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Miguel Basto-Pereira, Ph.D., is the Founder and Director of the Master's in Forensic Psychology at ISPA. He is also a researcher at the William James Center for Research and Lecturer of Forensic Psychology at Ispa-Instituto Universitário. He holds master's degrees in Psychology and in Statistics, as well as, an European Doctorate in Applied Psychology (Justice Field), awarded for his research on Juvenile Delinquency and Persistent Criminality. He has extensively published in high-impact journals (e.g., British Journal of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Child Abuse & Neglect, Aggression and Violent Behavior) in the areas of Forensic Psychology, Developmental and Life-course Criminology, and Risk Assessment of Justice-Involved Populations. He was also an invited speaker at several scientific meetings in Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. He has experience in supervising and coordinating research projects (e.g., doctoral and master's degree students; cross-national research). He is also the founder and leading coordinator of the International Study of Pro/Antisocial Behavior in Young Adults, a cross-cultural longitudinal initiative that began in 2018 focused on the intercultural universality of the developmental risk and protective factors for antisocial behaviour. This initiative has resulted in several publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. In 2023, he received the Outstanding Early Career Psychologist Award from the American Psychology Association (Division 52). Currently, his research focuses on sequences of events leading to criminal behaviour, a topic that he started advancing during his stays with Dr. David Farrington at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University. In the scope of this partnership, he is the Principal Investigator of the project funded by the FCT: ChainPrevent - The chain of events underlying the development and persistence of antisocial behaviour: Moving forward in Tailored Crime Prevention Strategies (2022.03898.PTDC). In their professional activities, he interacted with dozens of collaborators in co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae, the most frequent terms output are: Juvenile Delinquency; Criminal Careers; Forensic Psychology; Child Maltreatment; Psychosocial adjustment; Youth Offending; Mental Health; Psychometrics; Clinical Psychology; Childhood Problems; Psychological Intervention.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Miguel Basto Pereira
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Basto-Pereira, Miguel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
2A19-7413-2B4D
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2929-1775

Email addresses

  • mbpereira@ispa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Ispa - Instituto Universitário, Rua Jardim do Tabaco, 34, 1149-041, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology
  • Social Sciences - Law - Criminology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2014/01/01 - 2017/07/14
Concluded
Applied Psychology, Ph.D. - Field: Justice Psychology (Doutoramento)
Escola de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Criminal persistence and psychosocial problems in young adults with a history of juvenile delinquency" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Very good with Distinction
2011 - 2013
Concluded
Statistics, MSc (Mestrado)
Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Estimation of Sensitivity, Specificity and ROC Curve " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004 - 2009
Concluded
Psychology, MSc (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Schema Mode Inventory-Short-Version: Psychometric and dimensionality studies. " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2018 - Current Researcher (Research) ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
William James Center for Research, ISPA, Portugal
2013/06 - 2013/12 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2011/05 - 2012/05 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2010/03 - 2010/12 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2017/09/18 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/07 - Current Director of the Master's in Forensic Psychology ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Visiting Scholar [Short Stay] University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology, United Kingdom
2014/01/01 - 2017/07/14 Ph.D. Grant Escola de Psicologia da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
2016/10/01 - 2016/12/31 Visting Doctoral Student University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/10/09 - Current Childhood Behavior Problems: Evaluation of an early family/parent training program in the Portuguese community
Supervisor
William James Center for Research, ISPA, Portugal
Fundação Cecília Zino
Ongoing
2024 - 2025 The Dynamics of Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviours in Social Integration (Supervisor - Postdoctoral Fellow)
0436/GABR/UFC
Supervisor
William James Center for Research, ISPA, Portugal
Universidade Federal do Ceará

Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Ongoing
2014/01 - 2017/07 Criminal persistence and psychosocial problems in young adults with a history of juvenile delinquency
SFRH/BD/95190/2013
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal

University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology, United Kingdom
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07 - 2013/12 FertiProGlo : Protective and risk factors in couples facing infertility: similarities and differences in a globalized world (translation of the Portuguese title: Fatores protetores e fatores de risco em casais que vivenciam barreiras à fertilidade: similitudes e diferenças num mundo globalizado)
PTDC/MHC-PSC/4195/2012
Fundo Regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
2007/10 - 2010/12 Scripts for sexuality in teenage girls magazines Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/02/01 - 2024/07/31 The chain of events underlying the development and persistence of antisocial behaviour: Moving forward in Tailored Crime Prevention Strategies
2022.03898.PTDC
Principal investigator
William James Center for Research, ISPA, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020 - 2024 Developmental change and interaction between online and offline antisocial behaviour, its risk and protective factors throughout the adolescence (OnlineOff)
PID2019-109770RB-I00
Researcher
España Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Ongoing
2020/01/31 - 2021/01/31 Psychological Health and Risk in ISPA Students - SPRAI (translation of the Portuguese title: Saúde Psicológica e Risco nos Alunos do ISPA - SPRAI)
N/A
Supervisor
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Concluded
2014 - 2016 Recidivism Project - Recidivism Assessment of Young Offenders and Prevention of Crime (translation of the Portuguese title: Projeto Reincidências - Avaliação da Reincidência dos Jovens Ofensores e Prevenção da Delinquência)
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Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal
Direção-Geral de Reinserção e Serviços Prisionais [Ministry of Justice-Portugal]

Programme Prevention of and Fight against Crime of the European Union
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2017/10 - Current An international study of pro/antisocial behavior in young adults (Ongoing without Funding)
Principal investigator
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação William James, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Maia, Ângela. Juvenile Delinquency, Crime and Social Marginalization. United Kingdom, United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited. 2017.
