI Theoretical and Practical Course of Autism at the Child Development Centre, Paediatric Unit – Coimbra Hospital and University Centre. (2018/10/12 - 2018/11/28) Seminar (Co-organisor)	Universidade de Coimbra Hospital Pediátrico (Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra) Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2018/04/18	Collaboration in event organisation of General Assembly Meeting of STIPED (Stimulation in Pediatrics)project. (2018/04/16 - 2018/04/18) Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Ciências Nucleares Aplicadas à Saúde Centro de Imagem Biomédica e Investigação Translacional, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/06 - Current	PubHD Coimbra 2023 Exhibition	PubHD Coimbra 2023
2023/03 - Current	3 Minutes Thesis UC 2023 Exhibition	3 Minutes Thesis UC 2023
2022/10 - Current	International Science Festival 2022 (FIC.A). Festival	Festival Internacional de Ciência 2022 (FICA)
2022/10 - Current	1st Edition of Soapbox Science Coimbra 2022 Other	1st Edition of Soapbox Science Coimbra 2022
2022/09 - Current	European Researchers' Night 2022 Other	European Researchers' Night 2022
2024/05/04 - 2024/05/04	Virtual Workshop "Brief Narrative Short Stories: Single session practices & beyond" with Jim Duvall certified by JST Institute Home of the Journal of Systemic Therapies (6 hours). Workshop	Journal of Systemic Therapys Institute , United States
2023 - 2024	Training in Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater conducted by Nir Raz, António Gonzalez and Shoshi Keisari. Workshop	Psychotherapeutic Playback Theater Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2023/12/08 - 2023/12/09	Virtual Workshop about "Narrative Practices, Trauma & Embodiment: Evolving ideas in action" conducted by Dr. Marie Nathalie Beaudoin and Jim Duvall (8 hours). Workshop	Journal of Systemic Therapys Institute , United States
2020/09/16 - 2023/09/16	Good Clinical Practices by NIDA Clinical Trials Network (Course Completion Date: 16 September 2020 - CTN Expiration Date: 16 September 2023) Other	NIDA Clinical Trials Network, United States
2023/08/08 - 2023/08/08	Collaborative-Dialogic Practice: Relationships and Conversations that make a difference. Workshop with Dra. Harlene Anderson (6hours), organised by Fundação Romão Sousa, International Network of Democratic Therapeutic Communities and Relational Practice, Portuguese Society of Family Therapy - Center Delegation and Instituto Superior Miguel Torga. Workshop	Collaborative-Dialogic Practice: Relationships and Conversations that make a difference.
2023/06/02 - 2023/06/02	Participation in the 1st Meeting Bridges of Encounters - 'Autism in Females,' organised by the Pontes de Encontros association. Workshop	Autism in females
2023/01/19 - 2023/01/19	Online Workshop on the Diagnostic Instrument for Adults on 'Using the Adult Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing the Autism Spectrum, Second Edition, MIGDAS-2: In-person and remote applications' (4 hours, 19-01-2023), conducted by Dr. Marilyn Monteiro. Workshop	Using the Adult MIGDAS-2: In-person and remote applications
2023/01/10 - 2023/01/10	Online Workshop on the Diagnostic Instrument for Children and Adolescents - Monteiro Interview Guidelines for Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder – 2nd Edition (MIGDAS-2) 'Reveal their story: Sensory-based interview' (4 hours, 10-01-2023), conducted by Dra. Marilyn Monteiro. Workshop	Reveal their story: Sensory-based interview
2023 - 2023	The Vila Nova de Poiares School: Training for school professionals on Autism Spectrum Differences Other	Autism Spectrum Differences
2023 - 2023	Vila Nova de Poiares School: Discussion for parents about neurodiversity at home and in school. Other	Neurodiversity at home and in school
2023 - 2023	The Vila Nova de Poiares School - Parent group 'Network Intervention in Neurodiversity.' Other	Parent group 'Network Intervention in Neurodiversity'
2019/07/04 - 2019/07/06	Certified training on Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2 (ADOS 2), by Dr. Amaia Hervás Zúñiga from University Center of Mútua Terrassa and University of Barcelona. Workshop	Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule 2 (ADOS 2) Workshop Clínica da Fala (Rehabilitation and Intervention in Autism), Portugal
2017/11/09 - 2017/11/09	Certified training on Coimbra Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (BANC) - Initial Level, by Dr. Octávio Moura. Workshop	Hogrefe Editora, Portugal
2016/05/14 - 2016/06/14	Training in scientific writing in english for the Social Sciences Seminar	Scientific Writing in English for the Social Sciences Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação Centro de Prestação de Serviços à Comunidade, Portugal
2016/01/13 - 2016/01/15	3 Days workshop to be a Group Leader of Incredible Years Program: Parents, Teachers and Children Training Series. Workshop	Associação Pais Como Nós, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2018/11/06 - Current	Effective member OPP (Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses) - Professional License number 22989.	Psychologist

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2018/10/12 - 2018/11/24	VI Theoretical and Practical Course of Autism developed by Child Development Centre, Paediatric Unit – Coimbra Hospital and University Centre. First session about "Protocols and instruments of diagnostic evaluation (Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Childhood Autism Rating Scale 2)." and second session about "Protocols and instruments of adaptative behavior (Ruth Griffiths Scale, WISC-III and Vineland II ). VI Theoretical and Practical Course of Autism".	(Outros)	Universidade de Coimbra Hospital Pediátrico (Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra) Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança Unidade de Neurodesenvolvimento e Autismo, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2017/12 - 2018/06	Mentoring Program from the Students Association (NEPCESS/AAC) of Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences (University of Coimbra)	Carla Rodrigues; Raquel Alexandra

Distinctions

Award

2018	Award of Young University Student from Ourém municipality (Portugal) Munícipio de Ourém, Portugal
2016	The 3% Best Students Award in the academic year 2015/2016 Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal