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Jênnyfer Freitas holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Acre (UFAC) and a Master’s degree in Health Psychology and Neuropsychology from the University of Aveiro (UA). During her bachelor’s degree, she also pursued studies at the University of Porto (UP) through an Ibero-American Scholarship. As a research fellow at the EvoCog Laboratory (UA), she embarked on her studies in the field of adaptive memory. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student at the William James Center for Research within the Department of Education and Psychology at UA. Her Ph.D. project, focusing on adaptive memory and mate selection, receives support from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (UI/BD/154832/2023). Her work is supervised by Josefa N. S. Pandeirada (WJCR-UA) and co-supervised by Gün R. Semin (WJCR-ISPA – Instituto Universitário). Jênnyfer’s research interests encompass experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, and evolutionary psychology.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Jênnyfer Cristina Almeida de Freitas

Citation names

  • Freitas, Jênnyfer C. A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EC12-2E9C-93E2
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5646-7580

Email addresses

  • jennyferfreitas@ua.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Department of Education and Psychology - University of Aveiro. Santiago University Campus, 3810 - 193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Psychology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/09 - 2027
Ongoing
 PhD Program in Psychology (3° cycle) (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
2021/09 - 2023/12
Concluded
 Master in Health Psychology and Neuropsychology (2° cycle) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
"Memory and mate selection: The role of carotenoid coloration" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2013/07 - 2019/03
Concluded
 Bachelors Degree in Psychology (Bacharelato)
Federal University of Acre (UFAC), Brazil
"Psychological Evaluation of Children in Brazilian Youth Courts: Possibilities Composition in Organogram" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/05 - 2022/03 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil
Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/04 - 2023/12/28 Adaptive memory: From the laboratory to everyday challenges
EdtlB.2-DEP/2023
Research Fellow
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada Centro de Investigação William James, Portugal
 Universidade de Aveiro
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2022/03 - 2022/09 Elderly people and social networks
"n.a"
Master Student Research Assistant
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Freitas, Jênnyfer C. A.; Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.; Semin, Gun. "Memory and mate selection: deepening our understanding of this relation and exploring the role of carotenoid coloration". Paper presented in Research Summit, Aveiro, 2024.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Freitas, Jênnyfer C. A.; Carrito, M. L.; Semin, Gun; Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.. "Carotenoid Coloration in Reproduction: Exploring its mnemonic influence". Paper presented in 18.º Encontro Nacional da APPE, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Sousa, Liliana; Freitas, Jênnyfer; Pinto, Mara; Lemos, Daniela; Tavares, João. "Influence of Social Media Use Among Older Adults in Portugal". Activities, Adaptation & Aging (2023): 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01924788.2023.2219518.
    Published • 10.1080/01924788.2023.2219518
  2. Freitas, Jênnyfer C. A.; Santos, Maria L. G.. "Psychological evaluation of children in Brazilian youth courts: possibilities composition in organogram". Interdisciplinary Studies in Psychology 11 1 (2020): 257. http://dx.doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2020v11n1p257.
    Open access • Published • 10.5433/2236-6407.2020v11n1p257
  3. Freitas, Jênnyfer C. A.; Guerra, Karla C. M.; Yano, Luciane P.. "Retroflexion and breast cancer: predisponences and relations with the five great personality factors". NUFEN Journal 10 02 (2018): 40-56. http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/rnufen/v10n2/a04.pdf.
    Open access • Published • 10.26823/RevistadoNUFEN.vol10.n02artigo30
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Memory and mate selection: the role of carotenoid coloration". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/41405.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2022/11 Psychonomic society 63rd annual meeting (Hybrid: online & Boston, MA, USA)
Conference
Psychonomic Society Inc, United States
2022/09 - 2022/10 Quality management, measurement, and performance indicators in higher education institutions: between burden, inspiration, and innovation
Seminar
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/05 Impact of technologies on subjectivities
Workshop
Instituto Silva Lane, Brazil
2021/04 - 2021/04 Research methods: introductory concepts
Other
 Complementary education (30-hour)
Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2021/04 - 2021/04 Didactic design for online teaching
Other
 Complementary education (60-hour)
Universidade Estadual do Maranhão, Brazil
2018/02 - 2018/02 Second MLAG graduate conference
Conference
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013/11 - 2014/01 Research methodology in psychology
Workshop
Universidade Federal do Acre, Brazil
Distinctions

Award

2021 Incentive scholarship
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2017 Santander Ibero-American scholarship
Banco Santander Brasil, Brazil