    Published • 10.1108/9781787436114
  2. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Piairo, Helena. Introduction to Statistics in R and SPSS (translation of the Portuguese title: Introdução à Estatística em R e SPSS). Lisboa, Portugal: Chiado Books. 2012.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Farrington, David. "The Basic Empathy Scale: Psychometric Properties and Contributions to the Understanding of Antisocial Behaviour". In Empathy versus Offending, Aggression and Bullying Advancing Knowledge using the Basic Empathy Scale, ---. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2021.
    In press
  2. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Miranda, Ana; Ribeiro, Sofia; Maia, Ângela. "The psychometric properties of a questionnaire for measuring delinquency and crime (D-CRIM)". In In Avances en Psicología, edited by Sánchez, Teresa; Sánchez, Tamara, 856-867. Granada, Spain: Asociación Española de Psicología Conductual (AEPC)., 2017.
    Published
  3. Oliveira, João Manuel; Costa, Carlos; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Nogueira, Conceição. "Social Images of LGBT People (translation of the Portuguese title: Imagens Sociais de Pessoas LGBT)". In Study on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Based Discrimination [Estudo sobre a discriminacão em funcão da orientacão sexual e da identidade de género], edited by Nogueira, Conceição; Oliveira, João Manuel, 93-147. Lisboa, Portugal: Comissão para a Cidadania e a Igualdade de Género, 2010.
    Published
  4. Oliveira, João; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Costa, Carlos; Nogueira, Conceição. "LGBT People - Identities and Discrimination (translation of the Portuguese title: Pessoas LGBT - Identidades e Discriminação)". In Estudo sobre a discriminação em função da orientação sexual e da identidade de género [Study on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Based Discrimination], edited by Nogueira, Conceição; Oliveira, João, 149-210. Lisboa, Portugal: Comissão para a Cidadania e Igualdade de Género, 2010.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Brandão, Tânia; Diniz, Eva; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Babore, Alessandra. "Emotion regulation and parental burnout: A systematic review and meta-analysis.". Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cps0000181.
    10.1037/cps0000181
  2. Maciel, Laura; Gomis-Pomares, Aitana; Day, Crispin; Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Cross-cultural adaptability of parenting interventions designed for childhood behavior problems: A meta-analysis". Clinical Psychology Review 102 (2023): 102274. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102274.
    Published • 10.1016/j.cpr.2023.102274
  3. Salas-Rodríguez, Javier; Gómez-Jacinto, Luis; Hombrados-Mendieta, Isabel; Del Pino-Brunet, Natalia; Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Motivated to compete but not to care: The fundamental social motives of risk-taking behaviors". Personality and Individual Differences 205 (2023): 112093. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112093.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.paid.2023.112093
  4. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; David P. Farrington. "Developmental predictors of offending and persistence in crime: A systematic review of meta-analyses". Aggression and Violent Behavior 65 (2022): 101761-101761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2022.101761.
    10.1016/j.avb.2022.101761
  5. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Gouveia-Pereira, Maria; Pereira, Cicero Roberto; Barrett, Emma Louise; Lawler, Siobhan; Newton, Nicola; Stapinski, Lexine; et al. "The global impact of adverse childhood experiences on criminal behavior: A cross-continental study". Child Abuse & Neglect 124 (2022): 105459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105459.
