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Catarina Castro is a PhD candidate in Psychology at the Center for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS-Iscte), and an FCT grant recipient (UI/BD/154443/2022). Her work in the areas of Educational and Community Psychology focuses on the implementation and evaluation of educational and community interventions in children and youth's social and emotional skills, as well as in the monitoring the implementation of those interventions. She currently collaborates in a research project aiming to consult with all school clusters in the Municipality of Sintra to implement and evaluate school-based social and emotional learning interventions. Her past work experience as a research fellow at CIS-Iscte included taking part in the Monitoring & Evaluation Team for the Gulbenkian Academies for Knowledge, as well as in scientific consulting for public entities (schools, municipalities) and NGOs in areas such as project monitoring and evaluation, science communication, social and emotional development, and the importance of research to inform public policies. She concluded her MSc in Community Psychology and Protection of Children and Youth at Risk in 2018 at Iscte.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Alexandra da Cruz de Castro

Citation names

  • Castro, Catarina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
111A-FE7A-09D5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6114-9103

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)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10 - 2026/12
Ongoing
 Psicologia (Doutoramento)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2016/09 - 2018/10/31
Concluded
 Psicologia Comunitária, Proteção de Crianças e Jovens em Risco (Mestrado)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
"The aftermath of the pilot-project: A comprehensive analysis of the implementation of the new Playgroups for Inclusion/¿Grupos Aprender, Brincar, Crescer" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2013/09/01 - 2016/06/16
Concluded
 Psicologia (Licenciatura)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/02/01 - 2022/12/31 Researcher (Research) ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/10 - Current PhD Student ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal
2016/09 - 2019/02 Trabalhador independente Museu das Crianças, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018/05 Academic internship ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
Acrescer - Associação Juvenil de Animação Socioeducativa (Seixal) , Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/01 - 2027/01 BoostSEL: the role of school climate in the development of children's social and emotional skills
UI/BD/154443/2022
PhD Student Fellow
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/02 - Current Academias Gulbenkian do Conhecimento
N/A
Research Fellow
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal
 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2017/10 - 2021/06 Hands - Mãos contra a Violência
N/A
Estagiária curricular
Acrescer - Associação Juvenil de Animação Socioeducativa (Seixal) , Portugal
 Câmara Municipal do Seixal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Antunes, P. ; Alexandre, J.; Castro, C.. "Academias Pessoas/Pessoas: Perceções dos jovens participantes sobre as suas competências socioemocionais e desenvolvimento do self". In Crianças em Risco e Perigo: Contextos, Investigação: Volume 6. Lisboa, Portugal: Sílabo, 2023.
    Published
  2. Alexandre, J.; Russo, V.; Castro, C.; Fazenda, D.; Clara Barata. "The powerful combination of group interviews and drawings: How to give children a voice in the understanding of well-being". In Children’s Concepts of Well-being: Challenges in International Comparative Qualitative Research. --, Switzerland: Springer, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-67167-9
Journal article
  1. M. Clara Barata; Alexandre, Joana; Castro, Catarina; Carla Colaço. "Can community and educational interventions designed from the ground-up promote social and emotional learning? Experimental and quasi-experimental impacts of a country-wide Portuguese initiative". Frontiers in Education 8 (2024): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2023.1287259/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Education&id=1287259.
    Open access • Published
  2. Castro, C.; Colaço, C.; Clara Barata; Fonseca, M. ; Barata, C.. "The Hands Project: monitoring and evaluation of a pilot prevention program for teen dating violence". PSICOLOGIA N/A (2023): https://revista.appsicologia.org/index.php/rpsicologia/article/view/1854/1092.
    Published • 10.17575/psicologia.1854
  3. Castro, C.; Barata, C.; Alexandre, J.; Colaço, C.. "Validation of a community-based application of the Portuguese version of the survey on Social and Emotional Skills – Child/Youth Form". Frontiers in Psychology 14 (2023): https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology.
    Published • 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1214032
  4. Alexandre, J.; Carvalho, H.; Fonseca, A. M.; Castro, C.. "Estado emocional e coping em estudantes universitários no confinamento provocado pela COVID-19". Psicologia 36 1 (2022): 51-60. https://revista.appsicologia.org/index.php/rpsicologia/index.
    Published • 10.17575/psicologia.1782
  5. Alexandre, J.; Castro, C.; Gama, M.; Antunes, P.. "Perceptions of sexual abuse in sport: A qualitative study in the Portuguese sports community". Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 4 (2022): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspor.2022.838480/full.
    Published • 10.3389/fspor.2022.838480
Manual
  1. Alexandre, Joana; M. Clara Barata; Castro, Catarina; Carla Colaço. Manual de Monitorização e Avaliação das Academias Gulbenkian do Conhecimento. Portugal: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 2019.
    Published
Report
  1. Barata, C.; Castro, C.; Colaço, C.; Alexandre, J.. 2021. Academias Gulbenkian do Conhecimento: Monitorização e Avaliação – Short Report 2020-2021. Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian..
  2. Barata, C.; Castro, C.; Carla Colaço; Alexandre, J.. 2019. Academias Gulbenkian do Conhecimento: Relatório de Monitorização e Avaliação 1ª Edição, 1º Ano (2018-2019)..
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Castro, C.. "Depois do projeto-piloto: análise compreensiva da implementação dos novos playgroups for inclusion "Grupos aprender, brincar, crescer"". Master, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/17128.

Other

Other output
  1. O reconhecimento do método Ubuntu pelas Academias Gulbenkian Conhecimento (AGC). UBUNTU Fest. 2022. Alexandre, J.; Clara Barata; Castro, C.; Colaço, C.. https://ubuntu-fest-tomar.carrd.co/#programa.
  2. Emotional state and coping strategies among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. XVI PhD Meeting in Psychology. 2021. Castro, C.; Alexandre, J.; Carvalho, H.; Fonseca, M.. http://phdmeeting.dpso.iscte.pt/programme.php.
  3. Manual para a monitorização e avaliação das Metodologias Experimentais das Academias de Conhecimento. Academias Conhecimento Gulbenkian. 2019. Alexandre, J.; Barata, C.; Castro, C.; Colaço, C..
  4. Challenges in non-formal Early Childhood Education and Care: A comprehensive analysis of playgroup implementation in greater Lisbon. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN EDUCATION (ICRE). 2019. Castro, C.; Alexandre, J.; Vanessa Russo; Clara Barata. https://porto-icre2019.eventqualia.net/pt/2019/inicio/.
  5. Monitorização e avaliação de projetos de promoção de competências sociais e emocionais. II Encontro Rede Nacional Academias do Conhecimento Gulbenkian. 2019. Alexandre, J.; Barata; M. C. ; Castro, C.; Colaço, C..
  6. Desenvolvimento de competências socio-emocionais: desafios da intervenção. Encontro Anual de Educação - Odemira. 2019. Alexandre, J.; Clara Barata; Colaço, C.; Castro, C..
  7. Depois do projeto-piloto: Análise compreensiva da implementação dos novos "Grupos Aprender, Brincar, Crescer”. X Simpósio Nacional de Investigação em Psicologia. 2019. Castro, C.; Alexandre, J.; Russo, V.; Clara Barata. http://appsicologia.org/xsnip/Page?Id=34.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/07/15 O reconhecimento do método Ubuntu pelas Academias Gulbenkian Conhecimento: Monitorizar e Avaliar em Intervenções em Competências Sociais e Emocionais - Lições para o futuro Jornadas Científicas Ubuntu
Instituto Padre António Vieira (Tomar, Portugal)
2022/07/13 Serão todas as intervenções eficazes? O papel central da monitorização 1ª Conferência Internacional em Educação e Formação
Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/06/28 Competências Sociais e Emocionais: Aprendizagens nas Academias Gulbenkian do Conhecimento Encontro Estilos de Vida Sustentáveis em contexto escolar: ação para um futuro melhor
Câmara Municipal de Sintra (Sintra, Portugal)
2022/05/05 Intervir e Avaliar em Competências Sociais e Emocionais: 3 lições para o futuro IX Seminário de Psicologia da Educação
Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
2022/04/05 How do we know it works? Three examples of monitoring and evaluating community-based programs with a focus on parent engagement Exploring parent participation and community-based supports: Parent Engagement Research Project Final conference
Childhood Development Initiative & Trinity College Dublin, Ireland (Ireland)
2022/03 Da ideia à validação da metodologia… O que aconteceu nestes três anos da AGC “O Melhor de MIM”? Fórum "A Felicidade Importa?"
(Funchal, Portugal)
2022/03 Workshop "Sem dados, temos apenas opinões!" Fórum "A Felicidade Importa?"
(Funchal, Portugal)
2021/05 Emotional state and coping strategies amongst university students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown PhD Meeting in Psychology – “A Whole New World – Implications for Psychology”
ISCTE-IUL (Portugal)
2019/09 Comprehensive Analysis of the Implementation of the Playgroups for Inclusion II “Playgroups for Inclusion” Meeting: “Families that Play, Communities that Grow!"
(Portugal)
2019/07 Challenges in non-formal Early Childhood Education and Care: A comprehensive analysis of playgroup implementation in greater Lisbon Porto International Conference on Research in Education (ICRE 2019, 2nd Edition)
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/07 Development of socio-emotional skills: Intervention challenges Annual Education Meeting
(Odemira, Portugal)
2019/06 After the pilot project: Comprehensive analysis of the implementation of the new "Playgroups for Inclusion” 10th National Symposium on Research in Psychology (SNIP 2019, 10th edition)
Associação Portuguesa de Psicologia (Funchal, Portugal)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/10 - 2018/05 Acrescer - Youth Association for Socio-educational Animation (Seixal) Design, implementation and monitoring of the "Hands Project - Hands against Violence": a project to prevent and raise awareness on dating violence aimed at high school students, supported by the Municipality of Seixal. Monitoring the implementation of the project "Playgroups for Inclusion" (GABC). Implementation of the "Adventure in the City" program, with 1st cycle grade students: social and emotional skills development program. Final classification: 19 (0 to 20)

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2021/09 - Current Câmara Municipal de Sintra & Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian Analysis, communication and dissemination of Sintra’s Study on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES; OECD, 2021) data results. Cleaning and analysis of SSES data collected in Sintra during the city’s participation in the OECD’s SSES main study on 2019; communication & dissemination of main results with different stakeholders, at the community (city) level and at school level.
2019/02/01 - Current Monitoring and Evaluation Team (M&E) for the Gulbenkian Academies for Knowledge (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation). Supporting the design of monitoring and evaluation plans for the implementation and impact assessment of social, community and educational intervention projects which aim to promote social and emotional skills in children and youth.
2018/10 - Current OECD's Study on Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) Participation as a Quality Monitor, monitoring the quality of the administration of OECD’s SSES, in the municipality of Sintra, during its Main Study stage (October to December of 2019). Participation as a Study Administrator for the OECD’s SSES in the municipality of Sintra. Preparation of its implementation, back office and administration of the questionnaire during the Field Test stage (October to December of 2018).
Distinctions

Other distinction

2016 Diploma de Mérito Académico
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2013 Prémio de Mérito Académico
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal