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Sofia Fontoura Dias is a PhD Student in Psychology at the University of Aveiro. Sofia holds a BSc degree in Psychology (2019) and her MSc in Health Psychology and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (2021) from the same institution. Her research interests are (Neuro)psychology, Health Psychology, and Sleep Medicine. She is a member of the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS).
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Alexandra Fontoura Dias

Citation names

  • Dias, Sofia Fontoura
  • Dias, Sofia F.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D41F-62F4-3CF0

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09 - 2028
Ongoing
 Doctoral Programme in Psychology (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021
Concluded
 Health Psychology and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Study of the Glasgow Sleep Effort Scale (GSES) psychometric properties through CTT, IRT and Network Analysis" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 19
2019
Concluded
 Psychology (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 17
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06 - 2024/03 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - 2023 Professional Intership CASA MAIOR - Nursing Homes, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Curricular Intership Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/06/01 - 2024/03/31 Deliberating genetic risks: decision-making and disclosure from genetic counselling to the family
2022.04025.PTDC
10.54499/2022.04025.PTDC
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020 - 2021 “Eyes on the Pandemic”: experiences from the pandemic in Photovoice
UBDB/4255/2020
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Marques, Daniel Ruivo. "Análise de redes em psicologia: Uma revisão integrativa com análise bibliométrica [Network analysis in psychology: An integrative review with bibliometric analysis]". In Psicometria em rede: Aplicações em psicologia e saúde. Brazil: Artesã, 2023.
Conference poster
  1. Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Maria Barbosa; Filipa Júlo; Paneque, Milena; Sequeiros, Jorge; Liliana Sousa; Mendes, Álvaro. "Communicating genetic information in families with lateonset neurological diseases: A scoping review". Paper presented in World Congress of Genetic Counseling, 2023.
  2. Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Barbosa, Maria; Júlio, Filipa; Paneque, Milena; Sequeiros, Jorge; Sousa, Liliana; Mendes, Álvaro. "Communicating genetic information in families with late-onset neurological diseases: A scoping review". Paper presented in World Congress of Genetic Counseling, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Barbosa, Maria; Júlio, Filipa; Clarke, Angus; Metcalf, Aliso; Sequeiros, Jorge; Paneque, Milena; Sousa, Liliana; Mendes, Álvaro. "Communicating genetic information in families with inherited late-onset neurodegenerative diseases: A scoping review". Health Communication (2025):
  2. Marques, Daniel Ruivo; Clemente, Vanda; Allen Gomes, Ana; Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Miller, Christopher B.; Espie, Colin A.; de Azevedo, Maria Helena Pinto. "The Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI): Psychometric properties of the European Portuguese version". Journal of Sleep Research (2024): e14305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.14305.
    10.1111/jsr.14305
  3. Araújo, Lia; Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Marques, Carolinne; Cid-Fernandez, Xosé; Sousa, Liliana. "Eyes on the pandemic: using photovoice in group and remotely with social professionals of aged care facilities". Social Work With Groups 48 1 (2024): 52-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2024.2361265.
    10.1080/01609513.2024.2361265
  4. Marques, Carolinne; Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Sousa, Liliana. "A systematic review of the Reminiscence Functions Scale and implications for use with older adults". Clinical Gerontologist (2023): 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2023.2274989.
    10.1080/07317115.2023.2274989
  5. Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Gomes, Ana Allen; Espie, Colin A.; Ruivo Marques, Daniel. "Analysis of the psychometric properties of the Glasgow Sleep Effort Scale through Classical Test Theory, Item Response Theory, and Network Analysis". Sleep and Vigilance 7 1 (2023): 65-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41782-023-00229-4.
    10.1007/s41782-023-00229-4
  6. Araújo, Lia; Fontoura, Sofia; Cid-Fernández, Xosé Manuel; Sousa, Liliana. "“We will never be the same”: Photovoice reports from social workers of aged care during COVID-19". Practice 35 4 (2023): 309-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2023.2189154.
    10.1080/09503153.2023.2189154
  7. Nascimento, C.; Dias, S. F.; Rodrigues, S.; Afonso, R.; Sousa, L.. "When residents die in Portuguese care facilities: The experiences and practices of care facility directors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic". Death Studies 48 1 (2023): 1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2023.2175392.
    10.1080/07481187.2023.2175392
  8. Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Araújo, Lia; Sousa, Liliana. "Gerontological social workers’ perspectives about the future at the start of a COVID-19 vaccination program: A photovoice study". Journal of Social Work 23 2 (2023): 350-363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14680173221144412.
    10.1177/14680173221144412
  9. Dias, Sofia Fontoura; Marques, Daniel Ruivo. "“Life” beyond classical test theory: some considerations on using complementary psychometric approaches in sleep medicine". Sleep Medicine 79 (2021): 225-226. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2020.11.012.
    10.1016/j.sleep.2020.11.012
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Study of the Glasgow Sleep Effort Scale (GSES) psychometric properties through CTT, IRT and network analysis". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2021.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/10/08 Análise de redes na avaliação (neuro) psicológica: O caso da insónia II Encontro Internacional de Psicometria e Avaliação Neuropsicológica
(Brazil)
2021/07 To map the outcomes of the Reminiscence Functions Scale with older people: A systematic review Research Summit
University of Aveiro
2021 Eyes on the pandemic: Photovoice reports on the reinvention of practices in residential care facilities Research Summit
University of Aveiro

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/11 - 2024/11 Workshop Programa Tutoria UA "Descanso noturno, sucesso diurno" (2023/11 - 2024/11)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Organization of the IX and VIII Jornadas de Psicologia da Universidade de Aveiro - Association of Psychology Students (2020 - 2021)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Sleep (Mentored Review) Oxford University Press
2025 - Current Scientific Reports Springer Nature