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Bianca Gerardo. PhD student in Psychology, specialization in Neuropsychology, research project financed by the Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BD/146680/2019). Assistant Professor at Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida (ISPA). Member of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists, Professional Certificate. Integrated Master's in Psychology, specialization in Clinical Psychogeronthology, through the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra (FPCE-UC). Research areas of interest: Aging; Cognitive Decline; Neurodegenerative Diseases; Dementia; Neuropsychological Assessment; Trace Elements.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bianca Gerardo

Citation names

  • Gerardo, Bianca

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E314-D921-2886
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1229-5462

Email addresses

  • bianca.s.gerardo94@gmail.com (Professional)

Addresses

  • Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC). Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra, Rua do Colégio Novo, s/n, 3000-115, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01 - 2023/12
Ongoing
 Psychology, Specialization in Neuropsychology (Doutoramento)
Major in Neuropsicologia
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2020/06/01 - 2021/05/31
Concluded
 Professional Internship - Junior Professional Year (Outros)
Major in Psicologia Clínica
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2021/01/23
Concluded
 Workshop - Psychological First Aid (Outros)
Gabinete ReConstruir – Psicologia e Desenvolvimento Pessoal, Portugal
2019/12/05 - 2020/01/10
Concluded
 Course "The Essentials of Research Data Management" (Outros)
Republica Portuguesa Secretaria-Geral da Educação e Ciência, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
100%
2018/10/31
Concluded
 Integrated Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, Specialization in Clinical Psychogerontology (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Visuoconstructional impairment in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Diagnostic utility and predictive value in the progression to Alzheimer’s disease" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17.04
2017/09 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Curricular Internship (Outros)
Major in Neuropsychology, cognitive decline and dementia
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Serviço de Neurologia, Portugal
 19
2017/04 - 2017/04
Concluded
 Workshop - FreeSurfer Software Suit (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra PROACTION Laboratory, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/03
Concluded
 Workshop - Multi-Voxel Pattern Analysis (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra PROACTION Laboratory, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/02
Concluded
 Workshop - BrainVoyager Software (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra PROACTION Laboratory, Portugal
2016/09 - 2016/10
Concluded
 Workshop - MATLAB (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra PROACTION Laboratory, Portugal
2015/09 - 2015/09
Concluded
 Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) training (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra PROACTION Laboratory, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/02 - Current Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2019 - Current Researcher (Research) Laboratório de Avaliação Psicológica e Psicometria, Portugal
2018 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2018/08/31 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Coimbra PROACTION Laboratory, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/06/01 - Current Técnico Psicologia Especialista (Técnico Psicologia) Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/08/01 - 2019/12/31 Research Fellow in the R&D unit "Center for Research in Neuropsichology and Cognitive and Behavioral Intervention" [PSI/00730 (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007500)] Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2018/12/31 Research Fellow under the project "The Cognitive Reserve Assessment Protocol (PaeRC)" - [PSI/00730/513381] Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/02 - Current The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia
SFRH/BD/146680/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/10 - Current Environmental metal exposure and predisposition to develop Alzheimer's Disease in Cape Verde
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Geociências, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Ongoing
2018/09/01 - Current Aging and Cognitive Decline in the Portuguese Population: Incidence, profiles, risk and protective factors
[IF/01325/2015]
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/09 - Current Neurodegenerative diseases in the population residing in Estarreja and its possible relation with a presence of chemical elements in the environment
OHM-E/2011/Proj.4
Researcher
Ongoing
2020/05/01 - 2020/07/31 COVID-19: Impact of social isolation in the mental health of adults and older adults
079_596650513
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/09/01 - 2018/12/31 The Cognitive Reserve Assessment Protocol (PaeRC)
Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo Comportamental-PSI/00730-513381
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2016/12 - 2018/08 Fear Memory - A Neuromodulation Study in Anxiety Disorders
PTDC/MHC-PAP/5618/2014
Researcher
2015/09 - 2018/08 Psychological, neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms of the fear response
SFRH/BD/80945/2011
Assistente de investigação
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Gerardo, Bianca. "Focus on the Perceived Social Isolation and Loneliness during COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal". Paper presented in IV Iberoamerican Conference Of Neuropsychology, 2021.
    Published
  2. Gerardo, Bianca; Mário R. Simões; Marina Cabral Pinto; Sandra Freitas. "The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia". 2020.
    Published
  3. Tiago Mendes; Sandra Cardoso; Manuela Guerreiro; João Maroco; Dina Silva; Luísa Alves; Ben Schmand; et al. "Can subjective memory complaints identify ABeta Postitive and ABeta Negative amnestic MCI patients?". 2020.
    Published
  4. Mendes, Tiago; Cardoso, Sandra; Moroco, João; Guerreiro, Manuela; Silva, Dina; Alves, Luísa; Schmand, Ben; et al. "Can subjective memory complains identify AB positive and AB negative amnestic MCI patients?". Paper presented in 33ª Reunião do Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência, Coimbra, 2020.
    Published
  5. Gerardo, Bianca; Mário R. Simões; Marina Cabral Pinto; Sandra Freitas. "The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia". 2020.
    Published
  6. Gerardo, Bianca; Cabral-Pinto, Marina; Marinho-Reis, Paula; Almeida, Agostinho; Nogueira, Joana; Simões, Mário R.; Freitas, Sandra. "Environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements and their influence on cognitive status". Paper presented in Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  7. Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, Joana; Gerardo, Bianca; Vilar, Manuela; Santana, Isabel; Prieto, Gerardo; Simões, Mário R.. "Validation and normalization of the Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS)". Paper presented in Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  8. Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, Joana; Gerardo, Bianca; Alves, Lara. "Incidence of cognitive decline and dementia in Portugal". Paper presented in Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society, Coimbra, 2019.
    Published
  9. Nogueira, Joana; Gerardo, Bianca; Alves, Lara; Simões, Mário R.; Santana, Isabel; Freitas, Sandra. "Cognitive Reserve Assessment Battery (BARC): Analysis of the temporal stability of TeLPI results". Paper presented in Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society, 2019.
    Published
  10. Lima, Marisa; Duro, Diana; Gerardo, Bianca; Freitas, Sandra; Simões, Mário R.; Santana, Isabel. "Validation Study of the Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test for Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  11. Gerardo, Bianca; Duro, Diana; Nogueira, Joana; Lima, Marisa; Lopes, Joana; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, Isabel. "Meta-memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relevance of Subjective Memory Complaints in monitoring patients at risk of conversion to Alzheimer's Dementia". Paper presented in Neurology Congress 2018, Portuguese Neurology Society, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  12. Gerardo, Bianca; Duro, Diana; Nogueira, Joana; Lima, Marisa; Lopes, Joana; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, Isabel. "Metamemória no Defeito Cognitivo Ligeiro: importância das queixas subjectivas de memória no seguimento de doentes em risco de conversão para demência do tipo Alzheimer". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  13. Lima, Marisa; Duro, Diana; Gerardo, Bianca; Freitas, Sandra; Simões, Mário R.; Santana, Isabel. "Validation study of the Toulouse-Pièron Cancellation Test for patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease". Paper presented in Congresso de Neurologia 2018, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  14. Lima, Marisa; Baeta, Élia; Gerardo, Bianca; Lemos, Raquel; Lopes, Joana; Simões, Mário R.; Duro, Diana; Santana, Isabel. "Attention and working memory throughout the lifespan". Paper presented in 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Lisboa, 2018.
    Published
  15. Gerardo, Bianca; Duro, Diana; Nogueira, Joana; Lima, Marisa; Lopes, Joana; Freitas, Sandra; Santana, Isabel. "Metamemory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relation with progression to Alzheimer's disease". Paper presented in 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Lisboa, 2018.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Gerardo, Bianca. "Association between aluminum levels and cognitive decline in environmentally exposed elders". Paper presented in Alzheimer’s Association International Conference – AAIC 2023, 2023.
