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Rosário Serrão holds an inter-university Doctorate Degree in Applied Psychology: Adaptation and Change in Contemporary Societies, in association with Ramon Llull University, Universidade Católica Portuguesa and Nottingham Trent University (Summa cum Laude, 19). Her Doctoral thesis was entitled "A whole-school approach to the promotion of psychological health and well-being, from pupils to headteachers: Contributions to a universal screening process in schools". Rosário's Master degree was in Psychology - Specialisation in Psychology of Education and Human Development from Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), Porto, Faculty of Education and Psychology (average 19). Since 2011, Rosário has been collaborating with research projects in Psychology and Education. During her ERAMUS+ internship, she collaborated with European research projects within the Centre for Resilience and Social & Emotional Health, University of Malta. She was a research fellow in the Project EDUgest - Gestão Escolar e Melhoria nas Escolas [School Management and School Improvement], funded by Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo, for 31 months. She has also worked as a School Psychologist and has teaching experience at undergraduate and master levels in Psychology and Psychology of Education. She is an Integrated Junior Researcher at the Research Centre for Human Development (CEDH), where she actively contributes to different studies. She is currently an Applied Research Assistant at Project Let's Care - Building safe and caring schools to foster educational inclusion and school achievement, funded by Horizon 2020 from the European Union.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rosário Serrão
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Serrão, Rosário

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D516-7A34-3903
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2570-9422
Researcher Id
Loop profile: 674242

Email addresses

  • rscunha@ucp.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Educational Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/10/01 - 2024/07/15
Concluded
 International PhD Programme in Applied Psychology: Adaptation and change in contemporary societies (Doutoramento)
Major in PhD
Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
"A whole-school approach to the promotion of psychological health and well-being, from pupils to headteachers: Contributions to a universal screening process in schools." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2015/07 - 2015/10
Concluded
 ERASMUS + Internship Mobility (Outros)
University of Malta, Malta
2015
Concluded
 Master in Psychology (Mestrado)
Major in Specialisation area: Education and Human Development Psychology
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
""Perceções de alunos do 3º ciclo sobre a aprendizagem: Um estudo com grupos de discussão focalizada" [3rd cycle students' perception about learning: A study with focus groups]" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19 valores (19/20)
2013
Concluded
 Bachelor in Psychology (Licenciatura)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
 18 valores (18/20)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/02/15 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09 - Current Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade da Maia, Portugal
2018 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/11 Lecturer (University Teacher) Universidade da Maia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09 - Current Integrated Member (Junior Researcher) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2017 - 2020 Psychologist Clínica Universitária de Psicologia , Portugal
2018/10 - 2018/10 Research visit/mobility Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain
2016 - 2017 Psychologist Colégio Centro de Bem-Estar Infantil e Juvenil do Coração de Jesus, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Junior Professional Year in Psychology Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Portugal
2015/07 - 2015/10 Internship ERAMUS+Mobility University of Malta, Centre for Resilience and Social & Emotional Health, Malta
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2015/07 - 2015/10 Internship ERAMUS+Mobility Inspire Foundation - The foundation for inclusion, Malta
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/05 - 2022/01 School mental health promotion
UIDB/04872/2020
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/07 - 2020/01 Project EDUgest – Gestão Escolar e Melhoria nas Escolas [Shool Management and School Improvement]
EDULOG/EDUGEST/2019
EDULOG/EDUGEST/2019
Research Fellow
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
 EDULOG – Fundação Belmiro de Azevedo
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/02/15 - Current LET´S CARE: BUILDING SAFE AND CARING SCHOOLS TO FOSTER EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION AND SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT
Horizon Europe ref. 101059425
Research Fellow
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2020 - Current Problem-Based Learning in a Psychology Course
Non-Funded
Researcher
Ongoing
2019 - Current “A Missão da Escola” ["The school's mission"]
NON-FUNDED
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
Ongoing
2020 - 2021 Online classes and use of technology in an undergraduate Psychology course
Non-Funded
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
Concluded
2018 - 2020 EDULID – Iberic Observatory of Educative Leadership
NON-FUNDED
Researcher
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
Ongoing
2012 - 2017 Teach and learn in the XXI century
NON-FUNDED
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
Ongoing
2015/07 - 2015/10 RESCUR - Resilience Curriculum
RESCUR Project 2014
Other
University of Malta, Centre for Resilience and Social & Emotional Health, Malta
2011/01/01 - 2011 Assessment of psychopathology in children and adolescents: validation of the ASEBA battery
PTDC/PSI-PCL/105489/2008
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2010 Assessment of the efficacy of the Video-Feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline with mothers and children in psychosocial risk
SFRH/BD/45273/2008
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Tintoré, Mireia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias. "Nuevas estrategias para la formación de líderes educativos a partir de la investigación.". In La nueva gestión del conocimiento, edited by Joaquín Gairín-Sallán; Suárez, C.I.; Díaz-Vicario, A., 575-581. Wolters Kluwer, 2021.
    Published
  2. Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Bolívar, Antonio. "Bases para a construção de um referencial para a melhoria das práticas de liderança e gestão escolar [Bases for the construction of standards for the improvement of school leadership and management practices].". In Gestão Escolar e Melhoria das Escolas: O que nos diz a investigação. [School Management and School Improvement: What does the research tell us]., edited by Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias, 163-180. Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal: Fundação Manuel Leão, 2020.
    Published
  3. Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias; Serrão Cunha, Rosário. "Enquadramento do projeto de investigação EDUgest [Introduction to the research project EDUgest]". In Gestão Escolar e Melhoria das Escolas: O que nos diz a investigação. [School Management and School Improvement: What does the research tell us], edited by Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias, 11-17. Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal: Fundação Manuel Leão, 2020.
    Published
  4. Tintoré, Mireia; Serrão Cunha, Rosário ; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias. "Narrativas de liderazgo educativo en Portugal. Voces desde la direccíon [Narratives of educational leadership in Portugal: Voices from the principals]". In Gestão Escolar e Melhoria das escolas: O que nos diz a investigação [School Management and School Improvement: What does the research tell us], edited by Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias, 129-142. Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal: Fundação Manuel Leão, 2020.
    Published
  5. Tintoré, Mireia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias; Palmeirão, Cristina; Ana Paula Silva; Alaiz, Vitor; Pina, Raul. "Dando voz a los directores escolares: 19 historias de vida de directores portugueses [Giving voice to school leaders: 19 life stories of Portuguese principals]". In EBIBLOX- Guía para la gestión de centros educativos. Madrid, Spain: Wolters Kluwer, 2019.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Ramalho, Sofia; Sequeira, Cristiana; Barros, Rita de Almeida; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Baldaque, Margarida; Dias, Teresa Silva; Quintas, Rita. "Perceções de alunos sobre a (des)motivação e a (des)atenção no aprender [Students perceptions’ on (de)motivation and (in)attention in learning], IV OPP Congress | Abstracts Book | Braga, 2018". Paper presented in IV OPP Congress | Abstracts Book | Braga, 2018, Braga, 2018.
    Published • 10.33525/pprj.v1i1.63
  2. Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Baldaque, Margarida; Cabral, Ana; Ramalho, Sofia; Dias, Teresa Silva; Quintas, Rita; Cabral, Leonor; Sequeira, Cristiana; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "Exploring Portuguese teachers’ perceptions of the challenges they face in schools". Paper presented in 39th Annual Conference of the International School Psychology Association, Manchester, 2017.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Carvalho, Marisa; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "Student’s Online Learning Readiness In Times Of Covid-19: Self-Report Of Undergraduate Psychology Students In Portugal". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion, 2020.
    In press
  2. Carvalho, Marisa; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "From face-to-face to online and distance learning in a psychology bachelor’s degree: challenges and opportunities from students’ and teachers’ perceptions". Paper presented in 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, 2020.
    Published • 10.21125/iceri.2020.1329
  3. Amorim, Sílvia; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "Culturas escolares, lideranças, processo de ensino aprendizagem e resultados: apresentação de dados de um estudo duplo comparativo [[School cultures, leaderships, teaching and learning process and results: Presentation of data from a comparative study].". Paper presented in IRED 2019: International Conference of Research in Education, Barcelona, 2020.
    Published
  4. Tintoré, Mireia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias. "Creando relatos de vida para desarrollar líderes y contextos educativos [Creating life stories to develop leaders and educational organisations]". Paper presented in IRED 2019: International Conference of Research in Education, Barcelona, 2019.
    Published
  5. Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias; Tintoré, Mireia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "Leaders and Leadership practices: All unique, all the same?". Paper presented in ICERI 12th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, 2019.
    Published • http://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2019.2609
  6. Alves, José Matias; Cabral, Ilídia; Tintoré, Mireia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "Big schools, one principal…Does it work?". Paper presented in ICERI 12th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, 2019.
    Published • http://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2019.2611
  7. Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Ramalho, Sofia; Baldaque, Margarida; Cabral, Ana; Dias, Teresa Silva; Quintas, Rita; Sequeira, Cristiana; Cabral, Leonor; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "Ensinar e aprender no século XXI: Um olhar sobre as preocupações relatadas por professores [Teach and learn in XXI century: a view on teachers concerns].". Paper presented in IX Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia/2º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses [Latin American Meeting on Psychology and 2nd Portuguese Psychologists Association Congress], 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Carvalho, Marisa; Alves, Diana; Azevedo, Helena; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Cruz, Joana; Fonseca, Marisa; Jesus, Teresa; et al. "School psychologists training in Portugal: Trainers' perspectives - Accepted March 2021". Paper presented in 42nd Annual Conference of the International School Psychology Association, 2021.
  2. Carvalho, Marisa; Alves, Diana; Azevedo, Helena; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Cruz, Joana; Fonseca, Marisa; Jesus, Teresa; et al. "School Psychologists training in applied approaches for the construction of inclusive schools in Portugal: Process Description - Accepted March 2021". Paper presented in 42nd Annual Conference of the International School Psychology Association, 2021.
  3. Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Dias, Pedro; Bowe, Mhairi; Andrés, Ana. "A literature review of the factors associated with the mental health of schools’ employees: Contributing to whole-school mental health prevention.". Paper presented in 42nd Annual Conference of ISPA (International School Psychlogy Association) - Postponed for 2021 (due to COVID-19), 2020.
  4. Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Dias, Pedro; Bowe, Mhairi; Andrés, Ana. "Developing conjoint research work through a Joint PhD Programme". Paper presented in 7th IFUC Congress - postponed for 2021 (due to COVID-19), 2020.
  5. Carvalho, Marisa; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Soares, Diana. "Problem-based learning in an undergraduate Psychology course: A description of a possible implementation.". Paper presented in 7th IFUC Conference - Postponed for 2021 (due to COVID-19), 2020.
Journal article
  1. Rosário Serrão; Pedro Dias; Ana Andrés; Mhairi Bowe; Tyler Renshaw. "Adolescents’ School-Based Universal Well-Being Screening: A Validation of the Student Subjective Wellbeing Questionnaire in Portugal". School Mental Health (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-024-09691-5.
    10.1007/s12310-024-09691-5
  2. Marisa Simões Carvalho; Serrão, Rosário ; Azevedo, Helena; Cruz, Joana; Alves, Diana; Martins, Cristina; Marques, Elisabete; et al. "School Psychologists’ training to support inclusive education in Portugal: Trainers' perspectives of opportunities, challenges, and improvements". School Psychology International (2024):
    In press
  3. Maria do Rosário de Valadares Serrão Brito da Cunha; Maria Conceição de Andrade Silva; Maria Luísa da Mota Teixeira Ribeiro; Marisa Simões Carvalho; Maria Luísa Vital. "Teachers´ and parents´perceptions on desired and practised school mission: Alignments and misalignments". Leadership and Policy in Schools (2023): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/42790.
    Accepted • 10.1080/15700763.2023.2263785
  4. Alves, José Matias; Palmeirão, Cristina; Cabral, Ilídia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "Os Pais no Conselho Geral das escolas: Entre a retórica da ação estratégica e a subordinação múltipla.". Revista Portuguesa de Educação (2021):
    Accepted
  5. Luísa Mota Ribeiro; Rosário Serrão Cunha; Maria Conceição Andrade e Silva; Marisa Carvalho; Maria Luísa Vital. "Parental Involvement during Pandemic Times: Challenges and Opportunities". Education Sciences (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11060302.
    10.3390/educsci11060302
  6. Cabral, Ilídia; Silva, Maria Conceição Andrade; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Alves, José Matias. "School leadership practices of Portuguese principals: Matching perceptions of principals and teachers.". International Journal of Management in Education (IJMIE). 14 5 (2020): 516-544. http://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2020.10028703.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMIE.2020.109696
  7. Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Tintoré, Mireia; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias. "Portuguese Principals’ Professional Development Needs and Preferred Learning Methods". Education Sciences 10 9 (2020): 219-219. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci10090219.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/educsci10090219
  8. Tintoré, Mireia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias. "A scoping review of problems and challenges faced by school leaders (2003–2019)". Educational Management Administration & Leadership 50 4 (2020): 536-573. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143220942527.
    Published • 10.1177/1741143220942527
  9. Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Sequeira, Cristiana; Almeida de Barros, Rita; Cabral, Leonor; Dias, Teresa Silva. "What makes learning easier and more difficult? The perspective of teenagers [O que facilita e dificulta a aprendizagem? A perspetiva de adolescentes]". Psicologia em Estudo 25 e46414 (2020): 2-17. https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v25i0.46414.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v25i0.46414
  10. Tintoré, Mireia; Cunha, Rosário Serrão; Cabral, Ilídia; Alves, José Matias. "Giving voice to problems faced by school leaders in Portugal". School Leadership & Management 40 4 (2020): 352-372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632434.2020.1719400.
    Open access • Published • 10.1080/13632434.2020.1719400
  11. Ribeiro, Luísa Mota; Rosário, Pedro; Moreira, Inês; Cunha, Rosário Serrão. "First-Year Law Students’ and Teacher’s Questioning in Class". Frontiers in Psychology 10 611 (2019): https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00611.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00611
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Cunha, Maria do Rosário de Valadares Serrão Brito da. "Perceções de alunos do 3º ciclo sobre a aprendizagem : um estudo com grupos de discussão focalizada [Perception of students from third cycle about learning: a focus group study]". Master, Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/20489.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024 Let’s Care – Building safe and caring schools to foster educational inclusion and school achievement FEP International Week
2024 Dias, P., Veríssimo, L., Carneiro, C., Serrão, R., Duarte, R., & Pinheira, A. (2024, July 4-6). “Barriers and facilitators of safe teaching based on Portuguese teachers’ and parents’ perceptions” [oral presentation]. 45th International School Psychology Association Conference, Riga, Letónia.
2024 Carvalho, M., Serrão, R., Veríssimo, L., Azevedo, H. & Cruz, J. (2024, July 4-6). “When I don’t know my school: Reflections about school psychologists’ role as part of a SWPBIS teams” [poster]. 45th International School Psychology Association Conference, Riga, Letónia.
2024 Carvalho, M., Serrão, R., Azevedo, H., Tintoré, M., Nobre, B., & Silva, N. (2024, July 4-6). “The hidden role of school psychologists: Informal leaders” [poster]. 45th International School Psychology Association Conference, Riga, Letónia.
2024 Mendes, S., Serrão, R., Dias, P., Melo, M., Major, S., & Marques, S. (2024, July 4-6). "Teacher Well-Being Global Project Phase II: Qualitative Research Findings from Portugal" [oral presentation]. 45th International School Psychology Association Conference, Riga, Letónia.
2024 Dias, P., Veríssimo, L., Carneiro, C., Duarte, R. & Serrão, R. (2024, September, 17th). “Parents’ and Peers’ Socio-emotional support, School Engagement, and Academic Achievement in Primary and Secondary Schools: Systematic Literature Review” [oral presentation]. Online International Scientific Conference “Let's Care - Building Safe Educational Environments for All”
2024 Dias, P., Veríssimo, L., Carneiro, C., Duarte, R. & Serrão, R. (2024, September, 5- 7). “School Engagement and Academic Achievement: The Role of Relationships with Parents and Peers” [oral presentation]. 9th ENSEC Conference, Chania, Greece.
2024 Carvalho, M., Cruz, J., Azevedo, H., Veríssimo, L., & Serrão, R. (2024, September, 25-27). “A preliminary study about PBIS in Portuguese schools: The psychologists’ perspective”. 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses/XII Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia.
2024 Serrão, R., Dias, P., Andrés, A., & Bowe, M. (2024, September 25-27). “School-based universal well-being screening: Perceptions of its social validity from students and teachers”. [poster] 6º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses/XII Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia, Lisbon, Portugal.
2023/07 Varjas, K., Nastasi, B., Serrão, R., Mendes, S., Martinsone, B., Lorig, C., Farina, L., Palikara, O. & Jones, C. (July, 2023). Teachers’ mental health and wellbeing Project Phase 2: Conducting and Analyzing Teacher Interviews and Ecomaps. 44th annual conference of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) (Italy).
2023/05 Serrão, R. (May, 2023). Invited Talk: The well-being and psychological health of teachers: The importance of relationships for its promotion. Encontro de Boas Práticas CFAE MarcoCinfães: Para que ninguém fique para trás (Portugal).
2023/02 Serrão, R., Dias, P., Bowe, M., & Andrés, A. (February, 2023). School professionals’ perceptions on whole-school universal wellbeing screening acceptability and usefulness: Results from two Delphi Studies. Third Annual International Congress of Doctoral Students of the Miguel University Hernández de Elche (Spain).
2023 Dias, P., Veríssimo, L., Carneiro, A., Duarte, R. & Serrão, R. (2023). Let’s Care – Building safe and caring schools to foster educational inclusion and school achievement. FEP International Week – Fall, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto.
2022/06 Carvalho, M. & Serrão, R. (September, 2022). Problem-based learning in an undergraduate Psychology course: A facilitator for the learning experience?. e-CLOSE Multiplier Event, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal).
2020/11/18 A whole-school approach to mental health and wellbeing screening: Validation of screening tools from students to principals. Digest Seminar: Nottingham Institute of Education
Nottingham Institute of Education (United Kingdom)
2020/11/10 From face-to-face to online and distance learning in a psychology Bachelor's degree: Challenges and opportunities from students' and teachers' perceptions. 13th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation
ICERI2020 (Seville, Spain)
2020/11 Nuevas estrategias para la formación de líderes educativos a partir de la investigación [New strategies to develop school leaders¿ training starting with research] VI EDO International Congress: The new knowledge Management
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
2019/07/19 Histórias de vida de Diretores Escolares Portugueses: Problemas, Desafios e Sonhos [Life stories of Portuguese principals: Problems, challenges and dreams]. EDUgest International Seminar
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/05 El Observatorio Ibérico de Liderazgo Educativo [The Iberic observatory on educative leardership]. X Jornadas Internacionales del Grupo EDO
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain)
2018/07 Os efeitos da liderança dos Diretores escolares no esforço-extra, eficácia e satisfação: Perceção de docentes Portugueses [The effect of the principals leadership on extra effort, efficacy and satisfaction: Portuguese teachers perceptions’]. Ciência 2018 - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
FCT (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/03 Teachers and Principals’ perceptions of leadership results and styles: Results from a questionnaire applied to a sample of Portuguese schools. 4th LEER Conference on Education Economics
KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium)
2018/02 The effects of Principals’ leadership in generating extra effort, efficacy and satisfaction of teachers: Portuguese teachers´ perceptions. 10th World Conference on Educational Sciences
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2017/07 Perceções de alunos sobre a aprendizagem, a motivação e a atenção: Um estudo com grupos de discussão focalizada [Students perceptions’ on learning, motivation and attention: A study with focus group]. II Congresso Internacional Envolvimento dos Alunos na Escola: Perspetivas da Psicologia e Educação
Instituto de Educação (Lisbon , Portugal)
2016/09 O que pensam os alunos sobre o que facilita e dificulta a aprendizagem? Um estudo com grupos de discussão focalizada [What does students think about what facilitate or hamper learning? A study with focus group]. 3º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses [III Congress of Portuguese Psychology Association]
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Porto, Portugal)
2016/09 Modelo RTI: Uma experiência de Prevenção Universal de Dificuldades de Aprendizagem de Leitura e Escrita no Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Rosário [RTI model: An experience of universal prevention of learning difficulties on reading and writting at Colégio Nossa Senhora do Rosário]. 3º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses [III Congress of Portuguese Psychology Association]
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Porto, Portugal)
2014/07 Changing world, changing students: How are twenty-first century students described by their teachers? 36th Annual Conference of International School Psychology Association (ISPA)
Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania)
2014/02 Ensinar e aprender no século XXI: Um olhar sobre as preocupações relatadas por professores [Teach and learn in the XXI century: a view on teachers concerns]. Ensinar e aprender no século XXI: Um olhar sobre as preocupações relatadas por professores [Teach and learn in the XXI century: a view on teachers concerns].
(Lisbon, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/10 - 2023/07 Bem-estar e saúde psicológica dos professores na sequência da pandemia por covid-19: Estudo exploratório
Co-supervisor
 Master in Psychology (Master)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/01 - 2020/07 "IFCU 7th International Psychology Congress Psychology in Dialogue: Three paths, one goal" - postponed for 2021 (due to COVD-19) (2020/07/01 - 2020/07/04)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 International Federation of Catholic Universities, France
2019/01 - 2019/07/19 III Seminário Edugest: Seminário Internacional EDUgest: Gestão Escolar e Melhoria das Escolas [III EDUgest Seminar: Project EDUgest International Seminar: School Management and School Improvement] (2019/07/19 - 2019/07/19)
Conference (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2018/07 - 2018/11 Histórias de Vida de Diretores Escolares – o que nos diz a investigação [Life stories of school principals – what does the research say]. (2018/11 - 2018/11)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2017/11 - 2018/03 II Seminário EDUgest: Novos horizontes para as práticas de inovação e mudança na gestão da escola [II EDUgest Seminar: New horizons for innovation practices and change in school management] (2018/03 - 2018/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/10 I Seminário de resultados de Investigação: Investigar para Transformar [I Seminar of research outputs: Investigate to Transform] (2017/10/18 - 2017/10/18)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/07 - Current Carvalho, M., Cunha, R. S & Soares, D. (July, 2021). Problem-based learning in an undergraduate Psychology course: a description of a possible implementation. IFCU 7th International Psychology Congress "Psychology in Dialogue: Three paths, one goal” (Portugal).
2021/07 - Current Carvalho, M., Martins, C., Alves, D., Marques, E., Azevedo, H., Cruz, J., Fonseca, M., Tormenta, N., Cunha, R. S., Ramalho, S. & Jesus, T. (July, 2021). School psychologists training in Portugal: trainers' perspectives. 42nd Annual HYBRID Conference of the International School Psychology Association (Cyprus).
Conference
2023/07 - 2023/07 Carvalho, M., Serrão, R., Azevedo, H., & Tintoré, M. (July, 2023). Unveiling School Psychologists Leadership: Presentation of a research project. 44th annual conference of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) (Italy).
2023/07 - 2023/07 Serrão, R., Dias, P., Bowe, M., & Andrés, A. (July, 2023). Perceptions of the social validity of school-based universal screening for wellbeing and psychological health, from students to principals. 44th annual conference of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) (Italy).
2022/07 - 2022/07 Serrão, R., Dias, P., Bowe, M., & Andrés, A. (July, 2022). A qualitative study of school professionals’ perspectives about whole-school universal wellbeing screening. 43rd Annual Conference of the International School Psychology Association (Belgium).
2022/06 - 2022/06 Serrão, R., Dias, P., Bowe, M., & Andrés, A. (June, 2022). The influence of in-school social relationships on school professionals’ and pupils’ wellbeing: perspectives of school staff in Portugal and the UK. 5th International Conference on Social Identity and Health (United Kingdom).
2021/07 - 2021/07 Carvalho, M., Martins, C., Alves, D., Marques, E., Azevedo, H., Cruz, J., Fonseca, M., Tormenta, N., Cunha, R. S., Ramalho, S. & Jesus, T. (July, 2021). School psychologists training in applied approaches for the construction of inclusive schools in Portugal: process description. 42nd Annual HYBRID Conference of the International School Psychology Association (Cyprus).
Conference
2021/07 - 2021/07 Cunha, R. S., Sánchez, L. P., Dias, P., Bowe, M., Andrés, A., Cifre, I., Silva, P. O. & Sumich, A. (July, 2021). Developing conjoint research work through a joint PhD programme. IFCU 7th International Psychology Congress "Psychology in Dialogue: Three paths, one goal” (Portugal).
Conference
2020/11 - 2021/03 Long-course: ER - English for Researchers, a partnership between SecondLanguage and Research Centre for Human Development
Second Language, Portugal
2021/02/02 - 2021/02/02 Attendance at the Webinar "Supporting SEL and Mental health in a tiered framework during Covid-19"
Workshop
Panorama Research and Education Foundation, United States
2020/11 - 2020/12 Short-course: Psychosocial risks' primary prevention [Prevenção Primária dos Riscos Psicossociais, Nível 1 - 1ª edição E-learning]
Other
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2020/10/08 - 2020/10/08 Attendance at “Developing an impact mindset for research” provided by Emerald Insight
2020/09/10 - 2020/09/10 Attendance at Research conference “Promoting Mental Health in Schools: Presentation of Project PROMEHS”
Conference
2020/06/25 - 2020/06/26 Attendance at the 'Advanced Research Methods Summer Workshop Series 2020’ presented by the Social Sciences Doctoral Programmes and the Centre for Behavioural Research Methods | Attendance at the workshop Qualitative data - thematic and discursive analysis, by Professor Pam Alldred. And Attendance at the workshop Analysing qualitative data using NVivo, by Dr Christine Huebner.
Workshop
2020/06/17 - 2020/06/17 Short Course: Understanding Research Methods
Birkbeck University of London, United Kingdom
2020/06/04 - 2020/06/04 Attendance at the webinar “How to Create and Implement a Sustainable Schoolwide PBIS Program”, provided by PBIS Rewards Team
Workshop
2020/06/02 - 2020/06/02 Attendance at the webinar “Multi-Tiered School Mental Health Improvement, Innovation, and Advocacy During COVID-19”, provided by School-Based Health Alliance and the National Center for School Mental Health, as part of their School Health Services National Quality Initiative.