    In press • 10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105459
  6. Maciel, Laura; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Day, Crispin. "Programas parentales eficaces para el tratamiento de la conducta disruptiva: El caso del programa Empoderando Padres, Empoderando Comunidades [Cost-effective Parental Programs for the Treatment of Disruptive Behavior: The case of the Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities program]". INFORMACIÓ PSICOLÒGICA 122 (2022): 77-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.14635/ipsic.1900.
    10.14635/ipsic.1900
  7. Gomis-Pomares, Aitana; Lidón Villanueva; Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Psychometric properties of the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale in young Spanish adults". Psicothema 34 2 (2022): 308-315.
    Accepted
  8. Almeida, Margarida; Ramos, Catarina; Maciel, Laura; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Leal, Isabel. "Meaning in life, meaning-making and posttraumatic growth in cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.995981.
    In press • 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.995981
  9. Lawler, Siobhan; Stapinski, Lexine; Teesson, Maree; Prior, Katrina; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Newton, Nicola; Barrett, Emma L.. "Unpacking Violent Behavior in Young Adulthood: The Relative Importance of Hazardous Alcohol Use". Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2021): 088626052110441. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605211044103.
    Published • 10.1177/08862605211044103
  10. Prior, Katrina; Carvalheiro, Monica; Lawler, Siobhan; Stapinski, Lexine A.; Newton, Nicola C.; Mooney-Somers, Julie; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Barrett, Emma. "Early trauma and associations with altruistic attitudes and behaviours among young adults". Child Abuse & Neglect 117 (2021): 105091. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105091.
    10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105091
  11. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Villanueva, Lidón; Peterson-Badali, Michele; Pimentel, Alberto; Cuervo, Keren; Hoge, Robert D; Skilling, Tracey A.. "Is a 7-Item Combination from the YLS/CMI an Effective Screening Strategy for Risk to Reoffend? Findings from a Cross-National Study". Criminal Justice and Behavior (2021): https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854821995866.
    In press • 10.1177/0093854821995866
  12. Maciel, Laura; Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Child Sexual Abuse: the Detrimental Impact of its Specific Features". Child Indicators Research 13 (2020): 2117-2133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-020-09730-y.
    In press • 10.1007/s12187-020-09730-y
  13. Cuervo, Keren; Villanueva, Lidón; Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Prediction of Youth and Adult Recidivism Among Spanish Juveniles Involved in Serious Offenses". Criminal Justice and Behavior 47 4 (2020): 399-418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854819897282.
    In press • 10.1177/0093854819897282
  14. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Farrington, David P. "Lifelong Conviction Pathways and Self-Reported Offending: Towards a Deeper Comprehension of Criminal Career Development". The British Journal of Criminology 60 2 (2020): 285-302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azz037.
    Published • 10.1093/bjc/azz037
  15. Carvalho, Clara; Gonzalez, António; Amarante, Nuno; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Jolliffe, Darrick. "Estudos preliminares das características psicométricas da versão curta da Escala Básica de Empatia em adultos [Preliminary study of the psychometric properties of the Short version of Basic Empathy Scale in adults]". Psicologia 31 1 (2020): 61-68. https://10.17575/psicologia.v34i1.1681.
    Published
  16. Villanueva, Lidón; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Cuervo, Keren. "How to Improve the YLS/CMI? Exploring a Particularly Predictive Combination of Items". International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (2019): 0306624X1988192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x19881926.
    In press • 10.1177/0306624x19881926
  17. Carvalho, Filipa; Maciel, Laura; Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Two Sides of Child Maltreatment: from Psychopathic Traits to Altruistic Attitudes Inhibition". Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00280-2.
    In press • 10.1007/s40653-019-00280-2
  18. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Maia, Ângela da Costa. "Early adversity and adult delinquency: the mediational role of mental health in youth offenders". Ciência & Saúde Coletiva 24 8 (2019): 2805-2810. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232018248.27142017.
    10.1590/1413-81232018248.27142017
  19. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Queiroz-Garcia, Inês; Maciel, Laura; Leal, Isabel; Gouveia-Pereira, Maria. "An International Study of Pro/Antisocial Behavior in Young Adults". Cross-Cultural Research 54 1 (2019): 92-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069397119850741.
    10.1177/1069397119850741
  20. Pechorro, Pedro; Moreira, Katinea; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Oliveira, João Pedro; Ray, James V.. "The Self-Report Delinquency Scale From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health Among At-Risk for Delinquency Youths". Violence and Victims 34 1 (2019): 120-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.34.1.120.
    Published • 10.1891/0886-6708.34.1.120
  21. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Farrington, David P. "Advancing Knowledge about Lifelong Crime Sequences". The British Journal of Criminology 59 2 (2018): 354-377. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azy033.
