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Sofia Silva-Ribeiro is a Clinical and Health Psychologist holding a PhD in Health Psychology from ISCTE-IUL, which she completed with distinction. She specialises in the development of theory- and evidence-based digital interventions aimed at promoting adjustment to chronic diseases, most notably Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Her methodological expertise is comprehensive, encompassing systematic reviews, meta-analyses, qualitative interviews, and quantitative studies, alongside practical experience in conducting usability tests and applying behaviour change techniques. Currently serving as a Research Assistant at the NOVA National School of Public Health, working on different European Projects. Her professional background also includes clinical practice, conducting individual and group therapy for populations living with chronic illnesses, and significant experience in community intervention and team coordination as a former Social Impact Manager at U.DREAM Portugal. Sofia is highly engaged in the international scientific community, contributing to major research projects with the European Reference Network (ERN) ReCONNET and the OMERACT SLE Working Group. Furthermore, she is a dedicated educator and science communicator; she regularly serves as a guest lecturer on digital health interventions at several Portuguese universities and actively collaborates with patient associations, media outlets, and pharmaceutical initiatives to promote public health literacy.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Silva-Ribeiro

Citation names

  • Silva-Ribeiro, Sofia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C218-D582-17D8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9654-2757

Email addresses

  • sofia.ribeiro@ensp.unl.pt (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019/11/01 - 2024/12/31
Concluded
PhD in Psychology (Doutoramento)
Major in Psychology
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal
2010/09 - 2015/06
Concluded
Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Comportamento delinquente em jovens com vitimação autorreportada e em registo oficial" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2025/11/24 - Current Research Assistant (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/11/01 - 2024/12/31 Promoting quality of life in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients: Development and testing of a theory-based digital intervention
PD/BD/150582/2020
PhD Student Fellow
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Social, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Sónia F. Bernardes; Aguiar, Cecília; Silva-Ribeiro, Sofia. "Investigação Qualitativa em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde". In Investigação em psicologia clínica e da saúde. Lisbon, Portugal: Edições Sílabo, 2025.
    Published
  2. Albuquerque Godinho, Cristina; Silva-Ribeiro, Sofia ; Encantado, Jorge; Marques, Marta M.. "Intervenções digitais de mudança comportamental em saúde". In Manual de Psicologia da Saúde. Portugal: Pactor Editora, 2021.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Silva-Ribeiro, Sofia ; Albuquerque Godinho, Cristina; Marques, Marta M.; Antcliff, D.; Sónia F. Bernardes. "Development of a webapp “Viver com Lupus” to promote adjustment to systemic lupus erythematosus". Paper presented in Pain Research Meeting 2024, 2024.
  2. Silva-Ribeiro, Sofia ; Albuquerque Godinho, Cristina; Marques, Marta M.; Antcliff, D.; Sónia F. Bernardes. "Development and usability test of a webapp “viver com lupus” to promote adjustment to systemic lupus erythematosus". Paper presented in 14th European Lupus Meeting, 2024.
  3. Aguiar, Tiago Rôxo; Ricardo Arenga; Ana Bento; Carolina Gonçalves; Sofia Valentim; Silva-Ribeiro, Sofia. "Wolf and Butterfly: Preferences of Lupus Portuguese Patients Regarding a Digital Intervention Promoting Illness Adjustment". Paper presented in XVI PhD Meeting in Psychology, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Sofia Silva-Ribeiro; Sónia F Bernardes; Marta M Marques; Cristina A Godinho. "Maintaining a sense of normality with the help of others: Lived experiences of facilitators and barriers to Lupus adjustment". Journal of Health Psychology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241296190.
    10.1177/13591053241296190
  2. Sofia Silva-Ribeiro; Cristina A. Godinho; Cláudia Camilo; Marta Moreira Marques; Cláudia Chisari; Úrsula Segura; Sónia F. Bernardes. "Psychological, social and behavioural factors associated with disease/illness activity and adjustment to Lupus: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Health Psychology Review (2025): https://doi.org/10.1080/17437199.2025.2478877.
    10.1080/17437199.2025.2478877
  3. Ribeiro, Sofia Isabel da Silva. "Intergenerational impact of mental illness in juveniles with history of victimization". Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças (2016):
    10.15309/16psd17011
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09 “Viver com Lúpus”: A webapp development to promote adjustment to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 38th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society 2024
(Cascais, Portugal)
2023/09 Promoting Adjustment to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: From needs assessment to a Digital Intervention Development Pain Research Meeting 2023
(Ghent, Belgium)
2022/09 Ajustamento ao Lúpus: A perspetiva dos pacientes sobre fatores associados 14º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde
(Madeira, Portugal)
2022/06 Desenvolvimento de uma intervenção digital para promoção do ajustamento ao Lúpus em mulheres 1ª Conferência de Saúde Societal
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/05 Promote adjustment to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: development of a digital intervention XVI PhD Meeting
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/08 Meta-analytic review of psychological, behavioral and social predictors of adjustment to lupus and disease activity 34th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society
(Bratislava, Slovakia)
2021/04 Systematic review of modifiable predictors of adjustment to lupus and disease activity SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE 2021 – The Multiple Angles of Well-being
(Helsinki, Finland)
2020/10 Preditores psicológicos, sociais e comportamentais do ajustamento ao lúpus em mulheres. II Congresso Ibérico de Resiliência e Bem-estar
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/01 Preditores psicológicos, sociais e comportamentais do ajustamento ao lúpus em mulheres. 13º Congresso Nacional de Psicologia da Saúde
(Covilhã, Portugal)
Distinctions

Other distinction

2016 Jovem Investigador de Mérito
Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde, Portugal