Workshop
2020/05/22 - 2020/05/22 Attendance at Public Lecture “School Leadership to support school improvement: Implication for policy and practice” by Pamela Sammons, University of Oxford Department of Education
Seminar
2020/04/22 - 2020/04/22 Invited by Dr. Margarida Gaspar de Matos to participate in opening round table of XI International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychology - Postponed for 2021 (due to COVID-19)
Round table
 XI International Congress of Child and Adolescent Psychology
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa Instituto de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/02/19 - 2020/02/19 Attendance at CiênciaVitae CV Platform training (Certified)
Workshop
 CiênciaVitae CV Platform
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/01/18 - 2020/01/25 Short Course: Desafios da Educação Inclusiva Intervenção multinível de resposta à diversidade [Challenges of Inclusive Education: MTSS intervention for diversity response] - 15h, with Marisa Simões Carvalho (Certified)
Other
 Challenges of Inclusive Education: MTSS intervention for diversity response
Centro de Formação para Professores da APCC , Portugal
2019 - 2020 Long-course: EMI - English as a Medium of Instruction, partnership between SecondLanguage and Católica Porto Business School and Faculty of Education and Psychology
Other
SecondLanguage, Portugal
2019/12/05 - 2019/12/05 Attendance at scientific seminar, 3º Seminário Saúde Mental no Trabalho [3rd Seminar Seminar Mental Health in the Workplace]
Seminar
 3rd Seminar Seminar Mental Health in the Workplace
ENCONTRAR+SE, Portugal

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Católica Porto Business School, Portugal
2019/11/26 - 2019/11/26 Attendence at Seminário de Psicologia da Educação: Educação, Desenvolvimento e Equidade [Seminar of Educational Psychology: Education, Development and Equity]
Seminar
 Seminar of Educational Psychology: Education, Development and Equity
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal

Direção-Geral da Educação, Portugal
2019/08 - 2019/08 Short Course: "Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" - 16h (Certified)
Other
 Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/04 Short course: Advanced Course of Hyperactivity with Attention Deficit: Assessment and Intervention, Instituto CRIAP, 17h (Certified)
Other
 Curso Avançado em PHDA: Avaliação e Intervenção
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/03 Short-course: Instrumentos de avaliação das funções executivas no 1º e 2º ciclos: Administração e cotação [Evaluation instruments of the executive functions in the 1st and 2nd cycle of schooling: Administration and quotation] FPCEUP, 8 h (Certified)
Other
 Evaluation instruments of the executive functions in the 1st and 2nd cycle of schooling: Administration and quotation
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/01 Short-course: "Social Network Analysis" - 9h (Certified)
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Long-course: EMI - English as a Medium of Instruction, partnership between SecondLanguage and Católica Porto Business School and Faculty of Education and Psychology
Other
SecondLanguage, Portugal
2018/12 - 2018/12 Short-course: "Structural Equation Modelling with AMOS" - 18h (Certified), with João Marôco
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2018/12 - 2018/12 Attendance at Seminário Psicologia da Educação [Seminar of Psychology and Education], Braga (Certified)
Seminar
 Seminário Psicologia da Educação
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal

Direção-Geral da Educação, Portugal
2018/11 - 2018/11 Attendance at the international Winter School: "Intervention Research in Education: From planning to publishing" (Certified)
Other
 Winter School: "Intervention Research in Education: From planning to publishing"
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018/07 - 2018/07 Short-course: Intensive Course on Neuropsychological Rehabilitation in Specific Learning Disorders in Childhood, CRIAP (Certified)
Other
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2018/06 - 2018/06 Attendance at Fórum de Empregabilidade sobre Psicologia Vocacional e do Desenvolvimento de Carreira, [Forum of Employability about Vocational Psychology and Career Development], OPP 4 h
Workshop
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2018/04 - 2018/04 Attendance at II Seminário Internacional de Educação, Educação Inclusiva, [II International Seminar on Education, Inclusive Education], Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
Conference
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03 Short-course: "Disseminating research findings III: getting your scientific paper published” - 7h (Certified)
Other
 International Course on Empirical Research (ICER)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Instituto de Bioética, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03 Short-course: “Construção, desenvolvimento e análise de escalas e questionários” [Constructing, developing and analysing scales and questionnaires] - 16h (Certified)
Other
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/03 Short-course: Psychological Intervention in Divorce Situations [E-learning], CRIAP, 12 h
Other
Instituto CRIAP, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/03 Short-course: Practical Vocational Guidance Questions with Youth, FPCEUP, 26 h
Other
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018/01 - 2018/01 Short-course: "Advanced Course Structural Equation Modelling: Development and Evaluation with AMOS" - 18h (Certified)
Other
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017/10 - 2017/12 Short-course: "Data Analysis with SPSS – Level 1" (Certified)
Other
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Escola de Enfermagem, Portugal
2017/07 - 2017/07 Short-course: "Bibliographic reference: from standards to automatic referencing" - 4h (Certified)
Workshop
 Summer School
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Instituto de Ciências da Saúde Porto, Portugal
2017/01 - 2017/02 Course: Child Neuropsychology: from assessment to intervention, 25 h, FPCEUP. (Certified)
Other
