Personal identification

Full name

Helena Baptista

Citation names

• Baptista, Helena

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

DE11-4C8F-C0D3

ORCID iD

0000-0001-7990-5942

Scopus Author Id

56587826600

Email addresses

• mhbaptista@novaims.unl.pt (Professional)

Websites

• https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56587826600 (Scholar)
• https://novaresearch.unl.pt/en/persons/helena-baptista (Scholar)
• https://www.novaims.unl.pt/pt/a-nova-ims/docentes/d/155 (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

• Exact Sciences - Mathematics - Statistics and Probability

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)

	Degree	Classification
2016/07/29 Concluded	Gestão de Informação (Doutoramento) Major in Estatística e Econometria Universidade NOVA de Lisboa NOVA Information Management School, Portugal "A Gaussian random field model for similarity-based smoothing in Bayesian disease mapping " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovada por unanimidade com distinção e louvor

Publications

Conference paper

Baptista, Helena. "Similarity- and neighborhood-based dynamic models for infection data: Uncovering the complexities of the COVID-19 infection risks.". Paper presented in 2023 WNAR/IMS Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, United States., Anchorage, 2023. Published Baptista, Helena; Jorge M. Mendes; Congdon, Peter. "Comparing two models for disease mapping data not varying systematically in space". Paper presented in METMA 9, 2018. Published

Journal article

Jorge M. Mendes; Helena Baptista; André Oliveira; Bruno Jardim; Miguel de Castro Neto. "Beyond comorbidities, sex and age have no effect on COVID-19 health care demand". Scientific Reports (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11376-5. 10.1038/s41598-022-11376-5 Baptista, Helena; Congdon, Peter; Mendes, Jorge M.; Rodrigues, Ana M.; Canhão, Helena; Dias, Sara S.. "Disease mapping models for data with weak spatial dependence or spatial discontinuities". Epidemiologic Methods 9 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/em-2019-0025. Published • 10.1515/em-2019-0025 Baptista, H.; Mendes, J.M.; MacNab, Y.C.; Xavier, M.; Caldas-De-Almeida, J.; Lawson, A.B.; Lee, D.. "A Gaussian random field model for similarity-based smoothing in Bayesian disease mapping". Statistical Methods in Medical Research 25 4 (2016): 1166-1184. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84983747580&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1177/0962280216660407 Baptista, H.; Mendes, J.M.; De Almeida, J.C.; Xavier, M.. "Alcohol abuse disorder prevalence and its distribution across Portugal. A disease mapping approach". Revstat Statistical Journal 13 1 (2015): 79-101. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84927125706&partnerID=MN8TOARS. Xavier, M.; Baptista, H.; Mendes, J.M.; Magalhães, P.; Caldas-de-Almeida, J.M.. "Implementing the World Mental Health Survey Initiative in Portugal - rationale, design and fieldwork procedures". International Journal of Mental Health Systems 7 1 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880028449&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1186/1752-4458-7-19 Baptista, M.H.M.F.; Mendes, J.M.. "The Portuguese pharmaceutical market in the near future - A time series exploration approach". Journal of Medical Marketing 9 4 (2009): 329-341. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-75149137106&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1057/jmm.2009.37