PhD
2020 | PhD in Basic Psychology University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. Equivalence Degree: Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Thesis: Working memory and neuroplasticity in older people: A behavioural and neurofunctional approach
MSc
2013 | Master of Developmental Psychology
University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Equivalence Degree: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Lic. Psych. (Licentiate in Psychology – 5-year degree)
Degree
2010 | Psychology Degree (5-year program – qualifies for professional practice)
Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Equivalence granted by: Ministère de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement supérieur, Luxembourg University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
Additional Training
2025 | Hybrid Winter School: Introduction to Statistics with R (5 days, concluded on February 21, 2025) University College London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health – Centre for Applied Statistics, London, United Kingdom
2021- 2023 | Teacher Certification Program, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Mentorship (72 hours) University of California, San Diego Center for Mindfulness, San Diego, USA
2021 | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Teacher Training Practicum (28 hours) University of California, San Diego Center for Mindfulness, San Diego, USA
2021 | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Teacher Training Intensive (22.5 hours) University of California, San Diego Center for Mindfulness, San Diego, USA
2019 | PracticalMEEG Training for MEG and EEG analysts – Brainstorm, FieldTrip and MNE-Python (23.5 hours) Institute for Brain and Spinal Cord, Paris, France
2017 | Mental Health in Third Age (25 hours) SEMET, Braga, Portugal
2016 | Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (9 -month program) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
2016 | 5th Cognitive and Affective Neurophysiology Summer School Acquisition, processing and analysis of EEG signal (40 hours) University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
2016 | MRI – From the idea to the final results (8 hours) University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
2016 | Birmingham ERP Boot Camp (30 hours)
University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
2015 | fMRI: Connectivity Course (40 hours) Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, USA
2015 | fNIRs Course (18 hours) Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, USA
2015 | Observership Program (3 months) Spaulding-Labuschagne Neuromodulation Center – Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, USA
2014 | Course on Functional Neuroimaging: A Hands-On Approach (32 hours) Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
2013 | Training in MRI (100 hours) Pró-Imagem School, Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2013 | Training in Community Therapy (360 hours) Integrated Movement of Community Health (Misc-Minas), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
2013 | Training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (20h) Cognitive Therapies Association, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2012 | International Student Exchange Program Course (Scholarship: Santander Totta Bank) Master degree in Developmental Psychology (1 semester) Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2012 | Factorial Analysis (15 hours) Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horiozonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2012 | Introduction to Statistics (45 hours) Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2010 | Introduction to Neuropsychometry (16 hours) Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2010 | Internship Neuropsychophysiology Lab (1 year) University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
2009 | International Student Exchange Program (1 semester) | (Grant from Santander Bank) University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
2006 | Introduction to Survey Methodology (8h) Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dr Ana Carolina Teixeira-Santos 