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2016/11 - 2016/12 Short-course: Plataforma Ainda estou a aprender [“Platform I'm Still Learning - From Theoretical Rationale to Use”], developed by Associação INVESTIGARE (Universidade do Minho), 9 h (Certified)
Associação INVESTIGARE, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020 - Current International School Psychology Association (ISPA)
2019 - Current European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) Registered EuroPsy Psychologist (PT-051304-201907)
2016 - Current Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) [Portuguese Psychology Association] OPP professional license: 21141

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017 - 2019 Member of the Advisory Group of the Junior Psychologists for Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (OPP) [Portuguese Psychologists Association] Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2018/11/23 - 2018/11/23 Parental education under the program PARENTALMENTALMENTE. Duration: 2 hours; Target Audience: Parents from Colégio de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes; Topic: Vocational Development; Title: “O papel dos pais no desenvolvimento vocacional dos filhos” ["The role of parents in their children’s vocational development"] Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2018/10 - 2018/10 Parental Education under the program PARENTALMENTALMENTE. Duration: 2 hours; Target Audience: Parents from Colégio de Nossa Senhora de Lourdes; Topic: Multiples Intelligences of Parenting; Title: “Uma cabeça, múltiplas inteligências: Conhecer e Desenvolver cada uma” ["One head, multiple intelligences: Knowing and Developing each"] Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Training / Consultancy to the teaching and non-teaching group of the private school CBE, about the implementation of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model, focused on reading, writing and math skills. Colégio Centro de Bem-Estar Infantil e Juvenil do Coração de Jesus, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Professional inter-vision in the Group of Services of Psychology of Private Schools of Porto and Group of Services of Psychology and Guidance of the Institutions of Província Portuguesa das Franciscanas de Nossa Senhora.
2016 - 2016 Parental Education as Psychologist of Serviço de Psicologia do Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Rosário. Duration: 2h30; Target Audience: Parents of 3rd Graders of Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Rosário; Topic: Sexual Education. Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Rosário, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Session under the Learning to Educate Teachers Program [Aprender a Educar: Professores] (FEP.UCP). Target Audience: Teachers; Topic: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at Classroom; Duration: 2h30; Title: Como lidar com crianças Hiperativas na sala de aula? [“How to deal with hyperactive kids in the classroom?”] Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/10 - 2021/04 Member of the trainers' team for the specialised training for School Psychologist in Portuguese Schools: Applied approaches for the construction of a more inclusive school [Formação Especializada para Psicólogas/os com Intervenção em Contexto Escolar: Abordagens Aplicadas para a Construção de uma Escola mais Inclusiva] with a focus on Multi-tiered Systems of Support - Trainer for 2 classes of School Psychologists. (Outros) Direção-Geral da Educação e Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2021/02/17 - 2021/02/17 Seminar on psychological assessment “BANC: Bateria de Avaliação Neuropsicológica de Coimbra”, for Master Degree in Psychology (Mestrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/02 Marking hours (Hourly Paid Lecturer) for the Institute of Education of Nottingham Trent University - Course name "Social Psychology, Development, and Interaction in Childhood" - 2nd Year of Childhood course. (Bachelor) Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
2020/11 - 2021/01 Classes of "Intelligence: Theory and Processes" 1st year of Bachelor in Psychology (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Practical classes of “Learning, Memory and Motivation”, 1st year of Bachelor in Psychology Psychology (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/01 Practical classes of “Psychological intervention in Educational Settings”, 1st year of Master Degree in Psychology Psychology (Mestrado) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2019/10 - 2019/10 Seminars on psychological assessment “BANC: Bateria de Avaliação Neuropsicológica de Coimbra”, for Master Degree in Psychology Psychology (Outros) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2019/07 - 2019/07 Class “Student engagement in school” at Summer School "Perspectives on Psychology: From Molecules to Behaviour", CEDH, HNL, FEP.UCP. (Outros) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/07 Practical classes of “Learning, Memory and Motivation”, 1st year of Bachelor Degree in Psychology Psychology (Licenciatura) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
2019/04 - 2019/04 Seminar on psychological assessment “BANC: Bateria de Avaliação Neuropsicológica de Coimbra”, on Master Degree in Psychology Psychology (Outros) Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Research Centre for Human Development, Portugal, Portugal
Distinctions

Title

2014 Certificado de Formador Profissional [Certificate of Pedagogical Competence for Trainer], recognized and accredited by the Institute of Employment and Vocational Training of Portugal. Certificate Number: F617790/2014.
Institute of Employment and Vocational Training of Portugal, Portugal

Other distinction

2014 Merit Schoolarship of 100%
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2013 Merit Schoolarship of 100%
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2012 Merit Schoolarship of 100%
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2011 Merit Schoolarship of 50%
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal
2010 Merit Schoolarship of 100%
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Portugal