    Published • 10.1093/bjc/azy033
  22. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Maia, Ângela. "Persistence in Crime in Young Adults with a History of Juvenile Delinquency: the Role of Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems". International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 16 2 (2017): 496-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-017-9847-7.
    Published • 10.1007/s11469-017-9847-7
  23. Susana Rodrigues; Mariana Kaiseler; Cristina Queirós; Miguel Basto-Pereira. "Daily stress and coping among emergency response officers: a case study". International Journal of Emergency Services 6 2 (2017): 122-133. https://doi.org/10.1108%2Fijes-10-2016-0019.
    10.1108/ijes-10-2016-0019
  24. Braga, Teresa; Gonçalves, Leonel Cunha; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Maia, Ângela. "Unraveling the link between maltreatment and juvenile antisocial behavior: A meta-analysis of prospective longitudinal studies". Aggression and Violent Behavior 33 (2017): 37-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2017.01.006.
    10.1016/j.avb.2017.01.006
  25. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Ribeiro, Sofia; Maia, Ângela. "Needs and Achievements of the Juvenile Justice System: Insights From Two Empirical Studies With Portuguese Young Adults". International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 62 7 (2017): 1787-1805. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624x17690450.
    Published • 10.1177/0306624x17690450
  26. Começanha, Rita; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Maia, Ângela. "Clinically speaking, psychological abuse matters". Comprehensive Psychiatry 73 (2017): 120-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.11.015.
    Published • 10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.11.015
  27. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Miranda, Ana; Ribeiro, Sofia; Maia, Ângela. "Growing up with adversity: From juvenile justice involvement to criminal persistence and psychosocial problems in young adulthood". Child Abuse & Neglect 62 (2016): 63-75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.011.
    Published • 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.10.011
  28. Mesquita, Cristina dos Santos; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; da Costa Maia, Ângela. "Prevalence of Childhood Victimization Experiences in Psychiatric Patients: a Systematic Review". International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 15 4 (2016): 967-984. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-016-9697-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s11469-016-9697-8
  29. Ribeiro, Sofia; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Maia, Ângela. "Intergenerational impact of mental illness in juveniles with a history of victimization". Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças 17 1 (2016): 74-78. http://dx.doi.org/10.15309/16psd170111.
    Published • 10.15309/16psd170111
  30. 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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/humupd/dmw009.
    Published • 10.1093/humupd/dmw009
  31. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Começanha, Rita; Ribeiro, Sofia; Maia, Ângela. "Long-term predictors of crime desistance in juvenile delinquents: A systematic review of longitudinal studies". Aggression and Violent Behavior 25 (2015): 332-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2015.09.012.
    Published • 10.1016/j.avb.2015.09.012
  32. Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Furtado, Sara Isabel Félix; Silva, Ricardo Jorge Pereira; Fachado González, Francisco; Vara Fernandes, Tito Manuel; Correia de Sousa, Jaime; Yaphe, John. "Performance indicators for clinical practice management in primary care in Portugal: Consensus from a Delphi study". European Journal of General Practice 21 1 (2014): 52-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2014.907268.
    Published • 10.3109/13814788.2014.907268
  33. Pereira, M.B.; Oliveira, J.; Ribeiro, D.P.; Castro, B.; Yaphe, J.; de Sousa, J.C.. "Recommended age groups and frequency of mammography screening: A systematic review [Grupo etário e periodicidade recomendados para a mamografia de rastreio: Uma revisão sistemática]". Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 19 4 (2014): 1135-1140. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899740281&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1590/1413-81232014194.22112012
  34. Castro, B.; Ribeiro, D.P.; Oliveira, J.; Pereira, M.B.; De Sousa, J.C.; Yaphe, J.. "Cervical cancer screening: Target age bracket, screening frequency and screening method: Review of recent evidence and comparison with the Portuguese performance indicator [Rastreio do câncer do colo do útero: Limites etários, periodicidade e exame ideal: Revisão da evidência recente e comparação com o indicador de desempenho avaliado em portugal]". Ciencia e Saude Coletiva 19 4 (2014): 1113-1122. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899716623&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1590/1413-81232014194.18002012
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pereira, Miguel. "Criminal persistence and psychosocial problems in young adults with a history of juvenile delinquency". PhD, 2017.
  2. Pereira, Miguel. "Estimation of Sensitivity, Specificity and ROC Curve (translation of the Portuguese title: Estimação, sensibilidade e Curva ROC)". Master, Escola de Ciências da Universidade do Minho, 2013.
