Science

Affiliation
  • Invited Assistant Professor @ Higher School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal | Occupational Therapy Department
  • Researcher @ Center for Rehabilitation Research | Psychosocial Rehabilitation Laboratory | School of Health of the Polytechnic of Porto and the Faculty of Psychology and Education Science of the University of Porto
  • Coordinator @ Child development centre, Porto, Portugal | Neurodevelopmental disorders
  • Occupational therapist practitioner @ Child development centre, Porto, Portugal | Neurodevelopmental disorders

Education
  • BSc @ Higher School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, Portugal | Occupational Therapy
  • Postgraduate @ Higher School of Health of Alcoitão, Lisbon, Portugal | Sensory integration for occupational therapists
  • PhD, Essay on a new etiological theory of the Human Microbiome and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Sobresaliente Cum laude (Summa Cum Laude) by Unanimity @ University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain | Behaviour and educational sciences​
Keywords
  • ​Action Perception; ADHD; Attention; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Emotional Regulation; Human Microbiome; Motor Coordination; Motor Planning; Multisensory; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Occupational Therapy; Perception; Praxis; Sensory Integration; Sensory Modulation; Virtual Reality.

Current investigation
  • History of the neuroscience of ADHD
  • Sensory perception foundations for communication
  • Neurophysiological mechanisms of visuo-vestibular integration
  • Multimodal sensory integration at a virtual reality setting
Main activity