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My academic background and research interests lie in experimental and cognitive psychology, with a particular focus on working memory. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology (are of expertise Neuropsychology) at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra (Portugal). I am the recipient of a doctoral scholarship funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2021.04646.BD). My doctoral project will examine the role of task selection in working memory assessment. To address this, I will investigate whether task combinations drawn from different paradigms that engage distinct working memory components provide more accurate and comprehensive estimates of working memory capacity than task sets solely comprising measures from a single paradigm or single-task measurements. Besides evaluating the benefits of multi-paradigm approaches over single-task and single-paradigm strategies for assessing working memory, this project will also aim to facilitate their broader adoption by providing free, comprehensive, and efficient solutions. To this end, I will develop and publicly release a battery of working memory tasks spanning multiple paradigms (complex span, updating, and binding), implemented using open-source software and made available in multiple languages (Portuguese and English) as a ready-to-download tool. I will also examine whether working memory components exhibit dissociable patterns of diurnal fluctuations. Additionally, I hold a Master’s degree in Clinical and Health Psychology and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Beira Interior (Portugal). My research experience includes work as a research assistant on the project “Do you recognize me? The impact of chronotype and time-of-day on face recognition” (PTDC/PSI-GER/31082/2017), which examined circadian influences on face recognition using behavioral and psychophysiological measures. From December 2019 to June 2020, I also provided research support services at the Department of Psychology and Education, University of Beira Interior.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fábio André Tomé Saraiva Monteiro
Date of birth
1992/12/29
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Monteiro, Fábio

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3419-7E43-4BFC
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3854-599X

Email addresses

  • uc2021194081@student.uc.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/11/02 - 2025
Ongoing
 Psychology (Doutoramento)
Major in Neuropsychology
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
"Circadian dynamics and assessment methodology of working memory: validating digital tasks from multiple paradigms and examining time-of-day effects on performance" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/09 - 2017/07/25
Concluded
 Clinical and Health Psychology (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
"Cognitive failures and self-concept in adults with Specific Learning Disorder, with Impairment in Reading" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2011/09 - 2015/06
Concluded
 Psychology (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
 13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/06/03 - 2019/12/02 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/11/02 - Current PhD Student Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
2019/12/03 - 2020/06/30 Research Assistant - Service Provider Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Psicologia e Educação, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/11/02 - 2025/11/26 A time to learn: the effect of the daily rhythms of working memory components on academic achievement
DOI: 10.54499/2021.04646.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Neuropsicologia e Intervenção Cognitivo-Comportamental, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/06/03 - 2019/12/02 Do you recognise me? The impact of chronotype and time-of-day on face recognition [Reconheces-me? Efeito do cronótipo e da hora-do-dia no reconhecimento de faces]
PTDC/PSI-GER/31082/2017
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Nascimento CS; Rodrigues P; Monteiro F; Carvalho H; Simões F. "Post stroke depression in patients over 65 years: myth or reality". In Ageing as a whole - book of proceedings of the Ageing Congress 2020 [O envelhecimento como um todo - livro de atas do Ageing Congress 2020], edited by P Belo; P Carrana; M Cigarán Méndez; C Margarido; E Navarro-Pardo; AF Pereira; R Pocinho; et al. Seville, Spain: Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2020.
    Published
  2. Carvalho H; Nascimento CS; Rodrigues P; Monteiro F; Silva CF. "Design in cognitive rehabilitation: what tools do we have at our disposal? [O design na reabilitação cognitiva: de que ferramentas dispomos?]". In Ageing as a whole - book of proceedings of the Ageing Congress 2020 [O envelhecimento como um todo - livro de atas do Ageing Congress 2020], edited by P Belo; P Carrana; M Cigarán Méndez; C Margarido; E Navarro-Pardo; AF Pereira; R Pocinho; et al. Seville, Spain: Thomson Reuters Aranzadi, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Monteiro F; Botan L; Santos EJ; Rodrigues P; Santos IM; Simões F; Nascimento CS. "An open-source working-memory test battery for Opensesame". Paper presented in National Meeting of the Portuguese Association of Experimental Psychology, 2023.
  2. Silva AM; Santos IM; Bem-Haja P; Rodrigues P; Monteiro F; Rosa PJ; Silva CF. "Is there a time to recognise faces? Early ERP correlates of chronotype and time-of-day effects on face recognition". Paper presented in Cognitive Psychology Section Annual Conference 2022 of the British Psychological Society (BPS), 2022.
  3. Rodrigues P; Monteiro F; Santos IM; Bem-Haja P. "FamFac - development of a famous faces database". Paper presented in Cognitive Psychology Section Annual Conference 2022 of the British Psychological Society (BPS), 2022.
  4. Nascimento LB; Rodrigues P; Monteiro F; Simões F; Nascimento CS. "Sintomatologia de ansiedade: o efeito sobre o executivo central". Paper presented in 1as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde da UBI: Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde em tempos de adversidade e mudança, 2022.
  5. Letícia N; Rodrigues P; Monteiro F; Simões F; Nascimento CS. "O efeito da ansiedade sobre o desempenho na tarefa N-Back". Paper presented in 1as Conferências Internacionais em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde da UBI: Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde em tempos de adversidade e mudança, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Monteiro F; Nascimento LB; Leitão J; Santos E; Rodrigues P; Santos IM; Simões F; Nascimento CS. "Optimizing working memory assessment: development of shortened versions of complex spans, updating, and binding tasks". Psychological Research 89 (2025): 65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-025-02083-7.
    Open access • 10.1007/s00426-025-02083-7
  2. Monteiro F; Nascimento LB; Leitão J; Santos E; Rodrigues P; Santos IM; Simões F; Nascimento CS. "OpenWMB: An open-source and automated working memory task battery for OpenSesame". Behavior Research Methods (2024): 1-24. https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13428-024-02397-1.
    Open access • Published • 10.3758/s13428-024-02397-1
  3. Monteiro F; Rodrigues P; Santos IM; Bem-Haja P; Rosa PJ. "FamFac - a database of famous faces for psychology experiments". International Journal of Psychological Research 16 2 (2023): 31-41. https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/6498.
    Open access • Published
  4. Monteiro F; Rodrigues P; Nascimento CS; Simões F; Miguel M. "The daily rhythms of working memory and their methodological constraints: a critical overview". Biological Rhythm Research 53 7 (2021): 1116-1143. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09291016.2021.1907511.
    Published
  5. Monteiro F; Rodrigues P; Simões F; Maia L. "Cognitive failures and self-concept in adults with Specific Learning Disorder with Impairment in Reading". RUMUS 5 2 (2018): 145-174. https://uni-mindelo.edu.cv/revistaum/index.php/edicoes#.
    Open access • Published
  6. Simões F; Rodrigues P; Maia L; Santos B; Monteiro F; Castanho L; Magalhães M; et al. "Pitfalls that lies ahead in dyslexia comprehension". Revista Psicologia e Educação - Universidade da Beira Interior 1 1 (2018): 70-79. http://psicologiaeeducacao.ubi.pt/revistaOnLine%202018.htm.
    Open access • Published
  7. Maia L; Simões F; Rodrigues P; Santos B; Monteiro F; Castanho L; Magalhães M; et al. "Dyslexia: how it survived (or not) to classification alterations all over the years? Implications to assessment and intervention". Cuadernos de Neuropsicologia - Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology 11 3 (2017): 151-165. http://www.cnps.cl/index.php/cnps/article/view/305/324.
    Open access • Published • 10.7714/CNPS/11.3.209
  8. Monteiro F; Pereira A.; Cuve H. "Deficits in emotional recognition in clinical populations and its rehabilitation: a preliminary review". Cuadernos de Neuropsicologia - Panamerican Journal of Neuropsychology 11 1 (2017): 117-140. http://www.cnps.cl/index.php/cnps/article/view/276/294.
    Open access • Published • 10.7714/CNPS/11.1.206
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2016/07/29 EmoLab - Facial expression recognition training app. Innovation in Psychological Intervention Award 2016 [Prémio Inovação na Intervenção Psicológica 2016].
Portuguese Order of Psychologists [Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses] (Lisbon, Portugal)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/05/26 - Current Psychology and Education Journal - University of Beira Interior [Revista Psicologia e Educação - Universidade da Beira Interior]. Associate Editor
Distinctions

Award

2016 Honorable Mention. Innovation in Psychological Intervention Award 2016 [Menção Honrosa. Prémio Inovação na Intervenção Psicológica 2016].

Other distinction

2018 Honor Students Recognition Ceremony of the Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty [Reconhecimento de Mérito dos Estudantes da Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas]
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016 Program Scient, Finalist (National Phase) [Programa Scient, Finalista (Fase Nacional)].
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal