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Juliana Pedro. Master in Psychology, Ph.D. in Psychology. Her research interests are focused on the psychosocial impact of infertility and infertility prevention and the promotion of reproductive health. She is also interested in couples´ relationship quality, sexuality, and well-being in the transition to parenthood and in the decision-making of patients seeking treatments intended to use gamete donation (third party-reproduction). She is the author of 8 peer-reviewed papers and author of scientific communications and posters. She is deputy of the Special Interest Group of Psychology and Counseling of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology. She is Associate Editor on Human Reproduction and reviewed in more than 17 scientific journals.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Juliana Baptista Pedro

Citation names

  • Pedro, J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F81D-2201-787D
ORCID iD
0000-0003-1959-4921

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01/30
Concluded
Psicologia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Fertility Awareness: Development and effectiveness of an educational intervention on promoting awareness in reproductive health " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
approved
2015/09/01 - 2018/07/29
Concluded
Doctoral Program in Psychology (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in 180 ECTS
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
17-19
2013 - 2014
Concluded
Inglês (Curso médio)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013 - 2013
Concluded
Certificado de Competências Pedagógicas nº 609037/2013 (Curso médio)
Instituto de Solidariedade e Segurança Social, Portugal
2010 - 2012
Concluded
Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde - Intervenções Cognitivo-Comportamentais (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Cuidados Centrados no Paciente e adesão aos tratamentos de fertilidade: resultados da validação da versão portuguesa do PCQ-Infertilidade" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2010
Concluded
Licenciatura em Ciências Psicológicas (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/09/01 - Current Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Centro de Psicologia, Portugal
2019/09/12 - 2020/09/12 Research Assistant (Research) Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2013/07/01 - 2015/06/30 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020/09/16 - Current Psychologist Centro de Genética da Reprodução Prof. Alberto Barros, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2019/06/30 PhD Student (individual grant; Project: The importance of knowledge in reproductive health: efficacy of a preventive intervention in promoting fertility awareness (funded by FCT) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2012/07/01 - 2013/06/01 Professional traineeship in Clinical Psychology. Practice on Clinical Psychology with children and older adults Santa Casa da Misericórdia da Marinha-Grande, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2012/06/01 Curricular traineeship in Clinical Psychology. Practice on Clinical Psychology and Health with adults. Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra - unidade de Sobral Cid, Portugal
2010/07/01 - 2010/08/01 Summer traineeship in Clinical Psychology Associação de Paralisia Cerebral de Leiria, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/07/01 - 2019/06/29 The importance of knowledge in reproductive health: efficacy of a preventive intervention
SFRH/BD/103234/2014
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2013/07 - Current FertiProGlo - Fatores protetores e fatores de risco em casais que vivenciam barreiras à fertilidade: similitudes e diferenças num mundo globalizado
PTDC/MHC-PSC/4195/2012
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/09/12 - 2020/09/12 MindGAP
829040
Researcher
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
European Comission
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pedro, J. ; Costa, M.E.; Martins, M. V.. "Fertility Knowledge in Portugal: State-of-the-Art and the Need for Health Education". In Diálogos acerca da infertilidade, edited by Justo, José Manuel Rosado de Miranda, 31-51. Leiria, Portugal: PsiCoap, 2019.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Pedro, J. ; Fernandes, J.; Barros, A.; Xavier, P.; Oliveira, C.; Schmdit, L.; Costa, M.E.; Mariana, M. V.. "Does watching an educational video increase Fertility Awareness (FA)? Results from a randomised controlled trial with partnered people desiring to become parents". Paper presented in 35th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, 2019.
    Published
  2. Pedro, J. ; Brandão, T.; Schmidt, L.; Costa, M.E.; Martins, M.V.. "What do people know about fertility and infertility risk factors? A systematic review on fertility knowledge...". Paper presented in 33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Geneve, 2017.
    Published
  3. Martins, M.V.; Pedro, J. ; Costa, M.E.. "Efficacy of a short educational video on fertility knowledge and intentions over 12 months: a randomised controlled trial...". Paper presented in 32nd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Helsinki, 2016.
    Published
  4. Pedro, J. ; Brandão, Tânia; Nunes, N.; Martins, M.V.; Costa, M.E.; Matos, Paula Mena. "Preditores da satisfação conjugal no cancro de mama: Uma revisão sistemática". Paper presented in 11º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde, Lisboa, 2015.
    Published
  5. Martins, M.V.; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Pedro, J. ; Schmidt, L.; Costa, M.E.. "Male psychological adaptation to infertility: a systematic review of longitudinal studies". Paper presented in 30th ESHRE Annual Meeting of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Munich, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Videira, Iara; Pedro, J. ; Martins, Mariana Veloso. "The barriers to the chilbearing decision on Portuguese heterosexual couples". Paper presented in 7th Portuguese Congress of Reproductive Medicine, 2019.
    10.3997/2214-4609.201405013
  2. Pedro, J.. "Literacia em saúde reprodutiva e fertilidade: deve a informação ser igual para todos? [Reproductive and fertility health literacy: Should the information be the same for everyone?]". Paper presented in XXXV International Journeys of Reproduction Studies, 2017.
  3. Pedro, J.; Yoon Frederiksen; Schmidt, L.; Hans Jakob Ingerslev; Robert Zacharie; Martins, M.V.. "Which is the best instrument? A psychometric comparison of COMPI Fertility Problem Stress (COMPIFPSS), Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI), and Fertility Quality of Life tool (FertiQoL)". Paper presented in 32 nd Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, 2016.
  4. Martins, Mariana Veloso; Pedro, J. ; Conceição, Carla; Schmidt, Lone. "Efficacy of a video intervention in young adults’ fertility knowledge and intentions". Paper presented in Education and reproduction in low-fertility settings, 2015.
  5. Conceição, C.; Pedro, J.; Martins, M.V.. "Eficácia de uma intervenção na prevenção da infertilidade em estudantes universitários: Estudo prospetivo randomizado". Paper presented in Jorndas Solamer e XXXII Jornadas Internacionais de Estudos da Reprodução, 2015.
  6. Pedro, J.; Conceição, C.; Martins, M.V.. "Video intervention increases the knowledge of (in)fertility in university students: results from a prospective randomized trial". Paper presented in 71st American Society for Reproductive Medicine Annual Meeting, 2015.
  7. Pedro, J.; Mesquita-Guimarães, J.; Leal, C.; Almeida, V.; Costa, M.E.; Martins, M.V.. "Psychosocial effects on reproductive outcomes: examining the impact of infertility-related coping strategies and stress on female and male biological responses and on pregnancy". Paper presented in 31st Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, 2015.
  8. Pedro, J.; Peterson, B.D.; Costa, M.E.; Martins, M.V.. "Male narratives on infertility and the couple relationship: a qualitative analysis of men weblogs.". Paper presented in 30th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting,Munich,2014, 2014.
  9. Sobral, M.P.; Pedro, J.; Costa, M.E.; Schmidt, L.; Martins, M.V.. "Stress e coping em indivíduos a vivenciar barreiras à fertilidade: Diferenças culturais entre sete países". Paper presented in XXXI Jornadas Internacionais de Estudos da Reprodução, 2014.
  10. Martins, A.; Martins, I.; Pedro, J.; Martins, M.; Raposo, V.; Duarte, F.. "Pertubações do Comportamento Alimentar enquanto Adição: Mito ou Realidade?". Paper presented in II Congresso de Patologia Dual e Comportamentos Aditivos, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Pedro, Juliana; Fernandes, Joana; Barros, Alberto; Xavier, Pedro; Almeida, Vasco; Costa, Maria E.; Schmidt, Lone; Martins, Mariana V.. "Effectiveness of a video-based education on fertility awareness: a randomized controlled trial with partnered women". Human Fertility (2020): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14647273.2020.1854482.
    10.1080/14647273.2020.1854482
  2. Pedro, Juliana; Brandão, Tânia; Fernandes, Joana; Barros, Alberto; Xavier, Pedro; Schmidt, Lone; Costa, Maria E.; Martins, Mariana V.. "Perceived Threat of Infertility and Women’s Intention to Anticipate Childbearing: The Mediating Role of Personally Perceived Barriers and Facilitators". Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10880-020-09743-3.
    10.1007/s10880-020-09743-3
  3. Pedro, Juliana; Vassard, Ditte; Malling, Gritt Marie Hviid; Hougaard, Charlotte Ørsted; Schmidt, Lone; Martins, Mariana Veloso. "Infertility-related stress and the risk of antidepressants prescription in women: a 10-year register study". Human Reproduction 34 8 (2019): 1505-1513. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humrep/dez110.
    10.1093/humrep/dez110
  4. Juliana Pedro; Tânia Brandão; Lone Schmidt; Maria E. Costa; Mariana V. Martins. "What do people know about fertility? A systematic review on fertility awareness and its associated factors". Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences 123 2 (2018): 71-81. https://doi.org/10.1080/03009734.2018.1480186.
    10.1080/03009734.2018.1480186
  5. Conceição, Carla; Pedro, Juliana; Martins, Mariana V.. "Effectiveness of a video intervention on fertility knowledge among university students: a randomised pre-test/post-test study". The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 22 2 (2017): 107-113.
    Published • 10.1080/13625187.2017.1288903
  6. Brandão, Tânia; Pedro, Juliana; Nunes, Nuno; Martins, Mariana V.; Costa, Maria Emília; Matos, Paula Mena. "Marital adjustment in the context of female breast cancer: A systematic review". Psycho-Oncology xx (2017): xx-xx.
    Published • 10.1002/pon.4432
  7. Pedro, Juliana; Pedro, J.; Maria Pedro Sobral; Mesquita-Guimarães, J.; Leal, C.; Costa, M.E.; Martins, M.V.. "Couples’ discontinuation of fertility treatments: a longitudinal study on demographic, biomedical, and psychosocial risk factors". Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 34 2 (2017): 217-224. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85000623939&doi=10.1007%2fs10815-016-0844-8&partnerID=40&md5=a39283464161f607b8781810372e81d6.
    Published • 10.1007/s10815-016-0844-8
  8. Pedro, Juliana; Frederiksen, Yoon; Schmidt, Lone; Ingerslev, Hans J; Zachariae, Robert; Martins, Mariana V. "Comparison of three infertility-specific measures in men and women going through assisted reproductive technology treatment". Journal of Health Psychology 24 6 (2016): 738-749. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316678669.
    10.1177/1359105316678669
  9. Martins, Mariana Veloso; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Pedro, Juliana; Peterson, Brennan; Almeida, Vasco; Schmidt, Lone; Costa, Maria Emília. "Male psychological adaptation to unsuccessful medically assisted reproduction treatments: a systematic review". Human Reproduction Update 22 4 (2016): 466-478.
    Published • 10.1093/humupd/dmw009
  10. Pedro, J.; Canavarro, M. C.; Boivin, J.; Gameiro, S.. "Positive experiences of patient-centred care are associated with intentions to comply with fertility treatment: findings from the validation of the Portuguese version of the PCQ-Infertility tool". Human Reproduction 28 9 (2013): 2462-2472.
    Published • 10.1093/humrep/det259
Magazine article
  1. Pedro, J.. "Praise for congress´s new poster sessions", Focus on Reproduction, 2017, https://www.eshre.eu/Publications/Focus-on-Reproduction/Focus-in-2017.
  2. Pedro, J.. "Fertility awareness’ is our precongress topic for Geneva", Focus on Reproduction, 2017, https://www.eshre.eu/Publications/Focus-on-Reproduction/Focus-in-2017.
  3. Pedro, J.. "Proposals for certification in counselling now under consideration", Focus on Reproduction, 2016, https://www.eshre.eu/Publications/Focus-on-Reproduction/Focus-in-2016.
  4. Pedro, J.. "First steps for ESHRE accreditation for psychologists and counsellors’", Focus on Reproduction, 2016, https://www.eshre.eu/Publications/Focus-on-Reproduction/Focus-in-2016.
  5. Pedro, J.. "Almost 1000 guideline downloads since April’", Focus on Reproduction, 2016, https://www.eshre.eu/Publications/Focus-on-Reproduction/Focus-in-2016.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pedro, J.. "Fertility awareness: development and effectiveness of an educational intervention on promoting awareness in reproductive health". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/125855.
  2. Pedro, J.. "Cuidados Centrados no Paciente e adesão aos tratamentos de fertilidade: resultados da validação da versão portuguesa do PCQ-Infertilidade [Patient centred care and compliance with treatment: validation findings of the Portuguese version of the PCQ-Infertility].". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, 2012. https://eg.uc.pt/handle/10316/21778.

