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Biography
Since 2021, I am an Assistant Professor at Lusófona University (LU) and integrated researcher at the Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab (HEI-Lab). I am also the co-head of the Developmental and Psychopathology Lab, one of the lab facilities of HEI-Lab. I have experience in the supervision of master’s and PhD theses in Clinical and Health Psychology, some of them funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology. As a PhD in Applied Psychology (2021; University of Minho), my research career has been focused on the study of mother’s and father's perinatal mental health, family processes, and infant socioemotional development with the main mission of developing knowledge in the etiology of mental health problems in infancy and early childhood.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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HEART2HEART: Regulação Emocional Interpessoal e Bem-estar Relacional e Sexual de Casais durante a Transição para a Parentalidade
Tavares, I. M. M. (PI), Pinto, T. M. P. (Researcher), Ferreira, J. R. P. (Researcher), Costa, R. A. G. (Researcher), Sousa, C. (Researcher), Silva, D. J. P. D. V. L. D. (Researcher), Jongenelen, I. M. (Researcher) & Dewitte, M. (Researcher)
1/01/26 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
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TIK-PT: Promoting parental and children mental health through emotion-focused parenting programs: Adaptation, implementation and evaluation of Tuning in to Kids® in Portugal
Alves, S. R. G. (PI), BEATO, A. F. G. (Researcher), CRUZ, A. R. P. D. (Researcher), Silva, D. J. P. D. V. L. D. (Researcher), Jongenelen, I. M. (Researcher), Costa, R. A. G. (Researcher), ALBUQUERQUE, S. M. P. D. (Researcher), SANTOS, T. G. S. D. (Researcher) & Pinto, T. M. P. (Researcher)
1/03/25 → …
Project: Research
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Brain temporal features and psychopathology: new insights drawn upon ERP-based biometrics and classification models
Ferreira, J. R. P. (PI), Campos, C. M. M. (Researcher), Silva, D. J. P. D. V. L. D. (Researcher), Pinto, T. M. P. (Researcher) & Paiva, T. D. O. (Researcher)
20/02/25 → …
Project: Research
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Childbirth satisfaction is associated to postpartum mental health: clinical utility of the BSS-R
Tavares, D., Fidalgo, D., Sousa, M., Alves, F., Morais, A., Jongenelen, I., Lamela, D., Alves, S. R. G., Costa, R. A. G. & Pinto, T. M. P., 4 Feb 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Dimensions of perinatal affective symptoms: Item-Level Modeling of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and State Anxiety Inventory
Morais, A., Pinto, T. M., Sousa, C., Alves, S., Costa, R., Jongenelen, I. & Lamela, D., 4 Feb 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Infant effortful control: the role of depression symptoms, mother-fetal/infant bonding difficulties, and coparenting
Alves, F., Antunes, C., Lamela, D., Pinto, T. M., Alves, S., Costa, R. & Jongenelen, I., 4 Feb 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Low paternal postpartum depression buffers the association between maternal prenatal depression and preschoolers' internalizing and externalizing symptoms
Silva Costa, C., Pinto, T. M., Field, T. & Figueiredo, B., Jan 2026, In: Infant Mental Health Journal. 47, 1, e70070.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maternal adverse lifetime experiences and infant temperament: The role of prenatal PTSD symptoms
Tavares, D. S. M., Fidalgo, D. D. S., Sousa, M. F., Teixeira, F. A., Morais, A., Jongenelen, I. M., Lamela, D., Alves, S. R. G., Costa, R. A. G. & Pinto, T. M. P., 2026.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Activities
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Infant Effortful Control: the role of depression symptoms, mother-fetal/infant bonding difficulties, and coparenting.
Teixeira, F. A. (Speaker), Antunes, C. M. V. (Speaker), Lamela, D. (Speaker), Pinto, T. M. P. (Speaker), Alves, S. R. G. (Speaker), Costa, R. A. G. (Speaker) & Jongenelen, I. M. (Speaker)
Sept 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Humans as “bicerebral animals”: exploring parent-infant neural co-regulation after an interactive rupture
Pinto, T. M. P. (Examiner)
Mar 2026Activity: Examination
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Profiles of Perinatal Affective Symptoms: A Person-Centred Analysis from Pregnancy to Postpartum
Morais, A. F. B. (Speaker), Pinto, T. M. P. (Speaker), Sousa, C. (Speaker), Ferreira, J. R. P. (Speaker), Costa, R. A. G. (Speaker), Jongenelen, I. M. (Speaker) & Lamela, D. (Speaker)
28 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Dimensions of Perinatal Affective Symptoms: Item-Level Modeling of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and State Anxiety Inventory
Morais, A. F. B. (Speaker), Pinto, T. M. P. (Speaker), Sousa, C. (Speaker), Alves, S. R. G. (Speaker), Costa, R. A. G. (Speaker), Jongenelen, I. M. (Speaker) & Lamela, D. (Speaker)
Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Childbirth satisfaction is associated to postpartum mental health: Clinical utility of the BSS-R
Tavares, D. S. M. (Speaker), Fidalgo, D. D. S. (Speaker), Sousa, M. F. (Speaker), Teixeira, F. A. (Speaker), Morais, A. F. B. (Speaker), Jongenelen, I. M. (Speaker), Lamela, D. (Speaker), Alves, S. R. G. (Speaker), Costa, R. A. G. (Speaker) & Pinto, T. M. P. (Speaker)
Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Prizes
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Best Research Article with a Practice Focus Award
Costa, R. A. G. (Recipient) & Pinto, T. M. P. (Recipient), 2022
Prize
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Press/Media
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New Anxiety Disorders Study Findings Have Been Reported by Investigators at Lusofona University (History of Mental Health Problems Moderates the Association Between Partner Support During Childbirth and Women's Mental Health In the Postpartum ...)
Morais, A., Pinto, T. M. P., Jongenelen, I. M., Lamela, D., Alves, S. R. G. & Costa, R. A. G.
6/05/25
1 item of Media coverage
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Studies from Lusofona University Reveal New Findings on Anxiety Disorders (Psychometric Properties of the Fear of Birth Scale In Women In the Perinatal Period: a Multicountry Study)
Sousa, C. N. S. D., Pinto, T. M. P., Jongenelen, I. M., Lamela, D. & Costa, R. A. G.
9/04/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Impacts
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Psychological intervention to reduce children's mental health problems
Pinto, T. M. P. (Participant)
Impact: Social impacts
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Screening and monitoring procedures for perinatal mental health problems
Pinto, T. M. P. (Participant)
Impact: Social impacts