Sérgio Andrade Carvalho (2A19-6691-38FB)

Curriculum Vitae

Sérgio Andrade Carvalho

Sérgio Andrade Carvalho holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology since 2021, and a MSc in Clinical and Health Psychology since 2011, by the University of Coimbra (Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences). He is a full time Assistant Professor at Lusófona University (School of Psychology and Life Sciences), an integrated researcher at Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab (HEI-Lab), and a collaborator researcher at Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (CINEICC). His main research topics include 1) the risk and protective role of psychological processes underlying the development and maintenance of psychopathology, in different clinical presentations, including chronic illness - special focus on Chronic Pain; 2) development and efficacy test, in controlled trials, of face-to-face and online evidence-based psychological programs in promoting mental health, reducing psychopathology, and developing pain management and emotional regulation skills, based on Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Interventions, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Compassion-Based Interventions. He has co-authored more than 30 articles in peer reviewed international journals with impact factor (majority Q1 and Q2), 15 of which as first author, with 711 citations since 2017 (google scholar h-index: 15). He co-authored 2 book chapters, and several conference abstracts, paper, and poster presentations. He has received 5 awards and/or honors from international organizations (e.g., Association for Contextual Behavioral Science). He has participated as research team member of 5 funded projects. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: LGBT; Compassion; Psychological Flexibility; Psychopathological symptoms; Obesity; Binge Eating; eHealth; Chronic Pain; Mindfulness; Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Contextual-Behavioral Science; Group Intervention; Weight Loss Maintenance; Behavioral Change.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Sérgio Andrade Carvalho
Date of birth: 1987/10/12
Gender: Male

Citation names

Sérgio A. Carvalho

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 2A19-6691-38FB

Email addresses

sergiocarvalho@fpce.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Elementary (A2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Elementary (A2)	Upper intermediate (B2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2016/09 - 2021/01/04 Concluded	Clinical Psychology (Doutoramento) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal "Of Pain and Suffering: exploring the role of psychological processes in chronic pain, and development of a Compassionate Acceptance Program for pain management (COMP.ACT)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Approved with praise and distinction
2009/09 - 2011/09 Concluded	Clinical and Health Psychology (Mestrado integrado) Major in Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions in psychological disorders and health Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal "The role of early rearing experiences to the development of psychopathology: the impact of parental styles and shame experiences in the development of cognitive fusion and emotional schemas." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2006/09 - 2009/07 Concluded	Psychological Sciences (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/01 - 2021/07	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/09 - 2016/08	Science and Technology Management	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2013/10 - 2015/08	Research Assistant (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2021/09/01 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
	Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
	Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016/09 - 2020/11	PhD student (with a FCT scholarship)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2020 - Current	Mind programme for cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial testing the programme´s cost-effectiveness and efficacy in changing psychological and biological outcomes in women with breast cancer PTDC/PSI-GER/7847/2020 Researcher	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2020 - Current	Mental health after infection: Effects of COVID-19 on survivors' psychosocial functioning n/a Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal	La Caixa Foundation Ongoing
2018 - 2022/07	eBEfree: An ICT adaptation of BEfree: An app-delivered programme-based on mindfulness, values and compassion for binge eating PTDC/PSI-GER/29081/2017 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 - 2022/07	iACT with Pain: an ICT-delivered intervention for self-management of chronic pain PTDC/PSI-GER/28829/2017 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 - 2022/07	LIFEwithIBD: Living With Intention, Fullness and Engagement With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Impact of a Group Intervention and an ICT-based Transcultural Intervention on Physical and Mental Health CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-028602 PTDC/PSI-ESP/28602/2017 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing
2015 - 2020/02	NoHoW: Evidence-based ICT tools for weight loss maintenance ID: 643309 Researcher Region Hovedstaden, Denmark	EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Euratom Concluded
2013 - 2015/06	BEfree: A group intervention program for binge eating disorder PTDC/MHC-PCL/4923/2012 Researcher Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2017 - Current	Low Intensity Internet Therapy for Chronic Illness: An online brief contextual intervention for young people with medical conditions no funding Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal

Outputs

Publications

Book chapter	Maria Rita Nogueira; Paulo Menezes; Carvalho, Sérgio; Bruno Patrão; Inês A. Trindade; Raquel Guiomar; Joana Duarte; et al. "Design and Usability of an E-Health Mobile Application". In Design, User Experience, and Usability. Case Studies in Public and Personal Interactive Systems. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2020. Published Petrocchi, N.; Marcela, M.; Carvalho, S.; Baiocco, R.. "Not ashamed to love. The Compassion Focused Therapy approach to the treatment of shamed-based difficulties in sexual minorities". In Mindfulness and Acceptance for Gender and Sexual Minorities, edited by Skinta, M.D.; Curtin, A.. Oakland, United States: Context Press, 2016. Published
Conference abstract	Maia de Carvalho, M.; Vale-Dias, M.L. ; Carvalho, S.. Corresponding author: Maia de Carvalho, M.. "Preliminary findings from the adaptation of Brief Cope to Portuguese adolescents". Paper presented in 14th International Congress of Clinical psychology, Virtual event, 2021. Published Inês A. Trindade; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Rafael Melo; Maria Rita Nogueira; Raquel Guiomar; Bruno Patrão; Paulo Menezes; et al. "iACTwithPain: Presenting an ACT and compassion-based online intervention to improve self-management in chronic pain". Paper presented in International Conference of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Rome, 2021. In press Inês A. Trindade; Joana Pereira; Sara Oliveira; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Nuno Ferreira; Ana Galhardo; Paola Lucena-Santos; et al. "LIFE with IBD: Preliminary results on the efficacy of a contextual behavioural intervention for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.". Paper presented in International Conference of Cognitive Psychotherapy, Rome, 2021. In press Inês A. Trindade; Carvalho, Sérgio; Maria Rita Nogueira; Bruno Patrão; Paulo Menezes; Raquel Guiomar; Joana Duarte; et al. "iACTwithPain: Desenvolvimento e teste de eficácia de uma intervenção online baseada em ACT e compaixão para a autogestão da dor crónica [iACTwithPain: Development and test of efficacy of na online intervention based in ACT and compassion for the self-management of chronic pain]". Paper presented in XIV Congresso Nacional de Psiquiatria [XIV Portuguese Congress on Psychiatry], Tróia, 2020. Published Carvalho, Sérgio; Pinto-Gouveia, J; Gillanders, D.; Castilho, P.. "Accepting with compassion in chronic pain: testing the effect of explicit self-compassion exercises on the efficacy of an ACT group intervention (COMP.ACT)". Paper presented in ACBS World Conference 17, Dublin, 2019. Published Carvalho, Sérgio; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Gillanders, D.; Castilho, P.. "COMP.ACT: testing the effect of explicit self-compassion exercises on the efficacy of an ACT group intervention for chronic pain". Paper presented in 48th Annual Congress of EABCT, Sofia, 2018. Published Carvalho, Sérgio; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Gillanders, D.; Castilho, P.. "Cognitive Fusion and Obstacles to Valued Living: Beyond Pain-Specific Events in Chronic Pain". Paper presented in ICBM2018: 20th International Conference on Behavioral Medicine, Stockholm, 2018. Published Gillanders, D.; Ferreira, N.; Angioni, E.; Eugenicos, M.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Low intensity psychological intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome". Paper presented in ACBS UK/Ireland Chapter, Edinburgh, 2016. Published Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Carvalho, Sérgio; Palmeira, L.; Castilho, P.. "BEfree – An acceptance, mindfulness and compassion group programme for binge eating in obesity.". Paper presented in 45th Annual EABCT Congress, Jerusalem, 2015. Published Matos, M.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "What lies beneath shame? An empirical investigation about shame memories in a mixed clinical sample.". Paper presented in 45th Annual EABCT Congress, Jerusalem, 2015. Published Carvalho, Sérgio; Palmeira, L.; Castilho, P.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.. "BEfree – A group programme for Binge Eating in Obesity: preliminar results.". Paper presented in ACBS World Conference 13, Berlin, 2015. Published Matos, M.; Carvalho, Sérgio; Cunha, M.; Galhardo, A.; Sepodes, C.. "Psychological flexibility and self-compassion: An antidote against shame in homosexual men". Paper presented in ACBS World Conference 13, Berlin, 2015. Published
Conference paper	Maria Rita Nogueira; Bruno Patrão; Paulo Menezes; Carvalho, Sérgio; Paula Castilho. "iACTwithpain - building an online platform for helping Chronic Pain Patients". Paper presented in 2019 5th Experiment Conference (exp.at'19), 2019. Published
Conference poster	Matos, M.; Carvalho, Sérgio; Cunha, M.; Galhardo, A.; Sepodes, C.. "Early memories of shame and lack of safeness and warmth, shame and depressive symptoms in gay and heterosexual men: The mediator effect of self-compassion". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Compassion Focused Therapy, 2018. Matos, M.; Duarte, C.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Gilbert, P; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Experiencing and Embodying The Compassionate Self: The Impact of Practice Quality in a Compassion Training Program". Paper presented in 48th EABCT Congress, 2018. Matos, M.; Albuquerque, I.; Cunha, M.; Lima, M.P.; Palmeira, L.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Building Compassionate schools: promoting socio-emotional skills with teachers". Paper presented in 48th EABCT Congress, 2018. Carvalho, Sérgio; Duarte, C.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Palmeira, L.; Matos, M.; Ferreira, C.; Duarte, J.; Cunha, M.; Castilho, P.. "eBEfree: An app-delivered programme based on mindfulness, values and compassion for binge eating – Study protocol.". Paper presented in 48th EABCT Congress, 2018. Diz, A.; Carvalho, Sérgio; Castilho, P.. "Examining the Attentional Control Scale (ACS) in a clinical and non clinical samples: confirmatory factor analysis and psychometric proprieties. ". Paper presented in 1th Mindulness, Compassion and Psychotherapy and its applications in different contexts Congress, 2017. Silva-Martins, M; Carvalho, Sérgio; Castilho, P.. "Validation of the Portuguese version of The Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS) in samples from general and chronic pain populations". Paper presented in 47th EABCT Congress, 2017. Trindade, I.A; Carvalho, Sérgio; Ferreira, C.; Castilho, P.; Gillanders, D.. "Testing the Efficacy of a Low Intensity Internet Therapy for Chronic Illness (@LIIT-CI): The Specific Contributes of Mindfulness and Explicit Compassion Practices". Paper presented in ACBS World Conference 15, 2017. Cunha, M.; Xavier, A.; Cherpe, S.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Measuring worry in adolescence: The validation of the Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C) for Portuguese population". Paper presented in 45th Annual EABCT Congress, 2015. Palmeira, L.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Cunha, M.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Preliminary results from KG-free: A compassionate mindfulness & acceptance group training for overweight and obese women". Paper presented in 45th Annual EABCT Congress, 2015. Duarte, P.; Garcia, T.; Palmeira, L.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Exploring the role of weight dissatisfaction, shame and self-disgust in eating behaviors: A male and female comparison". Paper presented in 45th Annual EABCT Congress, 2015. Palmeira, L.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Psychological processes in obese or overweight women with and without binge eating: an exploration of their differences.". Paper presented in ACBS World Conference 13, 2015. Viegas, R.; Castilho, P.; Pinto, A.M.; Carvalho, Sérgio; Madeira, N.; Martins, M.J.. "ACT for Psychosis: An efficacy study of a group intervention". Paper presented in 44th EABCT congress, 2014. Viegas, R.; Castilho, P.; Pinto, A.M.; Carvalho, Sérgio; Madeira, N.; Martins, M.J.. "When the threat-defense system blocks feelings of safeness in Psychosis". Paper presented in 44th Annual EABCT congress, 2014. Carvalho, Sérgio; Castilho, P.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.. "The Portuguese version of The Drexel Defusion Scale: preliminary results". Paper presented in ACT/Contextual Behavioural Science Conference UK/Ireland Chapter, 2013.
Edited book	Paola Lucena-Santos; Carvalho, Sérgio; José Pinto-Gouveia; Margareth dos Santos Oliveira; Jacqueline Pistorello. Manual Internacional de Terapia da Aceitação e Compromisso: Fundamentos Teóricos e Práticos [International Handbook of Theoretical and Practical Foundations of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy]. Camaquã, RS, Brazil: Editora Fênix Sefarad. 2021. In press • Editor
Journal article	Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Guiomar, Raquel. "Self-Compassion and Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". LGBT Health (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2021.0434. Published • 10.1089/lgbt.2021.0434 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Castilho, Paula; Seabra, Daniel; Salvador, Céu; Rijo, Daniel; Carona, Carlos. "Critical issues in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with gender and sexual minorities (GSMs)". The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist 15 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1754470x21000398. Published • 10.1017/s1754470x21000398 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Gillanders, David; Forte, Teresa; Trindade, Inês A.; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Lapa, Teresa; Valentim, Ana; et al. "Self-compassion in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain: a pilot study". Scandinavian Journal of Pain 0 0 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2021-0214. Published • 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0214 Marques, Marta M; Matos, Marcela; Mattila, Elina; Encantado, Jorge; Duarte, Cristiana; Teixeira, Pedro J; Stubbs, R James; et al. "A Theory- and Evidence-Based Digital Intervention Tool for Weight Loss Maintenance (NoHoW Toolkit): Systematic Development and Refinement Study". Journal of Medical Internet Research 23 12 (2021): e25305. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25305. Published • 10.2196/25305 Forte, Teresa; Santinha, Gonçalo; Carvalho, Sérgio A.. "The COVID-19 Pandemic Strain: Teleworking and Health Behavior Changes in the Portuguese Context". Healthcare 9 9 (2021): 1151. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9091151. Published • 10.3390/healthcare9091151 Trindade, Inês A.; Pereira, Joana; Galhardo, Ana; Ferreira, Nuno B.; Lucena-Santos, Paola; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Oliveira, Sara; et al. "The LIFEwithIBD Intervention: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Face-to-Face Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion-Based Intervention Tailored to People With Inflammatory Bowel Disease". Frontiers in Psychiatry 12 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.699367. Published • 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.699367 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Skvarc, David; Barbosa, Rosa; Tavares, Tito; Santos, Diana; Trindade, Inês A.. "A pilot randomized controlled trial of online acceptance and commitment therapy versus compassion-focused therapy for chronic illness". Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2643. Published • 10.1002/cpp.2643 Inês A. Trindade; Raquel Guiomar; Sérgio A. Carvalho; Joana Duarte; Teresa Lapa; Paulo Menezes; Maria Rita Nogueira; et al. "Efficacy of online-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis". The Journal of Pain (2021): In press Carvalho, Sérgio; Inês A. Trindade; Joana Duarte; Paulo Menezes; Bruno Patrão; Maria Rita Nogueira; Raquel Guiomar; et al. "Efficacy of an ACT and compassion-based eHealth program for self-management of chronic pain (iACTwithPain): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial". Frontiers in Psychology (2021): Open access • In press Camile Lanzaro; Carvalho, Sérgio; Teresa Lapa; Ana Valentim; Bruno Gago. "A systematic review of self-compassion in chronic pain: from correlation to efficacy.". The Spanish Journal of Psychology (2021): Published Carvalho, Sérgio; Lara Palmeira; Mariana Coutinho; Rosa Barbosa; Inês Trindade. "Self-as-context and depressive symptoms in the general population: A further analysis of the Self Experiences Questionnaire". Current Psychology (2021): Published Carvalho, Sérgio; José pinto-gouveia; david gillanders; Paula Castilho. "Perceived validation and criticism in pain: development of a new measure in chronic pain". European Journal of Pain (2020): Published Carvalho, Sérgio; José pinto-gouveia; david gillanders; Teresa Lapa; Ana Valentim; Elsa Santos; Juliana Paciência; Paula Castilho. "Above and beyond emotional suffering: the unique contribution of compassionate and uncompassionate self-responding in chronic pain". Scandinavian Journal of Pain 20 4 (2020): 853-857. Published Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Trindade, Inês A.; Gillanders, David; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Castilho, Paula. "Self-Compassion and Depressive Symptoms in Chronic Pain (CP): A 1-Year Longitudinal Study". Mindfulness (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01292-7. Published • 10.1007/s12671-019-01292-7 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Gillanders, David; Castilho, Paula. "Obstacles to social safeness in women with chronic pain: The role of fears of compassion". Current Psychology (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00489-2. Published • 10.1007/s12144-019-00489-2 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Trindade, Inês A.; Gillanders, David; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Castilho, Paula. "Cognitive fusion and depressive symptoms in women with chronic pain: A longitudinal growth curve modelling study over 12 months". Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 26 5 (2019): 616-625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2386. Published • 10.1002/cpp.2386 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Xavier, Ana; Gillanders, David; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Castilho, Paula. "Rumination and valued living in women with chronic pain: How they relate to the link between mindfulness and depressive symptoms". Current Psychology (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-0052-z. Published • 10.1007/s12144-018-0052-z Lapa, Teresa; Carvalho, Sérgio; Viana, Joaquim; Ferreira, Pedro Lopes; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Belo-Cabete, Adriana. "Development and Evaluation of a Global Burnout Index Derived from the Use of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory in Portuguese Physicians". Acta Médica Portuguesa 31 10 (2018): 534. http://dx.doi.org/10.20344/amp.10407. Published • 10.20344/amp.10407 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Gillanders, David; Castilho, Paula. "Pain and Depressive Symptoms: Exploring Cognitive Fusion and Self-Compassion in a Moderated Mediation Model". The Journal of Psychology 153 2 (2018): 173-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2018.1507990. Published • 10.1080/00223980.2018.1507990 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Gillanders, David; Palmeira, Lara; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Castilho, Paula. "Mindfulness, selfcompassion, and depressive symptoms in chronic pain: The role of pain acceptance". Journal of Clinical Psychology 74 12 (2018): 2094-2106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22689. Published • 10.1002/jclp.22689 Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Palmeira, Lara; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Gillanders, David; Castilho, Paula. "The utility of the Valuing Questionnaire in Chronic Pain". Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 9 (2018): 21-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.06.002. Published • 10.1016/j.jcbs.2018.06.002 Lucena-Santos, Paola; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Oliveira, Margareth da Silva. "Is the widely used two-factor structure of the Ruminative Responses Scale invariant across different samples of women?". Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 91 3 (2018): 398-416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/papt.12168. Published • 10.1111/papt.12168 Castilho, Paula; Pinto, Ana Margarida; Viegas, Ricardo; Carvalho, Sérgio; Madeira, Nuno; Martins, Maria João. "External Shame as a Mediator between Paranoia and Social Safeness in Psychosis". Clinical Psychologist 23 2 (2017): 144-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cp.12136. Published • 10.1111/cp.12136 Palmeira, Lara; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Cunha, Marina; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Finding the link between internalized weight-stigma and binge eating behaviors in Portuguese adult women with overweight and obesity: The mediator role of self-criticism and self-reassurance". Eating Behaviors 26 (2017): 50-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.01.006. Published • 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2017.01.006 Lucena-Santos, Paola; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Oliveira, Margareth da Silva; Pinto-Gouveia, José. "Body-Image Acceptance and Action Questionnaire: Its deleterious influence on binge eating and psychometric validation". International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 17 2 (2017): 151-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.03.001. Published • 10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.03.001 Matos, Marcela; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Cunha, Marina; Galhardo, Ana; Sepodes, Carlos. "Psychological Flexibility and Self-Compassion in Gay and Heterosexual Men: How They Relate to Childhood Memories, Shame, and Depressive Symptoms". Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling 11 2 (2017): 88-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15538605.2017.1310007. Published • 10.1080/15538605.2017.1310007 Gillanders, David; Ferreira, Nuno Bravo; Angioni, Eugenia; Carvalho, Sergio A.; Eugenicos, Maria P.. "An implementation trial of ACT-based bibliotherapy for irritable bowel syndrome". Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 6 2 (2017): 172-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.04.006. Published • 10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.04.006 Pinto-Gouveia, José; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Palmeira, Lara; Castilho, Paula; Duarte, Cristiana; Ferreira, Cláudia; Duarte, Joana; et al. "BEfree: A new psychological program for binge eating that integrates psychoeducation, mindfulness, and compassion". Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 24 5 (2017): 1090-1098. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2072. Published • 10.1002/cpp.2072 Lucena-Santos, Paola; Carvalho, Sérgio; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Gillanders, David; Silva Oliveira, Margareth. "Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire: Exploring measurement invariance across three groups of Brazilian women and the role of cognitive fusion as a mediator in the relationship between rumination and depression". Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 6 1 (2017): 53-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.02.004. Published • 10.1016/j.jcbs.2017.02.004 Castilho, Paula; Martins, Maria João; Pinto, Ana Margarida; Viegas, Ricardo; Carvalho, Sérgio; Madeira, Nuno. "Understanding the effect of attachment styles in paranoid ideation: The mediator role of experiential avoidance". Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 6 1 (2017): 42-46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2016.11.007. Published • 10.1016/j.jcbs.2016.11.007 Lapa, Teresa A.; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Pinto-Gouveia, José. "Psychological distress, burnout and personality traits in Dutch anaesthesiologists". European Journal of Anaesthesiology 34 1 (2017): 41-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000000500. Published • 10.1097/eja.0000000000000500 Castilho, Paula; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Marques, Sara; Pinto-Gouveia, José. "Self-Compassion and Emotional Intelligence in Adolescence: A Multigroup Mediational Study of the Impact of Shame Memories on Depressive Symptoms". Journal of Child and Family Studies 26 3 (2016): 759-768. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-016-0613-4. Published • 10.1007/s10826-016-0613-4 Pinto-Gouveia, José; Carvalho, Sérgio A; Palmeira, Lara; Castilho, Paula; Duarte, Cristiana; Ferreira, Cláudia; Duarte, Joana; et al. "Incorporating psychoeducation, mindfulness and self-compassion in a new programme for binge eating (BEfree): Exploring processes of change". Journal of Health Psychology 24 4 (2016): 466-479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359105316676628. Published • 10.1177/1359105316676628 Lapa, Teresa A.; Carvalho, Sérgio A.; Viana, Joaquim S.; Ferreira, Pedro L.; Pinto-Gouveia, José. "Stressors in anaesthesiology". European Journal of Anaesthesiology 33 11 (2016): 807-815. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000000518. Published • 10.1097/eja.0000000000000518 Xavier, Ana; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Cunha, Marina; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Self-Criticism and Depressive Symptoms Mediate the Relationship Between Emotional Experiences With Family and Peers and Self-Injury in Adolescence". The Journal of Psychology 150 8 (2016): 1046-1061. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2016.1235538. Published • 10.1080/00223980.2016.1235538 Palmeira, Lara; Cunha, Marina; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Carvalho, Sérgio; Lillis, Jason. "New developments in the assessment of weight-related experiential avoidance (AAQW-Revised)". Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science 5 3 (2016): 193-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2016.06.001. Published • 10.1016/j.jcbs.2016.06.001 Castilho, Paula; Pinto, Ana Margarida; Viegas, Ricardo; Carvalho, Sérgio; Madeira, Nuno; Martins, Maria João. "Preliminary results of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) brief group intervention for psychosis". International Journal of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health 2 (2015): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.21035/ijcnmh.2015.2.6. Published • 10.21035/ijcnmh.2015.2.6 Carvalho, Sérgio; Dinis, A.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Estanqueiro, C.. "Shame Memories and Depression Symptoms: The Role of Cognitive Fusion and Experiential Avoidance". International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy 1 15 (2015): 63-86. Published Baião, Rita; Gilbert, Paul; McEwan, Kirsten; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking & Self-Reassuring Scale: Psychometric properties and normative study". Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice 88 4 (2014): 438-452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/papt.12049. Published • 10.1111/papt.12049 Carvalho, Sérgio; Dinis, Alexandra; Pinto-Gouveia, José; Estanqueiro, Cátia. "Memories of Shame Experiences with Others and Depression Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Experiential Avoidance". Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 22 1 (2013): 32-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cpp.1862. Published • 10.1002/cpp.1862
Magazine article	Lapa, T.; Carvalho, Sérgio; Viana, J.S.; Pinto-Gouveia, J.. "Estratégias de mindfulness na abordagem do doente com dor crónica", Dor, 2015 Pinto-Gouveia, J.; Ferreira, C.; Matos, M.; Carvalho, Sérgio. "Befree: contextualização e desenvolvimento de um programa de intervenção em grupo para a ingestão alimentar compulsiva e Obesidade", Revista Factores de Risco, 2014
Manual	Carvalho, Sérgio; Paula Castilho; José Pinto-Gouveia; David Gillanders. COMP.ACT: Programa de Intervenção Psicológica para a Dor Crónica [COMP.ACT: Psychological Intervention Program for Chronic Pain]. Portugal. 2021. Under revision

