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Psychology Doctoral Programme

PROJECTS

Ongoing PhD projects since 2013

2013

NAME OF THE PROJECT STUDENT SUPERVISOR(S)

Perception of time and intertemporal decision making in psychopaths: A neuropsychophysiological study (1)

Diana Patrícia da Silva Dias Moreira

Fernando Barbosa

Mother-infant dyadic synchrony, infant self-regulation and attachment (2)

Jorge Fernando Pereira Sinval

João Marôco (ISPA)
Cristina Queirós
Sonia Pasian (Universidade de São Paulo Ribeirão Preto)

Individual and family predictors of the experience of loss and psychological adjustment of the adopted adolescent (2)

Joana Martins Gonçalves Lopes

Pedro Lopes Santos
Marina Fuertes

The development of Social Foundational Skills in early childhood: The effects of children relationships with Mother, Father and Teacher (2)

Raquel Fernanda Castro Barroso

Adelina Ducharne

Occupational health: Models and instruments (3) | Co-tutorship

Tiago Daniel de Sousa Ferreira

Teresa Leal
Joana Dias Cadima

Effects of family structure on sociopsychological well-being and school life of young people (3)

Marta Filipa Gomes Pinto da Costa

Félix Neto

Adaptation to breast cancer: Exploring the role of attachment and emotional regulation processes (3)

Tânia Raquel Pais Brandão

Paula Mena Matos
Marc Schulz (Bryn Mawr College, PA, EUA)

Study on prevalence and factors associated with suicidal behavior in street and inland prostitutes in urban areas (4)

José Alexandre Cordeiro Teixeira

Alexandra Oliveira

2014

NAME OF THE PROJECT STUDENT SUPERVISOR(S)

The contributions of International Education Schools to the challenges of a globalized society (2) | co-tutorship

Ana Isabel Vaz Prata

Carlos Gonçalves

Historical-social dimensions of psychological uncertainty and its relation to the meaning attributed to work - Vocational / professional development in times of uncertainty (2)

Mariana Sofia Lucas Casanova

Joaquim Luís Coimbra

Educational practices mediated by information and communication technologies: Teaching strategies for the development of resilience in students of a secondary school in Portugal (4)

Lucienia Libânia Pinheiro Martins

Anne Marie Fontaine 
Susana Coimbra
Sylvie Domingos Barrera (USP)

The mental health of the nursing technicians of the Provincial Hospital of Cabinda-Angola: Contours of the work-health-illness process (4)

Adriana do Nascimento Sita Gomes

Marta Santos
Liliana Cunha

Family dynamics and the experience of unemployment: Macroeconomic impact on social and gender differences (4) | co-tutorship

Joyce Cristina dos Santos Aguiar

Anne Marie Fontaine
Marisa Matias
Elizabeth Joan Barham (UFSCar)

Strategic planning model for educational guidance in primary and secondary schools in the province of Huambo in the Republic of Angola (4)

Maria Domingas Muetyivila

Jorge Negreiros

Game dependence: An epidemiological characterization (4)

Regina Maria Fernandes Coimbra

Jorge Negreiros

2015

NAME OF THE PROJECT STUDENT SUPERVISOR(S)

Social cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Identification of neuronal correlates and evaluation of the efficacy of an intervention program with neurofeedback (1)

Joana de Melo e Castro Almeida Batista

João Marques-Teixeira
Fernando Ferreira-Santos

The impact of music training on reading and mathematical abilities of 8- to 9-year-old children: A behavioral and neuroimaging longitudinal study (1)

Marta Sofia Pinto Martins

Maria São Luís Castro
Christian Gaser

The impact of the perceptual-cognitive, psychomotor and psychosocial valences on the evaluation for the conduction of road traffic (1)

Sara Sofia Teixeira de Sousa Moreira

Fernando Barbosa

Conceptions and practices of nurses who work in primary health care on child and adolescent mental health: A study between Brazil and Portugal (2)

Anna Rosa e Souza Occhiuzzo

Marina Serra Lemos

Protection and risk factors of adoptive parenting: Stress and parental expectations and professional practices in adoption (2)

Isabel Sofia Silva Ferreira da Costa

Adelina Barbosa
Jesus Palácios

Parent support for parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (2)

Vanessa Alexandra Ferreira Pereira

Teresa Leal

Development and implementation of a mobile application for self-management of illness in persons with psychotic disorders (3)

Ana Raquel Freitas Simões Almeida

António Marques (ESS-IPP)
Cristina Queirós

Religious beliefs and coping with traumatic events: The importance of Meaning Making (3)

Catherina Maria Madureira Jonsson

Leonor Lencastre

Association between spirituality and coping strategies of institutionalized elders and the community (3)

Ewerton Naves Dias

José Luís Pais Ribeiro

Perceived social support loneliness, and life satisfaction among the Palestinian University Students West Bank (3)

Falastin Ismail Mustafa Nazzal

Félix Neto
Orlanda Cruz

Contextual dimensions, quality of the relationship with the caregiver and self-determination among adolescents in residential care (3)

Mónica Raquel Saraiva da Costa

Catarina Pinheiro Mota
Paula Mena Matos

Brazilian socio-educational system: Contributions to its evaluation from a study in the state of Paraná (4)

Bárbara Bozza Martins

Jorge Negreiros

Different models of maternity and their implications: Motivations, expectations and realities of Portuguese mothers (4)

Filipa Monteiro César Ferreira

Anne Marie Fontaine
Alexandra Oliveira

Identities and speeches mobilized in situations of student displacement of Africans to Brazil and Portugal (4)

Luciana de Sousa Lima Soares

Conceição Nogueira

2016

NAME OF THE PROJECT STUDENT SUPERVISOR(S)

Relationship between hypoglycemia, cognitive function, and brain structure in type 1 diabetes: A longitudinal and interventional study (1)

Eduardo Aires Pereira Sepúlveda e Moura

Selene Vicente

Mild cognitive impairment: Neuropsychological characterization, structural correlates and analysis of clinical evolution. (1)

Helena Isabel Sousa Moreira

Selene Vicente

Consequence of mothers' behaviour on offspring cognition ability: The role of environment manipulation as strategy to reduce maternal anxiety (1)

Renata Daniela Lopes Alves

Fernando Barbosa
Ana Magalhães

Psychopathology in Portuguese children and young people in a residential setting - Study of the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems, protection risk factors and follow-up strategies in the mental health care system (3)

Joana Campos Nunes Pereira

Adelina Barbosa
Pedro Dias

Conscious fertility: Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary intervention in reproductive health awareness (3)

Juliana Baptista Pedro

Maria Emília Costa
Mariana Martins

Development of family resilience in the context of pediatric palliative care (3)

Sandra Portela Alves

Anne Marie Fontaine
Catarina Grande

Stress and critical incidents in emergency medical prehospital operators (3)

Sónia Celeste Pereira da Cunha

Cristina Queirós

Exceptional human convictions and experiences: A look at social psychology and attachment theory (4)

Bruno Alexandre Gomes da Silva

Gabrielle Poeschl
Catarina Pinheiro Mota

Ethnographic review of psychotropic territories in western Porto (4)

Simão Pedro Mata Silva Ferreira

Luís Fernandes

2017

NAME OF THE PROJECT STUDENT SUPERVISOR(S)

Acceptance and use of technologies for the self-monitoring of Heart Failure.
Area 1

Andreia Isabel Costa Nunes

São Luís Castro
Teresa Limpo

Randomized Controlled Study of the efficacy of a Neurocognitive Rehabilitation Platform in Acquired Brain Injury with multidomain outcome measures.
Area 1

Andreia Patrícia Azevedo Geraldo

Fernando Barbosa Artemisa R. Dores
Alexandre Castro Caldas

Towards an empirically-based model of psychopathology structure: a multi-level approach to cognitive control
Area 1

Joana Rita Pasion Ferreira

Fernando Barbosa

Impact of a cognitive stimulation program on the cognitive foundation level, emotional state and quality of patient life with major and mild neurocognitive disorder.
Area 1

Laura Alzira Pinto Meireles

Selene Vicente

Parental practices and self-regulation of the child's appetite: An intervention based on serious games and ludification for the prevention of childhood obesity.
Area 1

Lisa Gomes Afonso

Sandra Torres

Comparative study of early maladaptive schema in personality disorders and impact of Group Schema Therapy in native and Non-native post graduate students in Porto University
Area 1

Mehdi Amini

João Marques Teixeira

Implementation of a positive parenting program (Triple P) in families with multiple problems: a randomized experimental study in Portuguese context.
Area 2

Sandra Catarina Leão Nogueira

Orlanda Cruz
Isabel Macedo Pinto

The construction of the sense of personal agency and future expectations in adolescents: The articulation between quality of meaningful relationships, school environment and sociocultural risk.
Area 3

Filipa Manuela dos Santos Nunes

Paula Mena Matos
Catarina Pinheiro Mota

The role of significant ones in the experience of Post-Traumatic Stress.
Area 3

María Auxiliadora Ortuño Soria

Cidália Duarte

The phenomenon of spiritual bypass. Understanding how ways of using beliefs and spiritual practices can affect the individual's psychological development.
Area 3

Gabriela Picciotto

Félix Neto
Jesse Fox (Ohio State University)

Commitment to Social Justice: Advocacy in dealing with refugees and asylum seekers.
Area 4

Ana Luísa Correia da Costa

Isabel Rocha Pinto
Marta Pinto

Jihadist propaganda: its dynamics and contributions to the understanding of the psychosocial processes of radicalization and de-radicalization.
Area 4

Cátia Moreira de Carvalho

Isabel Rocha Pinto
Marta Pinto

Relationship between Emotional Regulation and Dependence on Electronic Games in Adolescents and Young Adults.
Area 4

Jorge Rodrigues Saraiva

Jorge Negreiros
Marta Pinto

Inequality legitimating beliefs and collective action tendencies: The impact of social identification, social dominance orientation (SDO) and system justification tendencies on participation in collective action
Area 4

Ana Catarina Neves de Sá Lopes Carvalho

José Marques
Dario Paez (Universidad del País Vasco)
Jorge Vala (ICS-UL)

Evaluation of an integrated drug-checking service: a comparative study.
Area 4

Helena Maria Miranda Valente

Luís Fernandes
Marta Pinto

The managerial dimension of the public servants' activity in Brazil: risks at work and regulatory strategies in health construction.
Area 4

Sacha Lima Pinheiro

Marta Santos
Liliana Cunha

2018

NAME OF THE PROJECT STUDENT SUPERVISOR(S)

Perceptions of death, anxiety and fear levels among students (higher education) and health professionals.
Area 3

Alexandra Marisa Maia Alves Neto

Félix Neto

peg and sLoreta Driven Neurofeedback Training in Primary Insomni.
Area 1

Amir Jahanian Najafabadi

Marques Teixeira

The Relationship between motivation and performance in writing in students of the 2nd cycle and the 3rd cycle of Basic Education.
Area 2

Ana Camacho Carvalho Carneiro de Sousa

Rui Alves

Examining the contribution of Executive Functions to Writing in Grade 2.
Area 1

Ana Carolina Loureiro Alves Cordeiro

São Luís Castro
Teresa Limpo

Experience of mourning for gestational loss.
Area 3

Ana Dóris da Silva

Emília Costa
Mariana Martins

Suicide behavior and emergency services.
Area 3

Ana Paula de Oliveira Coutinho Souza da Silva

Margarida Rangel

Male sexuality in reflection: the (im)possible fluidity of male sexual practices versus the surveillance of hegemonic masculinity.
Area 3

Ana Rita Guerra Grave

Conceição Nogueira

Adaptation to European Portuguese of the intervention program in executive functions PIAFEx: Implementation and evaluation of efficacy in Portuguese children with typical development and with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Area 1

Andréa Jannotti Nogueira Rodrigues

Selene Vicente
Marisa Filipe

Construction and implementation of an executive function training program in children with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder.
Area 1

Andreia Georgina Veloso

Selene Vicente
Marisa Filipe

Preventive Intervention with Stepcouples; A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Area 3

Carina Mota Santos

Emília Costa
Mariana Martins

Research Project - Child Preparation Program for Family Reunification.
Area 2

Diana Marina Neves Teixeira

Margarida Rangel

Psychologist practices for careers guidance in organizational contexts: a comparative study between Brazil and Portugal.
Area 4

Frederico Azevedo Alvim Assis

Joaquim Coimbra
Catarina Brandão
Victor Paradela (Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora)

The study of short term and long-term effect of repeated prefrontal cortex tDCS on reducing of food craving among healthy student in university.
Area 1

Hadis Imani

Marques Teixeira

A perspective study of the trajectory and determination of sexual and emotional well-being of couples transitioning to parenthood.
Area 3

Inês Margarida Matos Tavares

Pedro Nobre

Preventing construction accidents: Organization and Individual.
Area 4

Luís Miguel Corte Real Faria Magalhães

Filomena Jordão

Evaluating the process and the impact of preparing children for adoption using PPCA – Program for Preparing Children for Adoption.
Area 2

Maria Isabel Ramalhão Fidalgo

Margarida Rangel

Predictive coding and the ontogeny of facial emotion processing: neuroimaging and neurophysiological studies in infants and adults.
Area 1

Mariana Rocha Pinto Gonçalves Pereira

Fernando Barbosa
Fernando Santos

Precursors of antisocial activity: Association with Potential Risk Factors and Protection.
Area 1

Patrícia Cristina Silva Figueiredo

Fernando Barbosa

Menopausal experiences in Portuguese and Brazilian lesbian women.
Area 3

Rita Alves Elisio

Conceição Nogueira

Parental support group for mothers facing breast cancer.
Area 3

Rita dos Santos Tavares

Paula Mena Matos

2019

NAME OF THE PROJECT STUDENT SUPERVISOR(S)

Interrelationships between Teachers’ Self-Efficacy and Instructional Classroom Quality: a study with English language teachers,
Area 2

Ana Maria Tavares Ribeiro Neves

Teresa Leal

Manifestations of Personality and Psychopathology in Expressive Writing.
Area 3

Ana Paula Azzam Gadelha Pinheiro

Rui Alves

Violence in dating: Influence of psychopathic traits and social cognition.
Area 1

Andreia Alexandra Cunha Azeredo

Fernando Barbosa

Women in situations of violence: a model of intervention in Recife and its impact on the reconstruction of their life projects. Area 4

Berta Fernanda de Souza Guedes Santana

Conceição Nogueira

Exceptional human convictions and experiences: A look at Social Psychology and Theory of Binding.
Area 4

Bruno Alexandre Gomes da Silva

Gabrielle Poeschl
Ana Catarina Pires Pinheiro da Mota (UTAD)

Intimacy, sexual satisfaction and symptoms of anxiety and depression in chronic renal patients undergoing haemodialysis treatment.
Area 3

Caio Henrique Rangel Silva

Cidália Duarte

“Extremism in Political Discourse”: Impact of the discourse pro vs against European Union's rhetoric of political leaders and the perceived threat associated with immigrants in expressing new forms of discrimination.
Area 4

Carina Sofia Ferreira Dias

Isabel Rocha Pinto

Crossing the boundaries between toddlerhood and preschool: cross-domain effects of self-regulation, school readiness and quality of play with peers.
Area 2

Carolina Barros Guedes

Teresa Leal

Knowledge management and transmission processes between workers of different ages and antiquities.
Area 4

Cláudia Marisa Madureira Pereira

Marta Santos

Parenting processes and social networks among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) and heterosexual persons: a dyadic, intergenerational and cross-cultural approach.
Area 2

Daniela Fernanda Borges Leal

Susana Coimbra
Jorge Gato

(In)visible bodies: narratives of women and feminisms.
Area 3

Diana Montenegro Ribeiro

Conceição Nogueira

Differential characteristics of psychopathy and emotional coldness traits in typologies of young aggressors.
Area 1

Eduarda Zenaida Gomes Ramião

Fernando Barbosa

Evaluation of the effectiveness of the developmental, responsive and intrinsically motivated (DRIM) intervention model for children with autism spectrum disorder: a randomized controlled trial.
Area 2

Giovanna Isabella Baú

Pedro Lopes dos Santos

Conspicuous consumption and sustainable consumption: similarities and differences
Area 4

Hérica Maria Saraiva Melo

Gabrielle Poeschl

Determinants of political participation in the digital age.
Area 4

Jessica Dias Castilho

Gabrielle Poeschl

Effectiveness of a Cognitive and Multisensory Stimulation Program in Dementia: Randomized Controlled Study.
Area 1

Joana Filipa Freire Teixeira de Oliveira Pinto

Fernando Barbosa

Body acceptance in obesity and overweight: a study of positive body image.
Area 3

Mariana Machado Tinoco

Raquel Barbosa
Filipa Vieira

Electrophysiological and behavioral dissociation of symptoms of phobias and anxiety disorders in adolescents.
Area 1

Marta Filipa Pratas Vieira da Silva Oliveira

Fernando Santos

“Out of chains”: Social Reintegration of Former Prisoners.
Area 4

Paula Cristina Lopes

Isabel Rocha Pinto

The child's perspective on intervention in parental education.
Area 2

Sanmya Jesus Salomão

Orlanda Cruz

Surveilling and Improving Rescuers’ Occupational and Psychological Health.
Area 3

Silvia Monteiro Fonseca

Cristina Queirós
Sónia Cunha (INEM)

Voice Professional Speech Credibility and the Perceived Emotional and Vocal Impact.
Area 1

Sonia Cristina Coelho de Oliveira

São Luís Castro

The Effect of Music Training on Language Development: Electrophysiological Evidence of Timbre Perception and Phonemic Discrimination in the First Year of Life.
Area 1

Svetlana Postarnak

São Luís Castro

Positive Body Image Assessment in dermatological diseases and their association with subjective well-being and quality of life.
Area 3

Tatiane Fidelis da Silva Foltran

Sandra Torres

“Extremism in Political Discourse”: Impact of the discourse pro vs against European Union's rhetoric of political leaders and the perceived threat associated with immigrants in expressing new forms of discrimination.
Area 4

Carina Sofia Ferreira Dias

Isabel Rocha Pinto

Knowledge management and transmission processes between workers of different ages and antiquities.
Area 4

Cláudia Marisa Madureira Pereira

Marta Santos

Automation, territory and social transformation. The contribution of human activity to the sustainability of future work.
Area 4

Daniel José Rocha Silva

Liliana Cunha

Contacts

Post-Graduation Office

spg@fpce.up.pt


Course Direction

Marina Serra Lemos (Director)
marina@fpce.up.pt

Orlanda Cruz (Subdirector)
orlanda@fpce.up.pt