Hélder Oliveira (8416-F561-7F1F)

Curriculum Vitae

Hélder Oliveira

Hélder Oliveira. Completed the Integrated Master's in Psychology in 2021/11/24 by the University of Minho. Has collaborated with the Academic Research Group of Self-regulation (GUIA) since 2020 until the end of his master's degree. Works in Psychology, more specifically in school and educational psychology. Has co-authored a chapter of a book. Has co-organized the project "Covid-19 into Trials and Tribulations". And has won a research grant within the project "Aprender a Aprender". His main research interests are self-regulation and gamification.

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Hélder Oliveira

Citation names

Oliveira, Hélder

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 8416-F561-7F1F
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2821-1929

Email addresses

hmf.oliveira@proton.me (Professional)

Websites

https://www.linkedin.com/in/h%C3%A9lder-oliveira-236b2b227/ (Social media)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2022 - 2026 Ongoing	Doutoramento em Psicologia \| PhD in Psychology (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Gamify to engage! The case of a MOOC" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/03/14 - 2023/03 Concluded	Curso de Formação Especializada em Fundamentos para a Investigação Científica \| Specialized Course in Fundamentals for Scientific Research (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal	15
2023 - 2023 Concluded	Formação Inicial Psicólogo Junior (Outros) Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal	90%
2021/03 - 2023 Attended	CS50: Introduction to Computer Science (Outros) Harvard University John A Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, United States
2021/11 - 2022/05 Concluded	Yellow Trials and Tribulations Training - Self-Regulation in Children Under-10 (Outros) Grupo Universitário de Investigação em Autorregulação, Portugal
2016/09 - 2021/11/24 Concluded	Integrated Master's in Psychology (Mestrado integrado) Major in School and Educational Psychology Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Children's perceived impact of gamification elements on engagement in a self-regulation intervention for healthy eating" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/02/25 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/02 - 2021/11	Collaborator in the Academic Research Group of Self-regulation (GUIA)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/04	Curricular Internship in educational and school psychology	Agrupamento de Escolas Doutor Francisco Sanches, Portugal
	Agrupamento de Escolas Doutor Francisco Sanches, Portugal
2020/04 - 2020/06	Member of the project "Covid-19 into Trials and Tribulations"	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/11/01 - Current	Gamify to Engage! The case of a MOOC 2022.11647.BD PhD Student Fellow Universidade do Minho, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2022/02/25 - 2022/10/31	Aprender a Aprender CIPSI-BI-AA-2021-01 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Magalhães, Paula; Oliveira, Hélder; Aguiar, Camila; Figueiredo, Gabriela; Rosário, Pedro. "Gamification: Reflections on how it can be used to promote children's healthy eating behavior". In A Closer Look at Children’s Health, edited by Felipe Fields. Nova Publishers, 2021. Published
Conference poster	Oliveira, Hélder; Mariana Magalhães; Pedro Rosário; Magalhães, Paula. "O impacto de pontos, crachás, e tabelas de classificação na motivação íntrinseca: Um estudo misto experimental". Paper presented in XIII Congresso Ibero-Americano de Psicologia / 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, 2024.
Journal article	Paula Magalhães; Beatriz Pereira; Gabriela Figueiredo; Camila Aguiar; Cátia Silva; Hélder Oliveira; Pedro Rosário. "An Iterative Mixed-Method Study to Assess the Usability and Feasibility Perception of CANVAS ® as a Platform to Deliver Interventions for Children". International Journal of Human Computer Interaction (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2023.2277491. Published • 10.1080/10447318.2023.2277491 Magalhães, Paula; Vilas, Catarina; Pereira, Beatriz; Silva, Cátia; Oliveira, Hélder; Aguiar, Camila; Rosário, Pedro. "Children’s Perceived Barriers to a Healthy Diet: The Influence of Child and Community-Related Factors". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 4 (2022): 2069. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042069. Published • 10.3390/ijerph19042069
Thesis / Dissertation	Oliveira, Hélder. "Children's perceived impact of gamification elements on engagement in a self-regulation intervention for healthy eating". Master, Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, 2021.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2023/05/29	Gamification and Serious Games: What, how and why?	O poder da gamificação no trabalho com jovens para a transformação da sociedade. \| The power of gamification in working with young people for the transformation of society. Juventude da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (Braga, Portugal)
2023/05/16	Gamification: How to promote student's engagement in a MOOC \| Gamificação: Como promover o envolvimento dos alunos de um MOOC	2.º Simpósio Doutoral PSI.UNorte Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2021/09/03	"Perceived Impact of Gamification Elements on Engagement in an Online Narrative Based Intervention on Healthy Eating" in the symposium "Participants' Engagement in ICTBased Interventions to Foster Self-Regulation For Healthy Eating"	XVI International Galician-Portuguese Congress of Psychopedagogy Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2020/04 - 2020/06	"Covid-19 into Trial and Tribulations" was a project that was developed amidst the confinement that occurred due to the pandemic of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The project supported children and their families by using social networks to transmit activities and challenges that required the use of self-regulation. (2020/04 - 2020/06) Other (Co-organisor)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2024/09/25 - 2024/09/27	Participation in the XIII Ibero-American Psychology Congress and 6th Congress of the Order of the Portuguese Psychologists. Congress	XIII Congresso Ibero-Americano de Psicologia / 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2023/05 - 2023/05	Participation in a round table discussion on the use of gamification with young people. Round table	O poder da gamificação no trabalho com jovens para a transformação da sociedade. \| The power of gamification in working with young people for the transformation of society. Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2020/02 - 2021/11	In the weekly seminars of the Academic Research Group of Self-regulation (GUIA) good practices are discussed in research as well as in more practical contexts. Various works, such as dissertations, are presented and discussed. Seminar	Seminários GUIA Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2021/09/03	The "XVI International Galician-Portuguese Congress of Psychopedagogy" was the sixteenth edition of this congress in which education and psychology were the main subjects. Various works were presented orally in synchronous sessions. Congress	XVI International Galician-Portuguese Congress of Psychopedagogy Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/01/21 - 2021/01/21	The purpose of the meeting "Implementing Peer Mentoring Programs", promoted by the General Directorate of Education, was to present and clarify concepts and pratices in mentoring. Meeting	Implementing Peer Mentoring Programs Direção Geral da Educação, Portugal
2020/01/17 - 2020/01/17	"Jornadas de Ciência Psicológica Básica" was a conference that featured various researchers and professors and proposed to discuss the future of basic psychology in Portuguese universities. Conference	Jornadas de Ciência Psicológica Básica - O Futuro da Ciência Psicológica Básica na Universidade Portuguesa Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/03	"ProPsi" was a project organized by the School of Psychology from the University of Minho, aimed at psychology students. Participants could follow fifth-year psychology students in their internships. Two students were accompanied both with an internship in clinical psychology at "Casa da Saúde do Bom Jesus" a mental health institution. Other	ProPsi Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal
2018/03/14 - 2018/03/14	"Qual é a tua cena na psicologia?", was a lecture directed to psychology students. The aim of this lecture was to promote self-discovery regarding future paths in the psychology field. Conference	Qual é a tua cena na Psicologia? Universidade do Minho Escola de Psicologia, Portugal