  3. Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Schema Mode Inventory-Short-Version: Psychometric and dimensionality studies (translation of the Portuguese title: Inventário de Modos Esquemáticos: Estudos Psicométricos e de dimensionalidade da escala)". Master, 2009.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/15 Multisystemic Vulnerabilities and Criminal Behavior Across Ten Countries: A Cross-Continental Study American Society of Criminology 2023 - Annual Meeting
American Society of Criminology 2023 (Philadelphia , United States)
2023/11/15 The Sequences of Events Underlying the First Criminal Convictions American Society of Criminology - 2023 Annual Meeting
American Society of Criminology (Philadelphia , United States)
2022/11/25 Developmental predictors of offending and persistence in crime: A systematic review of meta-analyses Parenting Research and Practice: International Perspectives(PRPIP)
Kangning Hospital Ningbo (Zhejiang, China)
2022/11/18 Childhood and Adolescent Predictors of Offending: A Systematic Review of Meta-analyses 2022 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
American Society of Criminology (Atlanta, United States)
2022/11/18 Is a 7-Item Combination from the YLS/CMI an Effective Screening Strategy for Risk to Reoffend? 2022 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
American Society of Criminology (Atlanta, United States)
2022/11/16 The Universal Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Criminal Behaviour: A CrossNational Study across Five Continent 2022 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting
American Society of Criminology (Atlanta, United States)
2021/09 How to improve brief screening measures for youth risk to reoffend? A cross-national longitudinal test to the predictive validity of the 7-Item Combination from the YLS/CMI EUROCRIM 2021 E-conference - 21 st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology
2021/09 Childhood and Adolescent Predictors of Offending: A Systematic Review of Meta-analyses EUROCRIM 2021 E-conference - 21 st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology
2021/09 The Universal Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Self-Reported Criminal Behaviour: A Cross-National Study across Five Continents EUROCRIM 2021 E-conference - 21 st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology
2019/11/25 New ways to think about criminal careers PhD program Seminars
Universitat Jaume I PhD program in Psychology (Castelló de la Plana, Spain)
2018/10/02 The Basic Empathy Scale: Psychometric properties and contributions to the understanding of antisocial behavior Measuring Empathy and Behavioural Outcomes
University of Greenwich (London, United Kingdom)
2018/06/09 Deviant Trajectories and Best Practices (Percursos Desviantes e Boas Práticas) (Des)Envolvimento na Adolescência: Percursos na Intervenção
Movimento Defesa da Vida (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/03 Porque é que as pessoas cometem crimes? Origem e manutenção do comportamento delinquente | "Why Do People Commit Crimes?" Ciclo de conferências ISPA - 2017/2018
ISPA-Instituto Universitário (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/03 Juvenile Delinquency, Social Marginalization and Criminal Careers: Scientific evidence, Political Implications and New lines of research (Delinquência Juvenil, Marginalização Social e Carreira Criminal: Evidência Científica, Implicações Políticas e Novas linhas de investigação) Jornadas de Psicologia Forense
Universidade Lusófona (Portugal)
2016 Growing up with adversity: From juvenile justice involvement to criminal persistence and psychosocial problems in young adulthood 5th EFCAP - Mental health needs of young offenders and victims: assessment, intervention and legal issues
European Association for Forensic Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology & other involved professions
2015/09 Pathways between childhood victimization and cognitive distortions associated with future criminal behavior. 15th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology (Porto, Portugal)
2015 Long-term predictors of crime desistance in juvenile delinquents: a systematic review of longitudinal studies 15th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology
European Society of Criminology
2014 Male psychological adaptation to infertility: a systematic review of longitudinal studies 30th Annual ESHRE Meeting
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (Munique, Germany)
2010 The impact of Catholic theology on LGBT discrimination (O impacto da ideologia Católica: A discriminação de gays, lésbicas, bissexuais e transexuais) Educação para a Saúde, Cidadania e Desenvolvimento Sustentado
Universidade da Beira Interior (Covilha, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Breaking the cycle of intergerational crime: Effectiveness of a parenting program in former inmates with children with behavior problems.
Supervisor of Ana Rita Pires
Psychology (PhD)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2020 - Current Childhood Behavior Problems: Evaluation of an early family/parent training program in the Portuguese community
Supervisor of Laura Jardim Maciel
Psychology (PhD)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2023/02 - 2024/02 The Dynamics of Pro-Social and Anti-Social Behaviours in Social Integration
Supervisor of Suely Alves
PostDoc (Other)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Moral Disengagement in Adulthood: A Forensic and Community Sample (O descomprometimento moral na idade adulta: amostra forense e comunitária)
Supervisor
Psicologia Forense (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Predictive antisocial spectrum questionnaire: exploring psychometric properties in male inmates
Supervisor
Psicologia Forense (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Prevelence of adverse childhood experiences in foster and redintial care population
Supervisor
Mestrado em Psicologia (Master)
2022 - 2023 Antisocial Traits and Social and Emotional Competencies: Two Sides of the Same Coin? (Traços Antissociais e Competências Sociais e Emocionais: Dois lados da mesma moeda?)
Supervisor
Psicologia Forense (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2022 The association between interparental conflict and externalizing behaviour problems in adolescence: A systematic review
Supervisor
Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Master)
2021 - 2022 Moral Disengagement Across Different Life Cycle Stages (O desengajamento moral nas diferentes fases do ciclo de vida)
Supervisor
Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Master)
2021 - 2022 Moral Disengagement and Health-Risk Behaviors in Male Inmates (O desengajamento moral e os comportamentos de risco para a saúde em reclusos do sexo masculino)
Supervisor
Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Master)
2021 - 2021 The Role of Antisocial Peers in Deviant Behaviors in Early Adulthood (O papel dos pares antissociais nos comportamentos desviantes no início da idade adulta)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2021 The Role of Biological Sex, Antisocial Traits, and Self-Control in Health Risk Behaviors: A Study in an Adult Sample (O papel do sexo biológico, dos traços antissociais e do autocontrolo nos comportamentos de risco para a saúde: Um estudo numa amostra de adultos)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Life Events and the Stability of Psychopathic Traits: A Study in Young Adults (Eventos de Vida e a Estabilidade dos Traços Psicopáticos: Um estudo em jovens adultos)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Measures in Correctional Facilities to Reduce Criminal Recidivism: Employing the Modified Delphi Method (Medidas a implementar nos estabelecimentos prisionais para redução da reincidência criminal: Utilização de um painel delphi modificado)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2021 The Relationship Between Self-Control and Antisocial Characteristics: A Study in the Elderly Population (A relação entre o autocontrolo e as características antissociais: Um estudo na população idosa)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Criminogenic Beliefs Across the Life Cycle: A Study in Adults from the General Population (Crenças Criminógenas no Ciclo de Vida: Um Estudo em Adultos da População Geral)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Criminal Behavior (Experiências de Adversidade na Infância e Comportamento Criminal)
Co-supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2021 - 2021 The Face of Recidivism: The Impact of Implicit Representations of Recidivist and Non-Recidivist Individuals on the Activation of Criminal Stereotypes (A face da reincidência: O impacto das representações implícitas de sujeitos reincidentes e não reincidentes na ativação de estereótipos criminais)
Co-supervisor
Psicologia Forense (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Adversity Experiences in Childhood: Impact on Psychosocial Problems and Deviant Behavior in Early Adulthood (Experiências de Adversidade na Infância: Impacto nos Problemas Psicossociais e Comportamento Desviante no Início da Idade Adulta)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2020 The Impact of Mental Health on Antisocial Behaviors in Early Adulthood (O Impacto da Saúde Mental nos Comportamentos Antissociais no Início da Idade Adulta)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Development and Exploratory Study of the Psychometric Properties of a Brief Instrument to Assess the Antisocial Spectrum (Construção e Estudo Exploratório das Propriedades Psicométricas de um Instrumento breve para avaliar o Espetro Antissocial: Antisocial Spectrum)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Social and Emotional Skills Questionnaire: Exploration of Psychometric Properties in the Portuguese Adult Population (Questionário de Competências Sociais e Emocionais: Exploração das propriedades psicométricas na população adulta portuguesa)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019 From the Nature of Psychopathic Traits to Criminal Acts: A Study in Young Adults (Da natureza dos traços psicopáticos ao ato criminal: um estudo em jovens adultos)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019 From Suffering to Acting: The Relationship Between Adverse childhood experiences and Coping Strategies in Early Adulthood (Do sofrer ao agir: A relação entre as experiências de adversidade na infância e as estratégias de Coping no início da idade adulta)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Exposure to Domestic Violence during Childhood: Impact(s) on Mental Health and Deviant Behavior in Early Adulthood (Exposição à violência doméstica na infância: Impacto(s) na saúde mental e comportamento desviante no início da idade adulta)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Family Dysfunction During Childhood and Adolescence and the Development of Antisocial Traits (Disfuncionalidade familiar durante a infância e a adolescência e o desenvolvimento de traços antissociais)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Emotional Maltreatment, Deviant Behavior, and Mental Health: A Study in Women (O maltrato emocional, o comportamento desviante e a saúde mental: Um estudo no feminino)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Different Behavioral and Psychosocial Profiles of Young Adults with High Levels of Psychopathic Traits (Os diferentes perfis comportamentais e psicossociais de jovens adultos com elevados níveis de traços psicopáticos)
Supervisor
Psicologia (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/10/03 Child Sexual Abuse and Its Characteristics: Impact on Mental Health and Deviant Behavior (Abuso sexual infantojuvenil e as suas características: Impacto na saúde mental e comportamento desviante)
Supervisor of Laura Jardim Maciel
Psychology (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/07/26 Two Sides of Child Maltreatment: From Psychopathic Traits to the Inhibition of Altruistic Attitudes (Dois Lados do Maltrato Infantojuvenil: Dos traços psicopáticos à inibição de atitudes altruístas)
Supervisor of Filipa Carvalho
Psicologia Clínica (Master)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/12 - 2024/12/12 Conference: The Other Side of the Coin: Contributions for Preventing and Countering Islamist Inspired Terrorism. Speaker: Dr. Cátia Carvalho (University of Porto, Portugal). (2023/12/12 - 2023/12/12)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
William James Center for Research, Portugal
2022/05/05 - 2022/05/05 "Innovative parenting solutions that engage marginalised and excluded families: building evidence and taking to scale" - Dr. Crispin Day (King's College London) invited by Miguel Basto Pereira as part of the conference series at ISPA. (2022 - 2022/05/05)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2021/05/21 - 2021/05/21 Drug policies: a legal question, a health problem, or a recreational issue? (2021/05/21 - 2021/05/21)
Conference (President of the Organising Committee)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2021/04/22 - 2021/04/22 Empathy and Offending: Taking stock a moving forward (2022/04/22)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2019/02/22 - 2019/02/22 International Colloquium "Forensic Psychology: Contemporary Issues and Emerging Topics" (2019/02/22 - 2019/02/22)
Meeting (President of the Organising Committee)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023 Longitudinal predictors of violence and somatic symptoms in adolescence (Predictores longitudinales de violencia y síntomas somáticos en la adolescencia)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Raquel Espejo-Siles (PhD)
Cordoba University, Spain
2023 The interplay between historical trauma, substance use disorders, appetitive aggression, and the link with violent crime among young male adults in conflict with the law in South Africa
(Thesis) Main arguer
Sean Allen Whiting (PhD)
University of Cape Town, South Africa
2023 Substance use in adolescence: Longitudinal patterns, risk and protective factors [External Examiner]
Thesis Member
Joaquín Rodríguez Ruiz (PhD)
Universidad de Córdoba, Colombia
2022 Impact of Child and Adolescent Experiences in Adulthood: Comparison Between Sexual Offenders and the Normative Population (Impacto das experiências infantojuvenis na idade adulta: Comparação entre agressores sexuais e população normativa)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Sara Costa (Master)
Egas Moniz - Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Crl, Portugal
2021 Developmental and life-course pathways for antisocial behaviour among young adults in the Western Cape, South Africa [External Examiner]
Thesis Member
Emma Campbell (PhD)
University of Cape Town, South Africa
2021 Adverse Childhood Experiences as Predictors of Depressive, Anxiety, and Stress Symptoms in Young Adults (Experiências adversas na infância como preditoras de sintomas depressivos, ansiosos e de estresse em jovens adultos)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Jocelia Medeiros Ximenes (Master)
Universidade Federal do Ceará, Brazil
2021 Psychological characteristics of adolescents with violent behavior
(Thesis) Main arguer
Inês Filipa de Azevedo Monteiro (Master)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2018/12/17 Characteristics of Sexual Aggressors in Portugal: Pornography Consumption, Transversality in the Choice of Victims, and Criminal Versatility (Características dos agressores sexuais encarcerados em Portugal: consumo de pornografia, transversalidade na escolha de vítimas e versatilidade criminal)
Thesis Member
Mariana Filipa de Amaral Saramago (PhD)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2018/12/06 Exposure to Marital Violence, Legitimizing Beliefs, and Perpetration (Inmates vs. Non-Inmates) (Exposição à violência conjugal, crenças legitimadoras e perpetração (reclusos vs não reclusos))
President of the jury
Inês Filipa da Cruz Ferreira (Master)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2018/11/28 The Relationship Between Delinquency, Impulsivity, Social Support, Empathy, and Future Time Orientation in Youth from Educational Centers (A relação entre delinquência, impulsividade, suporte social, empatia e orientação temporal para o futuro em jovens de centro educativo)
President of the jury
Rita dos Santos Miguel (Master)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2018/11/21 "Father is Bad": Experiences of Men Falsely Accused of Sexual Abuse in Custody Disputes ("O pai é Mau": Experiências de homens falsamente acusados de abuso sexual em processos de regulação de responsabilidades parentais)
President of the jury
Mafalda Costa Penedo (Master)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2018/11/21 The Experience of Filicide in Incarcerated Women from a Phenomenological-Existential Perspective (Experiência de filicídio em mulheres reclusas numa perspectiva fenomenológico-existencial)
President of the jury
Bárbara Rute Araújo dos Santos (Master)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2018/10/03 Child Sexual Abuse and Its Characteristics: Impact on Mental Health and Deviant Behavior (Abuso sexual infantojuvenil e as suas características: Impacto na saúde mental e comportamento desviante)
Supervisor
Laura Jardim Maciel (Master)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2018/07/26 The Experience of Being an Aggressor - The Other Side of the Story (A experiência de ser agressor - O outro lado da história)
(Thesis) Main arguer
Inês Sofia Silva Rebelo (Master)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2018/07/26 Two Sides of Child Maltreatment: From Psychopathic Traits to the Inhibition of Altruistic Attitudes (Dois Lados do Maltrato Infantojuvenil: Dos traços psicopáticos à inibição de atitudes altruístas)
Supervisor
Filipa Alexandra Carvalho (Master)
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2018/07/24 Dialects of pain: Social representations about the functions of deliberate self-harm behaviours in adolescence (Dialectos da dor: representações sociais sobre as funções dos comportamentos auto-lesivos em adolescentes)
Thesis Member
Eva Duarte Gaspar (PhD)
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2017 Belief in a Just World, Empathy, and Secondary Victimization: The Innocence of the Victim and Deviant Behavior in Adolescence (Crença no mundo justo, empatia e vitimização secundária: A inocência da vítima e o comportamento desviante na adolescência)
(Thesis) Arguer
Maria Joana dos Santos Esteves (Master)
ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2012/06/22 - Current Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses | Portuguese Psychologists Association Membro Efectivo | Member
2023 - 2024 The American Society of Criminology Member
2015 - 2016 European Society of Criminology Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/05/29 - 2024/05/31 8th EFCAP - European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology and Other Involved Professions Congress European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology and Other Involved Professions
2022/06/20 - 2022/06/22 XI Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia [XI National Symposium on Research in Psychology] Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia [Portuguese Psychological Association]

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/02/17 - Current Theories of Crime Psicologia Forense Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019/08/03 - Current Psychological Assessment in the Forensic Context I Psicologia Forense (Mestrado) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2017/09 - Current Métodos de Avaliação II | Assessment Methods in Psychology II Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2017/09 - Current Dissertação | Dissertation Psicologia (Mestrado integrado) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2017 - Current Teorias do Crime | Theories of Crime Psychocriminology (Especialização pós-licenciatura) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2017 - Current Estudos Avançados em Psicologia Clínica I (Módulo de Psicologia Forense) | Advanced Studies in Clinical Psychology - (Forensic Psychology Module) Psicologia (Doutoramento) ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Laboratório de Avaliação Psicológica | Laboratory of Psychological Assessment Psicologia da Justiça (Mestrado) Universidade Lusófona do Porto, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2023 Genetics: Nature or Nurture? (translation of the Portuguese title: Genética: Inato ou adquirido?) Visão
2021/09/23 Lisbon: Gangs, Territory Control, and (De)confinement Explain Nighttime Violence (translation of the Portuguese title: Lisboa: gangues, controlo de territórios e (des)confinamento explicam a violência na noite) Expresso

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/03/25 - Current Análise Psicológica ISPA
Distinctions

Award

2023 Award for Outstanding Early Career Psychologists (Outside USA) – Div 52. International Psychology
American Psychological Association, United States
2021 Scientific Production Prize in Psychology
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2020 Scientific Production Prize in Psychology
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019 Scientific Production Prize in Psychology
Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2018 Scientific Production Prize in Psychology
ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal

Other distinction

2016 Co-author of the award-winning work 'Intergenerational Impact of Mental Disorder in Youth with a History of Victimization,' honored with the Young Researcher of Merit Award
Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde (Lisboa – Portugal) - ISCTE-IUL, Portugal
2013 Co-author of the work Mention for Best Presentation in the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Annual Meeting
European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, Portugal