    10.1002/alz.077585
  2. Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Guiomar, Raquel; Gerardo, Bianca; Almeida, Jorge. "Measuring fear conditioning: skin conductance inconsistency across anxiety sensitivity levels". Paper presented in 47th Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Bianca Gerardo; Joana Nogueira; Marina Cabral Pinto; Agostinho Almeida; Mário R. Simões; Sandra Freitas. "Trace Elements and Cognitive Function in Adults and Older Adults: A Comprehensive Systematic Review". Exposure and Health (2024): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-024-00667-z.
    10.1007/s12403-024-00667-z
  2. Vânia Lima Pereira; Sandra Freitas; Mário R. Simões; Bianca Gerardo. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): A validation study among prisoners". Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.2306.
    10.1002/cbm.2306
  3. Juliana Gonçalves; Bianca Gerardo; Joana Nogueira; Rosa Marina Afonso; Sandra Freitas. "Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): An update normative study for the Portuguese population". Applied Neuropsychology: Adult (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2023.2252949.
    10.1080/23279095.2023.2252949
  4. Joana Rita Frias; Joana Nogueira; Bianca Gerardo; Rosa Marina Afonso; Sandra Freitas. "Cognitive decline complaints scale (CDCS): validation and normative studies for the adults and older adults Portuguese population". Aging & Mental Health (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2068130.
    10.1080/13607863.2022.2068130
  5. Nogueira, Joana; Gerardo, Bianca; Santana, Isabel; Simões, M. R.; Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, J.; Gerardo, B.; et al. "The Assessment of Cognitive Reserve: A Systematic Review of the Most Used Quantitative Measurement Methods of Cognitive Reserve for Aging". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.847186.
    Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.847186
  6. Nogueira, Joana; Gerardo, Bianca; Silva, Ana Rita; Pinto, Paula; Barbosa, Rosa; Soares, Sílvia; Baptista, Beatriz; et al. "Effects of restraining measures due to COVID-19: Pre- and post-lockdown cognitive status and mental health". Current Psychology (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01747-y.
    Published • 10.1007/s12144-021-01747-y
  7. Freitas, Sandra; Nogueira, Joana; Pinto, Paula; Gerardo, Bianca; Alves, Lara; Santana, Isabel; Simões, Mário R.. "Influence of sociodemographic characteristics on mild depressive symptomatology among Portuguese population". Sinapse (2021):
    Accepted
  8. Nogueira, J.; Gerardo, B.; Alves, L.; Santana, I.; Simões, M. R.; Freitas, Sandra. "The temporal stability of premorbid intelligence: A non-clinical 10-year follow-up study using the Irregular Word Reading Test (TeLPI)". Applied Neuropsychology: Adult (2020): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23279095.2020.1817744.
    Open access • Published
  9. Bianca Gerardo; Cabral Pinto MMS; Joana Nogueira; Paula Pinto; Agostinho Almeida; Edgar Pinto; A P Reis; et al. "Associations between Trace Elements and Cognitive Decline: An Exploratory 5-Year Follow-Up Study of an Elderly Cohort". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17 (2020): 1-18. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/17/6051.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijerph17176051
  10. Cabral Pinto, Marina M. S.; Marinho-Reis, Paula; Almeida, Agostinho; Pinto, Edgar; Neves, Orquídia; Inácio, Manuela; Gerardo, Bianca; et al. "Links between Cognitive Status and Trace Element Levels in Hair for an Environmentally Exposed Population: A Case Study in the Surroundings of the Estarreja Industrial Area". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2019): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/22/4560.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/ijerph16224560
  11. Gerardo, Bianca; Cabral-Pinto, M; Paula Marinho Reis; Almeida, A.; Nogueira, J.; Simões, M. R.; Freitas, S.; et al. "Exposição ambiental a Elementos Potencialmente Tóxicos e a sua influência no estado cognitivo.". SINAPSE 19 Suppl(1) (2019): 56-56.
    Published
  12. Mendes, Tiago; Cardoso, Sandra; Guerreiro, Manuela; Maroco, João; Silva, Dina; Alves, Luísa; Schmand, Ben; et al. "Can Subjective Memory Complaints Identify Aß Positive and Aß Negative Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients?". Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (2019): http://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190414.
    Published • 10.3233/JAD-190414
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Gerardo, Bianca. "Visuoconstructional impairment in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Diagnostic utility and predictive value in the progression to Alzheimer’s disease". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2018.

Other

Other output
  1. The Role of Anxiety Sensitivity in fear conditioning: a moderation effect. Manuscript submitted for publication.. 2019. Gerardo, Bianca; Guiomar, Raquel; Moura-Ramos, Mariana; Ganho-Ávila, Ana. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/tu8h7.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/04 Cadmium and Aluminum in Relation to the Cognitive Performance of Adults and Older Adults Global Neuropsychology Congress 2024
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/08/06 Arsenic level and cognitive function of adults and older adults Tenth International Conference on Medical Geology
(Monterrey, Mexico)
2023/08 Mapping of Trace Elements on Sal Island (Cape Verde) and Blood Concentrations in the inhabitants 10th International Conference on Medical Geology - MEDGEO 2023
(Monterrey, Mexico)
2023/06/17 Cognitive decline in elders environmentally exposed to Potentially Toxic Elements 37th Meeting of the Brain Aging and Dementia Study Group
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/03/31 Relationship between arsenic levels in hair and cognitive performance in adults and older adults IV CINEICC International Congress
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/05/28 Neuropsychology of aging in the era of COVID-19 (Symposium) - Focus on the Perceived Social Isolation and Loneliness during COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal (Conference) IV Iberoamerican Conference Of Neuropsychology
2021/01/06 Impact of COVID-19 in elderly individuals 7th ISSSL-UL Journeys
Instituto Superior de Serviço Social de Lisboa, Universidade Lusíada (Portugal)
2020/11 Effects of COVID-19 pandemic confinement measures in cognitive function and overall well-being of adults and older adults Neurology Congress 2020, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2020/09 Epidemiologic Study: Incidence rate of cognitive decline in Portugal [Estudo Epidemiológico: Incidência do Declínio Cognitivo em Portugal] 34th Meeting of the Brain Aging and Dementia Study Group
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2020 Effect of the confinement measures due to COVID-19 pandemic on cognitive functioning and well-being of adults and older adults X Social Journeys of Armamar: (Re)Learning to live in pandemic times
(Portugal)
2019/11/04 The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia PsihDay - 3ª Mostra de Doutoramento em Psicologia
(Portugal)
2019 Subjective memory complaints and neuropsychological assessment of patients with amnesic Mild Cognitive Impairment CEPD by CEPD - I Congress on Aging and Practices in Dementia
Centro de Estimulação para Pessoas com Demência (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019 Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS): Development of a new instrument to assess subjective cognitive complaints CEPD by CEPD - I Congress on Aging and Practices in Dementia
Centro de Estimulação para Pessoas com Demência (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019 Cognitive Reserve Assessment Battery (BARC): A method of estimating cognitive reserve CEPD by CEPD - I Congress on Aging and Practices in Dementia
Centro de Estimulação para Pessoas com Demência (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019 Environmental factors with potential risk for the development of cognitive decline CEPD by CEPD - I Congress on Aging and Practices in Dementia
Centro de Estimulação para Pessoas com Demência (Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal)
2019 The environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia 33rd Meeting of the Brain Aging and Dementia Study Group
Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência (Curia, Portugal)
2019 Can subjective memory complaints identify ABeta Postitive and ABeta Negative amnestic MCI patients? 33rd Meeting of the Brain Aging and Dementia Study Group
Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência (Portugal)
2019 Cognitive Reserve Assessment Battery (BARC): Analysis of the temporal stability of TeLPI results Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2019 Environmental exposure to Potentially Toxic Elements and their influence on cognitive status Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2019 Incidence of cognitive decline and dementia in Portugal Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2019 Validation and normalization of the Cognitive Decline Complaints Scale (CDCS) Neurology Congress 2019, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2018/10 Visuoconstructive Deficit in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Diagnostic Utility and Predictive Value in the Progression to Alzheimer's Disease 32nd Meeting of the Brain Aging and Dementia Study Group
Grupo de Estudos de Envelhecimento Cerebral e Demência (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018 Meta-memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relevance of Subjective Memory Complaints in monitoring patients at risk of conversion to Alzheimer's Dementia Neurology Congress 2018, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2018 Validation Study of the Toulouse-Piéron Cancellation Test for Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease Neurology Congress 2018, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2018 Attention and working memory throughout the lifespan Neurology Congress 2018, Portuguese Neurology Society
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia (Portugal)
2018 Metamemory in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Relation with progression to Alzheimer's disease 4th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
European Academy of Neurology (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017 Conditioned fear response: inconsistency of the phasic component of skin electrical conductance depends on anxiety sensitivity 4th National Congress of Psychology Talks
Associação Portuguesa Conversas de Psicologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017 The Neuroscience of Classic Pavlov Conditioning at the Service of Highly Effective Treatments 4th National Congress of Psychology Talks
Associação Portuguesa Conversas de Psicologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017 Neuroplasticity and non-invasive neuromodulation: From research to clinical applicability 4th National Congress of Psychology Talks
Associação Portuguesa Conversas de Psicologia (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016 Is fear extinction a true extinction? The importance of implicit avoidance tendencies in the assessment of extinction 3rd National Congress of Psychology Talks
Associação Portuguesa Conversas de Psicologia (Coimbra, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/04/01 - 2023/03/31 Member of the organizing committee of the IV CINEICC International Congress (2023/03/30 - 2023/04/01)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2019/09/30 - 2019/10/01 CEPD by CEPD - I Congresso de Envelhecimento e Práticas na Demência [CEPD by CEPD - I Congress on Aging and Practices in Dementia] (2019/09/30 - 2019/10/01)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/06/01 - Current Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses [Portuguese Psychologists Order] CP no. 25900

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/03 - 2021/03 Neuropsychological Assessment, Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/12/11 - 2020/12/11 Research Methodology in Psychology, Integrated Master in Psychology (3rd Year) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/09 - 2020/09 Neuropsychological Assessment - Workshop, Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/02 Neuropsychological Assessment, Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology Interuniversity Master in Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/02 - Current Master's Thesis Carina Pravin
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best Oral Communication
Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2019 Prémio Orlando Leitão (best annual oral communication)
Sociedade Portuguesa de Neurologia, Portugal
2018 Prémio 3% dos Melhores Estudantes da Universidade de Coimbra