Artistic / Performance

Video recording
  1. Pedro, J.; Sofia Madureira (TVU.) (Producer); Authors: Juliana Pedro (FPCEUP), Mariana Veloso Martins (FPCEUP). Director: João Bento Soares (TVU) (Director). 2018. Quero ser pai ou mãe no futuro...O que devo saber? [I want to have children in the future....What should I know?].
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/12/11 Invited for Roundtable "O que há de Aprendizagem no Exercício da Psicologia?" "O que há de Aprendizagem no Exercício da Psicologia?"
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of University of Porto (Portugal)
2020/12/03 PMA post mortem: Questões psicossociais Procriação Medicamente Assistida Post Mortem
ELSA - European Law Students' Association Portucalense (Portugal)
2020/11/12 SAÚDE REPRODUTIVA E O PAPEL DO PSICÓLOGO: DA PREVENÇÃO AO DIAGNÓSTICO E TRATAMENTO
Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa Luís de Camões (Portugal)
2019/09/27 Couples’ intentions to adopt fertility-protective behaviours (FPB): The role of sociodemographic variables, reproductive life-plan intentions and attitudes towards infertility 4th European Congress on Preconception Health and Care – Having children in the future
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
2019/06/23 Men's fertility awareness: what do they know and how can we improve their fertility knowledge? 35th Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (Vienna, Austria)
2019/06 Does watching an educational video increase Fertility Awareness (FA)? Results from a randomised controlled trial with partnered people desiring to become parents the 34th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.I
(Vienna, Austria)
2017 What do people know about fertility and infertility risk factors? A systematic review on fertility knowledge (FK) levels and associated factors. 33th Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, (Geneva, Switzerland)
2016 Preditores da satisfação conjugal no cancro de mama: Uma revisão sistemática Jornadas Nacionais de Investigação em Psicologia
(Faro, Portugal)
2016 Efficacy of a short educational vídeo on fertility knowledge and intentions over 12 months: a randomised controlled trial in young adults 32th Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (Helsinki, Finland)
2015 What is the role of infertility related coping and stress on biological responses and pregnancy? 2015 FertiProGlo - COMPI Meeting
FertiProGlo (Porto, Portugal)
2014 Male psychological adaptation to infertility: a systematic review of longitudinal studies 30th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (Munique, Germany)
2014 Dropout em casais inférteis: preditores demográficos, biológicos e psicossociais XXXI Jornadas Internacionais de Estudos da Reprodução
Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina da Reprodução (Espinho, Portugal)
2014 Preditores da desistência precoce dos tratamentos de fertilidade: demográficos, biológicos e psicossociais IX Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia e 2º Congresso da Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2019 - 2020 Organization of the campus workshop “Counselling and the provision of information in third party reproduction: best practice in the face of new challenges”, Amsterdam, 2020. (2020/05/14 - 2020/05/15)
Workshop (Member of the Scientific Committee)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2019 - 2020 Organization of precongress course “Fertility preservation: ongoing controversies", Copenhagen 2020 (2020/07/05 - 2020/07/05)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2018 - 2019 Organization of campus workshop: “Genes vs Children: genetic inheritance and options in fertility care”. Bilbao. (2019/11/22 - 2019/11/23)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2018 - 2019 Organization of campus workshop: “Fertility care and sexuality – dilemmas and guidelines for daily practice", Berlin. (2019/04/12 - 2019/04/13)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2017 - 2019 Organization of precongress course “ The elusive male point of view - towards a deeper understanding of men’s roles in reproductive health and MAR treatments", Vienna (2019/06/29 - 2019/06/29)
Seminar (Member of the Scientific Committee)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2017 - 2018 Organization of precongress course “Infertility engagement: innovative ways to engage multiple audiences with the topic of infertility and assisted reproduction”, Barcelona. (2018/06/29 - 2018/06/29)
