Clinical trial associate

Experiência

FCT Research Fellow

Minho University

2016 - 2018

Neuro Psychophysiology Lab 

Involved in all stages of scientiﬁc experimentation, from the planning to the programming of the computorized tasks, contacting schools and managing participant recruitment (children and adults), conducting behavioral and neuropsychological assessments, creating database spreadsheets, analysis of fMRI imaging data, writing and submission of scientiﬁc manuscripts. Projects: P2020-PTDC/MHC-PCN/2296/2014 · POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653 
P.I.s: Ana Seara-Cardoso, Ph.D. & Adriana Sampaio, M.D., Ph.D. 
http://escola.psi.uminho.pt/unidades/lnp

Research Assistant

Minho University

2015 - 2015

Neuro Psychophysiology Lab 

Tasks: Created stimuli for a fMRI experiment, assisted in data collection sessions and collaborated in the writing of a manuscript. 
P.I.: Joana Coutinho, Ph.D. 
http://escola.psi.uminho.pt/unidades/lnp

Visiting student

Blaise-Pascal University

2011 - 2011

Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive

Tasks: Designed, programmed and collected data in two studies on the effect of feedback and non-forced choice in human numerical bisection.
Supervisor: Sylvie Droit-Volet, Ph.D. 
http://lapsco.univ-bpclermont.fr

FCT Ph.D. Fellow

Minho University & FCT

2010 - 2015

Animal Learning and Behavior Lab

Tasks: Designed, programmed and carried out several experiments on numerical abilities of humans (preschoolers and adults) and pigeons. Supported by FCT PhD scholarship · SFRH/BD/64291/2009 
Supervisors: François Tonneau, Ph.D. & Armando Machado, Ph.D. 
http://escola.psi.uminho.pt/unidades/lca

Research Assistant

Minho University

2009 - 2010

Education Institute 

Tasks: Evaluated parental education programs. Applied questionnaires to families in parish councils (Minho, Portugal), created and entered results into Excel and SPSS databases, and carried out preliminary statistical analyses. 
P.I.: Ana Almeida, Ph.D. 
http://escola.psi.uminho.pt/unidades/lnp

Sales Associate

Minho University

2005 - 2006

Loja UM

Tasks: Opened and closed the store independently and sold merchandising products. 
Manager: Fernando Parente, Ph.D. 
https://www.sas.uminho.pt

Collaborator

Catolica University of Porto

Human Neurobehavioral Lab 

Tasks: Data collection and analysis of physiological indexes (electrodermal and cardiac activity), manuscript preparation and submission of projects to grant foundations (FCT and BIAL). 
P.I.: Patricia Oliveira-Silva, Ph.D
http://www.fep.porto.ucp.pt/pt/HNL

Collaborator

Catolica University of Porto

Catolica Porto Business School

Tasks: Designed experiments, performed data analysis, prepared an article and submitted a grant application to BIAL on the endocrine correlates of decision making under stress and ambiguity. 
Collabs.: Giuseppe Danese, Ph.D. & Gonçalo Faria, Ph.D. 
http://www.catolicabs.porto.ucp.pt

Formação

Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Minho University

2010 - 2015

Ph.D.

Ph.D. Thesis: Mapping numbers onto space in preschool children and adults. 
Advisors: Prof. François Tonneau & Prof. Armando Machado 
http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38428

Experimental Psychology and its applications

Minho University

2007 - 2009

Master

M.A. Thesis: Acquisition of numerosity differentiation in pigeons: learning of changes in numerosity. 
Advisor: Prof. Armando Machado

Psychology

Minho University

2004 - 2007

Bachelor

Psychology

Idiomas

Portuguese - Mothertongue

English - Proﬁcient (Verbal and Written)

Spanish - Intermediate (Conversationally ﬂuent)

French - Basic (Simple words and phrases only)

Informações Adicionais

Cover Letter

My professional experience has been focused on Psychology and Neurosciences research. In the last years I have had the opportunity to collaborate in several research projects in the fields of Education Sciences, Animal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioural Economics and, more recently, human Neurosciences. Because I have always endeavoured to respond proactively and effectively to all required tasks I had the chance to acquire a series of technical abilities that include programming experiments, carry participants’ recruitment, conduct and manage data collection, carry neuropsychological assessments, creating and completing databases, analysing results and presenting them in several media (mostly, written reports and oral communications in English). 
In addition to these skills which I consider might prove a valuable asset to clinical trials research, I have high persistence, autonomy and proactivity to implement new tasks, I am conformable and efficient when working with people from diverse professional backgrounds and areas of expertise and, most important, I am strongly motivated to invest and work towards becoming better at what I do.

Teaching experience

Instructor for undergraduate classes in Psychology.

Instructor of the Module Animal Cognition and Comparative Psychology at the Summer School Summer School Perspectives on Psychology: From molecules to behavior. Porto: Catholic University of Portugal, 04/07/2016 

Academic advisor for two master’s degree dissertations in Psychology 

Academic degree jury participation: arguer of the jury of examination for master’s degree in Psychology of two candidates

Grants

· BIAL Foundation Grant ”Physiological indices of the deleteriousGrants effects of unrealistic media images on body satisfaction: A cross-cultural investigation”, Grant Edition G-04602, Application Number A-10827 2012 

· Travel Grant PUF International Workshop Encoding and Memory of Duration. SaintR´emy-les-Chevreuse, Paris, France 2012 

· Travel Grant TIMELY, School on Timing and Time Perception: Procedures, Measures, and Applications. Ionian University, Corfu, Greece 2009 

· Doctoral Grant from Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT), reference SFRH /BD /64291 /2009, Portugal