Laura Jardim Maciel (5D1B-36E4-9D7F)

Curriculum Vitae

Laura Jardim Maciel

PhD in Clinical Psychology from ISPA – Instituto Universitário, with the dissertation “Behavioral Problems in Childhood: Evaluation of an Early Parenting Program in Portugal.” Holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and a postgraduate qualification in Psychocriminology from ISPA – Instituto Universitário. Lecturer at ISPA – Instituto Universitário, where she teaches curricular units related to psychological assessment and scientific research. Researcher, collaborating on national and international research projects and authoring several peer-reviewed scientific publications. Advanced training in Crisis Intervention, Sexual Crimes Against Children, Forensic Psychological Assessment in Civil Proceedings, Assessment of Parental Competencies, and Psychological Intervention in Alcohol-Related Problems. Professional experience in forensic psychological assessment and work with at-risk families. Co-author of the Portuguese version of the parenting program for children with behavioral problems Ser Pai & Ser Mãe.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Laura Jardim Maciel

Citation names

Maciel, Laura

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 5D1B-36E4-9D7F
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6900-2763

Email addresses

lmaciel@ispa.pt (Professional)
lauramaciel09@outlook.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian	Intermediate (B1)	Upper intermediate (B2)		Intermediate (B1)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2020/10/01 - 2025/12/10 Concluded	Psicologia (Doutoramento) Major in Clínica Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2019/03/14 - 2019/03/16 Concluded	Curso "Assisting Individuals in Crisis" (Outros) Major in Psychology International Critical Incident Stress Foundation , United States	N/A
2016/09/01 - 2018/10/01 Concluded	Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado) Major in Psicologia Clínica Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal "Abuso Sexual Infantojuvenil e as suas Características - Impacto na Saúde Mental e Comportamento Desviante" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2016/09/01 - 2018/06/01 Concluded	Psicocriminologia (Pós-Graduação) Major in Psicologia da Justiça Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
2017/10/07 - 2017/11/11 Concluded	Curso "Avaliação em Psicologia Forense em Sede de Processo Cível" (Outros) Major in Psychology Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal	N/A
2013/09/01 - 2016/06/01 Concluded	Psicologia (Licenciatura) Universidade da Madeira, Portugal

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/02/14 - Current	Assistant (University Teacher)	Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal
	Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Other Careers

	Category Host institution	Employer
2025/01/01 - Current	Técnico Psicologia Principal (Técnico Psicologia)	Mind \| Instituto de Psicologia Clínica e Forense, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2019/11/04 - 2020/08/15	Ano Profissional Júnior	Comissão de Proteção de Crianças e Jovens em Perigo (CPCJ), Portugal
	Comissão de Proteção de Crianças e Jovens em Perigo (CPCJ), Portugal
2018/11/02 - 2019/03/31	Estágio Pós-curricular	Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses Delegação do Sul, Portugal
	Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses Delegação do Sul, Portugal
2017/10/01 - 2018/11/01	Estágio Curricular	Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses Delegação do Sul, Portugal
	Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2024/10/01 - 2025/02/01	Intergenerational transmission of trauma in a military context: a mixed methods study with military families 4345/2020 Research Fellow Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Psicologia, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/10/01 - 2024/07/20	Childhood Behavior Problems: Evaluation of an early parent training program in the Portuguese community N/A PhD Student Fellow Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação William James, Portugal	Fundação Cecília Zino Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2022 - Current	The chain of events underlying the development and persistence of antisocial behaviour: Moving forward in Tailored Crime Prevention Strategies 2022.03898.PTDC	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Other

	Designation	Funders
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/18	An international study of pro/antisocial behavior in young adults (SOCIALDEVIANCE1820) N/A Other Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação William James, Portugal	Ongoing

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Almeida, Margarida; Ramos, Catarina; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Maciel, Laura; Isabel Leal. Corresponding author: Almeida, Margarida. "Significado da Vida, Meaning-Making e Crescimento Pós-Traumático no Cancro: Revisão Sistemática e Meta-Análise". Paper presented in 14º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde, 2022.
Journal article	Maciel, Laura; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Day, Crispin. "Reducing childhood externalizing behavior: A feasibility RCT of the being a Parent program". Behaviour Research and Therapy 189 (2025): 104737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2025.104737. 10.1016/j.brat.2025.104737 Laura Maciel; Ana Rita Pires; Miguel Basto-Pereira; Crispin Day. "Dealing with Childhood Externalizing Behavior: Protocol for a Feasibility RCT of the Being a Parent Program". Healthcare (2025): https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13/2/176. 10.3390/healthcare13020176 Villanueva, Lidón; Maciel, Laura; Gomis-Pomares, Aitana; Gouveia-Pereira, Maria; Adrián, Juan E.; Costa, Maria Suely Alves; Rocha, André Sousa; et al. "The Global Impact of Multisystemic Vulnerabilities on Criminal Variety: A Cross-Continental Study in Young Adults". Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08862605241270016. 10.1177/08862605241270016 Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Farrington, David P.; Maciel, Laura. "Unraveling the Sequences of Risk Factors Underlying the Development of Criminal Behavior". Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology 10 2 (2024): 242-264. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40865-024-00254-5. 10.1007/s40865-024-00254-5 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 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". INFORMACIÓ PSICOLÒGICA (2022): 77-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.14635/ipsic.1900. Published • 10.14635/ipsic.1900 Almeida, Margarida; Ramos, Catarina; Maciel, Laura; Basto-Pereira, Miguel; Leal, Isabel. Corresponding author: Almeida, Margarida. "Meaning in life, meaning-making and posttraumatic growth in cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis". Frontiers in Psychology 13 (2022): Accepted • 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.995981 Maciel, Laura; Basto-Pereira, Miguel. "Child Sexual Abuse: the Detrimental Impact of its Specific Features". Child Indicators Research (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-020-09730-y. Published • 10.1007/s12187-020-09730-y 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): Published • 10.1007/s40653-019-00280-2 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. Published • 10.1177/1069397119850741
Thesis / Dissertation	Maciel, Laura. "Abuso sexual infantojuvenil e as suas características: Impacto na saúde mental e comportamento desviante". Master, Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida, 2018. https://repositorio.ispa.pt/handle/10400.12/6761.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024	Dealing with Childhood Externalizing Behavior_A feasibility RCT in Portugal	The Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law European Association of Psychology and Law
2023	Cross-cultural adaptability of parenting interventions designed for childhood behavior problems: A meta-analysis	I-CEPS Parenting & Family Research Alliance (Australia)
2023	Cultural Adaptability of Parenting Interventions for Childhood Behavior Problems and Aggression: A Meta-Analysis	APA2023 American Psychology Association (APA)
2021/09/09	Child sexual abuse: The detrimental impact of its specific features	The 21st Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology European Society of Criminology (Switzerland)
2021/06/09	Capacitar Pais & Comunidades: Programa parental para a intervenção no comportamento disruptivo na infância	Ciclo de conferências Avaliação & Intervenção baseadas na evidência Universidade Lusófona do Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2019/02/22	Coping with Childhood Sexual Abuse in Early Adulthood	International Colloquium "Forensic Psychology: Contemporary Issues and Emerging Topics" Instituto Universitário de Ciências Psicológicas Sociais e da Vida (Lisboa, Portugal)