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2018/09	COMP.ACT: testing the effect of explicit self-compassion exercises on the efficacy of an ACT group intervention for chronic pain.	48th Annual Congress of EABCT European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2018/07	Cognitive Fusion and Obstacles to Valued Living: Beyond Pain-Specific Events in Chronic Pain.	ICBM2018: 20th International Conference on Behavioral Medicine International Society of Behavioral Medicine (Stockholm, Sweden)
2018/03	Psicoterapia e Dor Crónica: novos avanços nas terapias contextuais-comportamentais.	III Congresso de Dor Orofacial e Disfunção Temporomandibular Sociedade Portuguesa de Disfunção Temporomandibular e Dor Orofacial (Santo Tirso, Portugal)
2018/01	Da dor à sintomatologia depressiva: o papel dos processos psicológicos em mulheres com dor crónica.	16º Convénio Astor Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Terapia de Dor (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/10	Mindfulness e aceitação no doente com Fibromialgia.	V Congresso APED Associação Portuguesa para o Estudo da Dor (Oeiras, Portugal)
2015/11	BEfree: Programa de intervenção focado na psicoeducação, mindfulness e compaixão para a ingestão alimentar compulsiva.	III Congresso Internacional do CINEICC Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/09	BEfree: Programa de Intervenção em Grupo para a Ingestão Alimentar Compulsiva.	International Congress on Obesity and Binge Eating (ICOBE) Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention (Coimbra, Portugal)
2015/09	BEfree – An acceptance, mindfulness and compassion group programme for binge eating in obesity.	45th Annual EABCT Congress European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Jerusalem, Israel)
2015/09	What lies beneath shame? An empirical investigation about shame memories in a mixed clinical sample.	45th Annual EABCT Congress European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies (Jerusalem, Israel)
2015/07	BEfree – A group programme for Binge Eating in Obesity: preliminar results.	ACBS World Conference 13 Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (Berlin, Germany)
2015/05	Terapia da Aceitação e Compromisso e Dor Crónica.	I Congresso de Abordagem Multidisciplinar da Disfunção Temporomandibular e Dor Orofacial Sociedade Portuguesa de Disfunção Temporomandibular e Dor Orofacial (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/10/01 - Current	Estudo de validação do instrumento Transgender Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs (T-KAB) numa amostra da população portuguesa adulta [Validation study of the Transgender Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs (T-KAB) in a sample of an adult Portuguese population]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	Estudo descritivo da relação entre ideologia política, religião e conhecimentos, atitudes e crenças em relação às pessoas transgénero numa amostra da população portuguesa adulta [A descriptive study of the relationship between political ideology, religion, and knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about transgender people in a sample of adult Portuguese population]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	Empatia e Compaixão como mecanismo de redução da transfobia na população geral portuguesa adulta [Empathy and Compassion as buffering mechanisms of transphobia in Portuguese adults from the general population]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	Fusão cognitiva geral versus focada na dor: estudo exploratório do papel do conteúdo da fusão na sintomatologia psicopatológica em mulheres com dor crónica [General versus Pain-focused cognitive fusion: an exploratory study of the role of cognitive fusion´s content on psychopathological symptoms in women with chronic pain]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	Sintomas psicopatológicos, ruminação e autorresposta compassiva em mulheres com fibromialgia [Psychopathological symptoms, rumination, and compassionate self-responding in women with Fibromyalgia]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	Estudo transversal da relação entre memórias de experiências precoces de calor e afeto, perceção de compaixão dos outros, e perceção de validação e criticismo durante episódios de dor em mulheres com dor crónica [Cross-sectional study of the relationship between early memories of warmth and safeness, perception of compassion from others, and perception of validation and criticism from others during pain flares in a sample of women with chronic pain]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	Compromisso com ação valorizada em pessoas com e sem doença crónica da população geral: o papel da sintomatologia psicopatológica e da flexibilidade psicológica [Commitment with valued action in people with and without chronic illness in the general population: the role of psychopathological symptoms and psychological flexibility]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	(Des)regulação emocional, compromisso com ação valorizada, e ingestão alimentar compulsiva: estudo exploratório das qualidades autocompassivas [Emotional (dys)regulation, committed action, and binge eating: an exploratory study of compassionate qualities]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2021/10/01 - Current	Mentalidade de ranking e ingestão alimentar compulsiva: diferenças de género na vivência e impacto da vergonha na ingestão alimentar compulsiva na população geral adulta [Social Rank mentality and binge eating: gender differences in the experience and impact of shame on binge eating in a sample of adults from the general population]. Supervisor	Clinical and Health Psychology (Master) Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias Escola de Psicologia e Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2015/06 - 2015/11	member of the organising team of III Jornadas do CINEICC (2015/11/18 - 2015/11/21) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2015/03 - 2015/09	member of scientific committee of Congresso Internacional de Obesidade e Binge-eating (ICOBE) (2015/09/24 - 2015/09/26) Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação do Núcleo de Estudos e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2010/10/11 - 2010/10/12	collaborator on the organisation of Jornadas de Iniciação à Investigação em Psicologia (2010/10/11 - 2010/10/12) Congress (Other)	Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Psicologia Cognitiva Desenvolvimento Vocacional e Social, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2021	Dependência generalizada da internet e sintomatologia depressiva, em tempos de pandemia por COVID-19: O efeito moderador do mindfulness [Generalized internet dependence and depressive symptoms in times of COVID-19 pandemic: the moderator effect of mindfulness] (Thesis) Main arguer	Almeida, Beatriz Cristina Loureiro (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021	Competitive and caregiving mentality as a comprehensive framework for Fibromyalgia (Thesis) Main arguer	Fortuna, Judite de Oliveira (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021	Shame, coping with shame and psychopathology: a moderated-mediation analysis by sexual orientation (Thesis) Main arguer	dos Santos, Diana Louisa Rodrigues Amaral (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021	Feeling soothed within and around: the effect of self-compassion and social safeness on borderline features in sexual minorities (Thesis) Main arguer	Cano, Soraia Alexandra de Melo (Master) Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
2021	O efeito de uma intervenção breve focada na Compaixão na redução do stress e do burnout em estudantes do Ensino Superior [The effect of a brief compassion focused intervention in the reduction of stress and burnout in college students] (Thesis) Main arguer	Barbosa, Ana Sofia da Silva (Master) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
2021	O impacto de um a intervenção breve focada na gratidão na diminuição do stress e burnout em estudantes do ensino superior [The impact of a brief gratitude focused intervention on the reduction of stress and burnout in college students] (Thesis) Main arguer	da Costa, Vilma Gomes (Master) Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
2021	Flexibilidade psicológica e parentalidade consciente no pós-parto: o papel mediador da sintomatologia depressiva [Psychological flexibility and post-partum mindful parenting: the mediator role of depressive symptoms] (Thesis) Main arguer	Fernandes, Ana Rita (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Association member

	Society Organization name	Role
2015 - Current	Associação Portuguesa para o Mindfulness (APM)
2015 - Current	Associação Portuguesa de Terapia do Comportamento (APTC)
2012/09 - Current	Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses	member
2012 - Current	Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS)
2011 - Current	Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica (SPSC)

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2021/01 - Current	Member of the scientific Editorial Board of the Brazilian science communication publisher Editora Fênix Sefarad (https://editorafenixsefarad.com.br/conselho-editorial/) Other	Editora Fênix Sefarad, Brazil

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2021/10/13 - Current	Género enquanto construto: breve exploração crítica e um apelo ao estudo integrado [Gender as a construct: brief critical exploration and a call for an integrated study]	(Mestrado integrado)	Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
2021/05/05 - 2021/05/05	BEfree: Programa de Intervenção Psicológica em grupo para a Ingestão Alimentar Compulsiva na Obesidade [BEfree: A group psychological intervention program for binge eating in obesity].	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in adults II (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2021/04/27 - 2021/04/27	Terapia da Aceitação e Compromisso (ACT): Uma introdução à prática [Acceptance and Committment Therapy (ACT): an introduction to practice].	Psychology (Licenciatura)	Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2019/04/04 - 2019/04/04	Dor Crónica: Abordagens Contextuais-Comportamentais [Chronic Pain: Contextual Behavioral Approaches]	Contextual Behavioral Approaches to Chronic Pain (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2018/11/19 - 2018/11/19	Dor Crónica, Psicologia e Psicoterapia [Chronic Pain, Psychology and Psychotherapy]	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain (Licenciatura)	Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
2018/01/28 - 2018/01/28	Terapias Contextuais Comportamentais: A terceira geração de terapias cognitivo-comportamentais [Contextual-Behavioral Therapies: the third wave of cognitive-behavioral therapies]	Contextual-Behavioral Interventions (Mestrado integrado)	Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
2017/02/04 - 2017/02/04	Dor Crónica [Chronic Pain]	Contextual Behavioral Therapies (Especialização pós-licenciatura)	Instituto Superior Miguel Torga, Portugal
2016/02/25 - 2016/02/25	Famílias Homoparentais [Same-sex Families]	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with same-sex parents (Outros)	Gabinete de Psicologia de Coimbra, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2018/12/15	short interview regarding the publication Carvalho, S.A., Gillanders, D., Palmeira, L., Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Castilho, P. (2018). Mindfulness, self-compassion and depressive symptoms in chronic pain: the role of pain acceptance. Journal of Clinical Psychology. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22689	Psypost.org
2015	Results dissemination of the funded project BEfree (PTDC/MHC-PCL/4923/2012) on the online platform of the national tv channel RTP.
2015	Results dissemination of the funded project BEfree (PTDC/MHC-PCL/4923/2012) in a local online newspaper	Notícias de Coimbra

Mentoring / Tutoring

	Topic	Student name
2016 - 2017	Portuguese validation of the Psychological Inflexibility in Pain Scale (PIPS) in samples of general population and of women with chronic pain.	Marco Jorge da Silva Martins
2016 - 2017	Attention Control Scale: factor analysis and psychometric properties	António José Morais Diz

Other jury / evaluation

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021	Barbosa, Ana Sofia da Silva (2021). O efeito de uma Intervenção breve focada na Compaixão na redução do Stress e do Burnout em estudantes do Ensino Superior. [The effect of a brief Compassionate Focused intervention in reducing Stress and Burnout of college students]. Master of Science Dissertation Project, Oporto Global University.	Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2021 - 2021	Costa, Vilma Gomes (2021). O impacto de um programa de gratidão na diminuição do stress e burnout em estudantes do ensino superior [The impact of a gratitude program in reducing stress and burnout of college students]. Master of Science Dissertation Project, Oporto Global University.	Universidade Portucalense Infante Dom Henrique, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Figueiredo, Diana Rafaela Vieira (2019). Testing the Assumptions of Clark and Wells’ (1995) Cognitive Model in Adolescents with and without Social Anxiety Disorder. Master of Science Dissertation Project. Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Ressurreição, Vanessa Daniela Saraiva (2019). Mecanismo de regulação emocional: variabilidade do ritmo cardíaco durante a ativação do sistema de ameaça em adolescentes com fobia social [Emotional regulation mechanism: Heart Rate Variability during activation of the threat system in adolecents with social phobia]. Master of Science Dissertation Project. Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Carvalho, Inês Maria Morais Cardoso Maçãs (2019). O Sistema Drive do Modelo Tripartido de Regulação Emocional: Estratégias de Coping e Variabilidade do Ritmo Cardíaco em Adolescentes com Perturbação de Ansiedade Social [Drive system of the Tripartide model of emocional regulation: Coping strategies and Heart Rate Variability in adolescents with social phobia]. Master of Science Dissertation Project. Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Ferreira, Filipa Alexandra da Silva (2019). Treino da mente compassiva com cuidadores: perceção de mudança nos jovens em acolhimento residencial [Compassionate Mind Training with caregivers: Change perception in young people in residential care]. Master of Science Dissertation Project. Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2019 - 2019	Nogueira, Sofia Fernandes (2019). Treino da Mente Compassiva: Desenvolvimento da Compaixão em cuidadores de jovens em acolhimento residencial [Compassionate Mind Training: Development of compassion in young people in residential care]. Master of Science Dissertation Project. Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, Portugal.	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal

Distinctions

Award

2019	Student Spotlight Award Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, United States
2018	Best Presentation in Psychology
2018	Best Poster 3rd Prize 7th International Conference on Compassion Focused Therapy, United Kingdom
2018	Best Presentation Award International Conference on Behavior Medicine, Sweden
2017	Outstanding Article of the Year

Other distinction

2016	PhD scholarship Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal