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Eunice Carmo is a PhD candidate studying Forensic Psychology and Sexology at the Center for Psychology at the University of Porto, with a PhD grant funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (2022.11986.BD). Her research project consists in a Cluster Randomized Trial of a new sexual violence primary prevention program for adolescents: the SUN Program. She is also a certified Psychologist (OP 30257), a Victim Support Technician and Trainer. Eunice Carmo is a member of the Comissions for Sexual Violence and National Sexual Health Day and Media of the Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology. She has a BSc in Psychology from King's College London (awarded a First Class Honours Degree), a Specialization in Forensic Expertise from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto and a Master's Degree in Clinical and Health Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto. Her Master's thesis focused on the perceptions of Portuguese professionals regarding online sexual grooming. This work resulted in one peer-reviewed paper published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Her main research interests include the prevention and intervention on sexual, domestic and gender violence. Eunice is also a reviewer for peer-reviewed scientific journals.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Eunice Carmo

Citation names

  • Carmo, Eunice

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
291A-D186-7179
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9003-800X

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/09/03 - 2025/09/03
Ongoing
Programa Doutoral em Ciências Forenses - Ramo de Psicologia e Psiquiatria Forense (Doutoramento)
Major in Ciências Forenses
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2022/04/04 - 2023/04
Concluded
PREVEX Project - Training platform on the prevention of emotional and sexual abuse among youth (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Psychology
Erasmus Plus, Belgium
2019 - 2021/06/28
Concluded
Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"As perceções de profissionais sobre o aliciamento sexual de menores na internet" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
18
2018 - 2019/07/11
Concluded
Curso de Especialização em Perícias Forenses (Especialização pós-licenciatura)
Major in Ciências Forenses
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
18
2015 - 2018/07/01
Concluded
Psychology (Bachelor)
King's College London, United Kingdom
"The relationships between Theory of Mind, cognitive biases, psychosis proneness and social functioning" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
First Class Honours Degree
2013 - 2015/07/01
Concluded
Curso de Línguas e Humanidades (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária Almeida Garrett, Portugal
19
Projects

Other

Designation Funders
2022/03/02 - 2024/11/30 INES - Innovative teaching and learning paths for the prevention of new drugs abuse
PhD Student Fellow
Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy

Universitatea Transilvania din Brasov, Romania

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
2017/02/01 - 2022/12/31 The development of a culturally appropriate Autism Screening Tool for Africa: The ASTA project
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Researcher
King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, United Kingdom

Addis Ababa University School of Medicine, Ethiopia
Alan B. Slifka Foundation

International Society for Autism Research
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Carvalho, Joana; Brazão, N.. "A scoping review on the evidence regarding sexual violence primary prevention programs in school settings - poster". Paper presented in V Congresso Internacional da Associação Portuguesa, Porto, 2022.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Eunice Carmo; Nélio Brazão; Joana Carvalho. "The Primary Prevention of Sexual Violence Against Adolescents in School and Community Settings: A Scoping Review". The Journal of Sex Research (2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2024.2367562.
    10.1080/00224499.2024.2367562
  2. Leonor de Oliveira; Eunice Carmo; Daniel Cardoso; Nélio Brazão; Mária Viegas; Rita Vespasiano; Joana Carvalho. "A Qualitative Study on University Students' Perceptions Regarding Sexual Violence Perpetrated by Women Against Men". Sexuality Research and Social Policy (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13178-023-00880-6.
    10.1007/s13178-023-00880-6
  3. Eunice Carmo; Celina Manita. "The Knowledge, Perceptions and Training Needs About Online Sexual Grooming of Children and Adolescents in a Sample of Professionals Who Work in Portugal". Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2023.2234355.
    10.1080/10538712.2023.2234355
Preprint
  1. Carmo, Eunice. "The Efficacy of the SUN Program in Adolescents (SUN)". 2025. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06830278.
  2. Vanessa Azevedo; Joana Carvalho; Cláudia Rodrigues; Eunice Martins Barbosa Couto Do Carmo; Bárbara Moreira. "Prevalence and dynamics of sexual violence in sports: A systematic review". 2023. https://osf.io/64jdk/.
    10.17605/OSF.IO/64JDK
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/12/06 Primary prevention of sexual violence in adolescents through programmes applied in school and community contexts: A Scoping Review VI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses
2024/09/20 The prevention of sexual violence with adolescents through the bystander approach: SUN Program XIII Ibero-American Congress of Psychology/6th Congress of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists
2024/04/01 The prevention of sexual violence in school settings with adolescents: Feasibility and pilot study of the SUN Program 8th EFCAP (European Association for Forensic Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology and Other Involved Professions) Congress
2023/10/14 The Knowledge, perceptions and training needs about online sexual grooming of professionals who work with children and adolescents in Portugal 21.º Congresso Nacional de Medicina Legal e Ciências Forenses 2023
2023/09/23 Poster Presentation: "Programas de Prevenção Primária em contexto escolar e comunitário: Uma revisão scoping"
2023/09/23 Poster Presentation: "A Ciência da Prevenção ao serviço da Sexologia Forense: Programas SUN e MOON." Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica 2023
2023/07/03 Poster presentation: "The efficacy of a new sexual violence prevention program for adolescents: A Cluster Randomized Trial." 18th European Congress of Psychology
(Brighton, United Kingdom)
2023/04/01 Presentation in a symposium: Preventing sexual violence among adolescents: The SUN (Stand Up Now against sex violence) program IV CINEICC International Congress
CINEICC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/04/01 Poster presentation: "Portuguese judges' perceptions regarding female-perpetrated rape against adult men: a qualitative study." IV CINEICC International Congress
CINEICC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/03/31 Poster presentation "Sexual violence in sports: a systematic review" (presented by Cláudia Rodrigues) IV CINEICC International Congress
CINEICC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/07/08 Poster Presentation: "A scoping review on the evidence regarding sexual violence primary prevention programs in school settings" V Congresso Internacional da Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses
Associação Portuguesa de Ciências Forenses (Porto, Portugal)
2022/06/15 Oral communication: "The knowledge, perceptions and training needs about online sexual grooming of professionals who work with children and adolescents in Portugal" International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Congress Estonia 2022
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (Tallinn, Estonia)
2022/03/24 Oral communication: "Online sexual grooming: victims' vulnerabilities and teachers' training needs" at Conference Education, Gender and Prevention 2022 Conference Education, Gender and Prevention 2022 - FPCEUP
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2018/05/09 Oral communication: "The Face of Autism in Ethiopia: The Expression, Recognition, Reporting and Interpretation of Autism Symptoms in the Ethiopian Context" (presented by Dr Rosa Hoekstra)
International Society for Autism Research (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/09/19 - 2022/09/21 COST Action CA18124 European Sexual Medicine Network (ESMN)- European Research Workshop in Sexual Medicine
Workshop
European Research Workshop in Sexual Medicine

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/06/06 - Current European Stakeholder and Practitioner Network for child sexual abuse prevention
2023/02/20 - Current International Society for Research on Aggression
2023/02/20 - Current International Association of Applied Psychology
2022/09/20 - Current COST ESMN network member
2022/02/28 - Current Portuguese Association of Forensic Sciences Association member
2022/03/17 - 2023/09/25 The International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) Association member

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2022/06/18 - Current Portuguese Society of Clinical Sexology - Sexual Violence Comission
Member
Distinctions

Award

2023 Best poster in Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry - 21st National Congress of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences
Instituto Nacional de Medicina Legal, Portugal
2017 Alexandre Herculano Award
Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Portugal