Seminar (Member of the Scientific Committee)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2016 - 2017 Organization of precongress course “Fertility awareness: what role does it play in preventing infertility?”, Geneve. (2017/07/01 - 2017/07/01)
Seminar (Member of the Scientific Committee)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2015 - 2016 Organization of precongress course “Complex cases in infertility counselling: discovering new territories, implementing new techniques and creating new conversations”, Helsinki. (2016/07/01 - 2016/07/01)
Seminar (Member of the Scientific Committee)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2019/11/22 - 2019/11/23 Campus workshop on psychosocial special issues on genetic inheritance and options in fertility care
Workshop
Genes vs Children: genetic inheritance and options in fertility care
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2019/06/23 - 2019/06/23 Pre-Congress Course: The elusive male point of view – towards a deeper understanding of men’s roles in reproductive health and MAR treatments
Symposium
Annual meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Vienna.
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2019/04/12 - 2019/04/13 Campus workshop on Fertility care and sexuality – dilemmas and guidelines for daily practice
Workshop
“Fertility care and sexuality – dilemmas and guidelines for daily practice”. European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Berlin
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2018/11/22 - 2018/11/22 Praça da Sáude [Health Festival]. An event organized by the University of Porto, where researchers and health professionals were invited to present tools - presentation of our video on fertility awareness, Facebook page "Casais e Famílias em Cosntrução"; quiz evaluating fertility knowledge; Discussion of myths about (in)fertility
Festival
Praça da Saúde
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018/11/15 - 2018/11/15 Workshop: Intervir na Sexualidade na Terapia de Casal [Sexuality in Couple Therapy]. Portuguese Society of Family Therapy
Workshop
Intervir na Sexualidade na Terapia de Casal [Sexuality in Couple Therapy]
Sociedade Portuguesa de Terapia Familiar, Portugal
2018/06/30 - 2018/06/30 Pre-Crongress course: “Infertility engagement: innovative ways to engage multiple audiences with the topic of infertility and assisted reproduction"
Seminar
Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Barcelona.
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2018/06/30 - 2018/06/30 Worskhop on strategies to publish: "How to present and publish your research?”
Workshop
34th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2018/03/15 - 2018/03/17 Campus workshop on "Communication with patients and information provision" in healthcare contexts
Workshop
Communication with patients and information provision
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2018/02 - 2018/02 Workshop of the National Fertility Patients Association “Psychology and Infertility: new legal framework, new challenges"
Workshop
Psychology and Infertility: new legal framework, new challenges"
Associação Portuguesa de Fertilidade, Portugal
2017/11 - 2017/11 Organization of the activity “Sabia que…? Factos surpreendentes acerca da fertilidade humana” [Did you know…? Surprising facts about human fertility] presented in European night European Researchers' Night, Porto 2017
Festival
European night European Researchers' Night, Porto 2017
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2017/07/02 - 2017/07/02 Pre-congress course: Fertility Awareness: What role does it play in preventing infertility?
Seminar
Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Geneva
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2016/06/03 - 2016/06/03 Pre-congress course: Complex cases in infertility counselling
Seminar
Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Finland
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2015/07/13 - 2015/07/17 U.Porto Summer school: Workshops on: Primary Behavioral Health Care: Integration of Mental Health Professionals Into Primary Medical Care; Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Writing for and Publishing in English- Language Psychology Journals; The Role of Common Factors in Evidence-Based Psychotherapy
Workshop
U.Porto Summer Institute on Clinical Psychological Science
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Marquette University, United States

George Mason University, United States
2015/06/14 - 2015/06/14 Pre-congress course on Global (in)fertility: cross-cultural challenges for counsellors
Seminar
Annual meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Lisbon
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2014/06/29 - 2014/06/29 Pre-congress course on evidence-based research: "On seeking and finding the evidence”.
Seminar
Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Germany
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium

Associação Portuguesa de Fertilidade, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Pre congress course On seeking and finding the evidence
Seminar
30th European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Germany
2014 - 2014 Procriação Medicamente Assistida: Presente e Futuro. Questões emergentes nos contextos científico, ético, social e legal [Medically assisted reproduction: Present and Future. Emergent questions in scientific, ethical, social and legal contexts]
Seminar
Procriação Medicamente Assistida: Presente e Futuro. Questões emergentes nos contextos científico, ético, social e legal
Conselho Nacional de Procriação Medicamente Asssitida, Portugal
2014 - 2014 XXXI Jornadas Internacionais de Estudos da Reprodução [International Journeys of Reproduction Studies]
Congress
XXXI Jornadas Internacionais de Estudos da Reprodução
Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina da Reprodução, Portugal
2014 - 2014 30th Annual Meeting of ESHRE
Congress
30th Annual Meeting of ESHRE
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Germany
2014 - 2014 IX Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia / 2º Congresso da OPP [Iberoamerican Congress of Psychology/ 2nd National Board Psychologists Congress]
Congress
IX Congresso Iberoamericano de Psicologia / 2º Congresso da OPP
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses, Portugal
2012 - 2012 II Congresso de Patologia Dual e Comportamentos Aditivos “Dependência grave e patologia dual: mente doente?” [Congress of Dual Pathology and Additive Behaviors “Severe dependence and dual pathology: sick mind?]
Congress
II Congresso de Patologia Dual e Comportamentos Aditivos “Dependência grave e patologia dual: mente doente?”,
Associação Portuguesa de Patologia Dual, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Congresso de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental: “Um Olhar Para o futuro. (Re)pensar a mudança…» [Congress of Psychiatry and Mental Health: “Looking to the future. (Re) thinking about change… »]
Congress
Congresso de Psiquiatria: “Um Olhar Para o futuro. (Re)pensar a mudança…»
Associação para o Estudo, Reflexão e Pesquisa em Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Portugal
2010 - 2010 I Jornadas de Iniciação à Investigação em Psicologia [I Journeys of Research beginners in Psychology]
Congress
I Jornadas de Iniciação à Investigação em Psicologia
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, UC; Instituo de Psicologia Cognitiva; Relações, Desenvolvimento e Saúde, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Aula Aberta de Educação Social: “Motivação para a mudança de valores e de estilos de vida em jovens toxicodependentes” [Open Class in Social Education: “Motivation for changing values ¿¿and lifestyles in young drug addicts}
Workshop
Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2007 - 2007 Simpósio Ibérico: Hipnose Experimental e Clínica [Iberic symposium: Experimental and Clinic Hypnosis]
Symposium
Universidade de Coimbra e Universidade de Valência, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2020/10/26 Um amor sem colo: A utilidade dos rituais de luto na perda gestacional
(Thesis) Main arguer
Catarina Meneses de Oliveira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015/05 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Medicina da Reprodução, Secção de Psicologia
2014/03 - Current Special Interest Group of Psychology and Counseling European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Member (and committee member as Junior and Senior Deputy) from the Psychology Interest Group since 2014)
2013/12 - Current Portuguese Psychological Association National Board of Psychologists: - Member nº 16104 (since 2013); - Specialist in Clinical and Health Psychology by the National Board of Psychologists (since 2016)
2015 - 2016 American Society for Reproductive Medicine member

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2017/07 - Current Senior Deputy, Psychology and Counselling Group of interest da European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Member
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2015 - 2017 Junior Deputy of Psychology and Counselling Group of interest (2015-2017)
Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2016 - Current Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/12/18 - 2020/12/18 Dsicipline: Research Methodology in Psychology degree (2 hours) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2020/11/26 - 2020/11/26 Discipline: Health Psychology and Well-being (3 hours) (Licenciatura) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2019/02 - 2019/02 Integrated Master in Psychology in Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of University of Porto (FPCEUP), in the course Behavioural and Cognitive Models (practical lessons, 15 hours) Master Degree in Psychology (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018/12/13 - 2018/12/13 Post Graduation Course in Psychology in Piaget Institute, Viseu, in the course Health Psychology (Reproductive Health and the role of the Psychologist: From prevention to diagnosis and treatment; 2 hours) (Outros) Instituto Piaget Unidade de Investigação em Educação e Intervenção Comunitária, Portugal
2018/10/08 - 2018/10/08 Master in Clinical and Health Psychology in Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of University of Porto (FPCEUP), in the course Intervention in Family Systems (Barriers to fertility: Diagnosis and Interventions; 2 hours) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2019 - Current Evaluation of abstracts of Psychology and Counselling submitted for presentation in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting 2019.
Evaluator
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2018 - Current Evaluation of abstracts of Psychology and Counselling submitted for presentation in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting 2018
Evaluator
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2017 - Current Evaluation of abstracts of Psychology and Counselling submitted for presentation in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting 2017 European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2016 - Current Evaluation of abstracts of Psychology and Counselling submitted for presentation in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting 2016 European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/09/19 "Infertilidade: Mulheres com mais stress correm maior risco de depressão a longo prazo [Infertility: women with higher stress had an increased risk of depression]". Interview about a publication about the predictive role of infertility-stress and later use of antidepressants AGENCIA IBEROAMERICANA PARA LA DIFUSIÓN DE LA CIENCIA Y LA TECNOLOGÍA
2019/09/14 "Infertilidade: Mulheres com mais stress correm maior risco de depressão a longo prazo [Infertility: Women with higher stress are at higher risk of depression]. Interview about a publication about the predictive role of infertility-stress and later use of antidepressants UPORTO news
2019/08/19 "Infertility stress almost doubles the risk of depression in women". Interview about a publication about the predictive role of infertility-stress and later use of antidepressants) BioNews
2019/08/13 "The stress of infertility and prescription of antidepressants". Interview about a publication about the predictive role of infertility-stress and later use of antidepressants Focus on Reproduction
2018/09/28 "Joana e António queriam ser pais… mas não foi logo à primeira [Joana and António really wanted to have children...But it not worked at the first time]". Interview about the educational videos on fertility awareness developed by Juliana Pedro & Mariana Veloso Martins from University of Porto Público
2018/08/17 "Equipa de investigadores sensibiliza para a prevenção da infertilidade [ Researchers promote awareness for infertility prevention]". Interview about the educational videos on fertility awareness developed by Juliana Pedro & Mariana Veloso Martins from University of Porto Notícias ao Minuto; Atlas da Sáude

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2019/04/01 - 2019/04/01 Praça da Alegria 'Dá vida à Esperança' promove doação de óvulos e espermatozóides [National gamete donation campaign]
2018/09/07 - 2018/09/07 Interview to PortoCanal "Investigadores do Porto criam projeto para aumentar a literacia sobre fertilidade” [U.Porto researchers develop a project to increase fertility literacy]

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/11/30 - Current Frontiers
2020/08/04 - Current BMJ Open
2020/01 - Current Journal of Marriage and Family (1741-3737) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2020 - Current Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental e Social (2183-4938) Instituto Superior Miguel Torga
2020 - Current Qualitative Health Research
2020 - Current Reproductive Biomedicine and Society Online
2020 - Current Revista Portuguesa de Investigação Comportamental
2020 - Current Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
2019/06/11 - Current Psychogeriatrics (1479-8301) Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
2019 - Current European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
2019 - Current Human Reproduction Update (1460-2369) Oxford University Press
2019 - Current Journal of Psychiatric Research (0022-3956) Elsevier
2019 - Current European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology (0301-2115) Elsevier
2018/09/20 - Current Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology (1743-8942) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2018/05/07 - Current Journal of Psychosomatic Research (0022-3999) Elsevier
2016 - Current Journal of Health Psychology (1461-7277) SAGE Publications
2020 - 2021 Reproductive Biomedicine Online
2018/03 - 2021 Psychiatric Research
2015 - 2021 Human Reproduction Oxford Journals
2014 - 2021 Human Fertility Human Fertility, Journal of British Fertility Society
2017 - 2020 Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics (1573-7330) Springer-Verlag
2018/01/01 - 2019 PLoS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2017 - 2019 Human Reproduction Open Oxford Journals
2017 - 2017 Global Health Promotion
2017 - 2017 Quality of Life Research

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2018 - 2020 Associate Editor in Human Reproduction
Distinctions

Award

2017 Top 10% of 2017 Human Reproduction´s reviewers
Human Reproduction, Portugal
2016 Top 10% 2016 Human Reproduction' Reviewers
Human Reproduction, United Kingdom
2012 Annual prize for the top 3% best students at University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Title

2018 Associate Editor at Human Reproduction
Oxford Journals, United Kingdom

Other distinction

2014 PhD Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 Runner-up Clinical Science Award for Oral Presentation, 30th Annual ESHRE Meeting; Runner-up Fertility Society of Australia Exchange Award, 30th Annual ESHRE Meeting (co-author)
European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology, Belgium
2013 Research assistant grant in Project FertiProGlo: Protective and risk factors in couples facing infertility: similarities and differences in a globalized world (PTDC/MHC-PSC/4195/2012)
FertiProGlo, Portugal