Graduate Program in Psychology

Faculty

RESERCH AREA: Human Development and Socio-Educational Processes

Professors:

Altemir José Gonçalves Barbosa – PhD in Psychology/PUC Campinas/BR

Psychologist, MSc in School Psychology and PhD in Psychology. He is currently a professor in the Department of Psychology and in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. He conducts research, outreach projects and educational activities with emphasis in School Psychology, mainly based on the following topics: Educational technology; Psychosocial Development and Education; Inclusive Education; Human Development and New Technologies; Information Technology and Psychology, Skills and Talent, Psychological Assessment.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9714394540731012

Claudia Nascimento Guaraldo Justi – PhD in Cognitive Psychology/UFPE/BR
Cláudia Justi received her Master’s Degree in Psychology (Developmental Psychology) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2006) and her PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2009). She has experience in Psychology, with an emphasis on Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and School Psychology. She has been at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Psychology Department) since 2010, and cofounded the Cognition and Language Research Group with Francis Justi. Her research addresses the cognitive processes underlying reading and writing. It aims to a better understanding of predictors of reading and writing, helping in prevention and intervention programs for reading and writing difficulties. Other topics of interest are oral language development and mathematical cognition.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0041335578500599

Claudia Helena Cerqueira Mármora – PhD in Linguistics/UNICAMP/BR
Bachelor in Physiotherapy from the Catholic University of Campinas (1986), Master and PhD in Linguistics from the State University of Campinas (2000 and 2005). She is currently associate professor II of the Physiotherapy School of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora where she develops studies and research in the field of Neurofunctional Physiotherapy related to Neurosciences and Public Health. She is a permanent professor at the Graduate Program in Psychology at UFJF, where she develops studies and research on the Human Development and Socio-Educational Processes and Psychosocial Processes in Health, whose main themes are focused on Neurosciences and therapeutic intervention on functional health; Psychoneuroimmunology; Gerontology and Health of the Elderly. She is tutor Tutor of Health Multiprofessional Internship Program in Adult Health with emphasis on Chronic-degenerative Diseases where she develops studies on Leprosy, HIV and Diabetes. He has published in the Editors of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora the following books books “Language, Aphasia and (apraxia) a neurolinguistic perspective” in 2004 and “A (A) praxia in Alzheimer’s Disease” in 2013. She is a member of the Brazilian Society of Neurosciences And Behavior (SBNeC, the Brazilian Association of Neurofunctional Physiotherapy (ABRAFIN, the Brazilian Society of Hansenology (SBH) and the Society for Social Neuroscience (S4SN. Since 2014 he leads the Neuroscience Studies and Research Group (GEPEN -UFJF).

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3431595009135077

Francis Ricardo dos Reis Justi – PhD in Cognitive Psychology/UFPE/BR
Francis Justi received his Master’s Degree in Psychology (Developmental Psychology) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2006) and his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2009). He has experience in Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on Experimental Cognitive Psychology, and Developmental Psychology. He taught Cognitive Psychology at the Federal University of Alagoas until 2012. He has been at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora – UFJF (Psychology Department) since 2013, and cofounded the Cognition and Language Research Group with Cláudia Justi at UFJF. His main research addresses visual word recognition and memory. It also aims to test computational models of reading development. Other topics of interest include executive functions, human rationality, and explanation in cognitive science.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8316670280774812

Marisa Cosenza Rodrigues – PhD in Psychology/PUC Campinas/BR
Graduated in Psychology from Centro de Ensino Superior (1984), she is specialized in school psychology and learning from PUC-Campinas (1996), has a Master’s Degree in Psychology (Social Psychology) from the Gama Filho University (1990) and a PhD in Psychology from the Catholic University of Campinas (2004). He is currently an associate professor of level III at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (undergraduate and graduate levels) and Tutor of the Tutorial Education Program – MEC/PET-Psychology (UFJF). She has experience in the field of Psychology, with an emphasis on the Implementation and Evaluation of Prevention Programs and Promotion of Psychological Health, acting in the following areas: theory of mind, social and social-cognitive development and research in school/educational psychology.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8141288141440301

Nara Liana Pereira Silva – PhD in Psychology/UNB/BR
Graduated in Psychology from the Catholic University of Goiás (1993), Master’s Degree (2000) and PhD in Psychology from the University of Brasilia (2003). She is currently teaching (associate professor 4) in the Department of Psychology and in the graduate program at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. She works with research in the area of human development, focusing on research with families, especially children/adolescents and adults with Down syndrome, on the following topics: families with people with intellectual disabilities, family interactions, inclusive education, inclusion at work.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3165546375510746

RESERCH AREA: Psychosocial Processes in Health

Professors:

Alexander Moreira de Almeida – PhD in Psychiatry/USP/BR
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora-UFJF, founder and director of NUPES (Research Center of Spirituality and Health of UFJF). Coordinator of the sections about spirituality and psychiatry at the World Psychiatric Association and the Brazilian Association of Psychiatry. Coordinator of the elaboration of the Position Statement on Spirituality and Religion of the Psychiatry World Psychiatric Association (WPA). Research coordinator in the Graduate Program of Health at UFJF. Coordinator of TV NUPES. Graduated in Medicine from UFJF (1997), specialized in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from USP (2000), residency and doctorate in psychiatry from USP (2005) and post-doctorate from Duke University, USA (2006). He used to be the coordinator of graduate programs at UFJF (2011-3), head of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology at the University Hospital of UFJF (2009-11), and now acts as a reviewer for dozens of scientific journals. Special Edition guest editor on “Spirituality and Health” in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (2007), over 300 thousand accesses in the Scielo database. Editor of the book “Exploring frontiers of mind-brain relationship” (Springer, 2012). He acts mainly in the investigation of the relationships between health and spirituality, as well as psychotic and dissociative experiences in nonclinical population. Other areas of interest: the mind-brain relationship, philosophy and history of science.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9072644751174322

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3431595009135077

Fabiane Rossi dos Santos Grincenkov – PhD in Health/UFJF/BR
She is currently as associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). He served as an associate professor in the Department of Medicine at UFJF – Governador Valadares Campus – from March 2014 to February 2015. Professor of Post Graduate Program in Psychology – UFJF – and of the Multiprofessional Residency in Adult Health – HU-CAS-UFJF. Coordinator of the Center of Applied Psychology (CPA) at UFJF. Vice-coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Center for Research in Psychosomatics, Health and Organizations (NUIPSO) – UFJF. Researcher at the Center for Research and Social Practices in Public Policy and Health (PPS) – UFJF. BA in Psychology from the Higher Education Center of Juiz de Fora (CES-JF). Maste’s Degree and PhD in Health from UFJF. Research internship (PhD) at the Karolinska Institute (Stockholm). Training in Group Dynamics (SOBRAP). He works mainly in the field of Hospital Psychology and Health.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0976974025888018

Fernando Antonio Basile Colugnati – PhD in Nutrition/UNIFESP/BR
He holds a degree in Statistics from the University of Campinas (Unicamp, 1994), a Master’s Degree in Statistics from the University of Campinas (Unicamp, 2001) and a PhD in Sciences from UNIFESP (2005). Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Hospitalization/FM/UFJF (2013) and advisor of the Graduate Program in Psychology and Health (UFJF) where he supervises students writing their dissertations for obtaining the Master’s Degree (6 in progress and 2 completed) and the PhD (1 in progress) as well as scientific programs. He is also developing research at the Interdisciplinary Center for Studies and Research in Nephrology (NIEPEN/UFJF) regarding evaluating costs and health technologies. Now two of his research projects are being funded by FAPEMIG, and he collaborating in other areas of study of the group. In the Reference Center for Research, Intervention and Evaluation on Alcohol and Other Drugs (CREPEIA/UFJF), he collaborates with projects which assess public service for drug addicts, epidemiology of smoking and the development and validation of psychometric instruments. He is a member of the International Society for Pharmachological and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) and the International Society of Biometry (ISB – RBRAS). He collaborates to the Journal of Tropical Medicine regarding for statistical methods, and is a reviewer for several national and international journals. He has experience in the field of probability and statistics, with emphasis on Biostatistics, studying the following topics: correspondence analysis, multivariate analysis and generalized linear models and Markov models with application in epidemiology. He has worked as a research associate at the Institute for Research in Technology and Innovation (IPTI), with application of probabilistic methods in the decision support systems (Bayesian networks) and Stochastic Models for Social Network Analysis. Within this research line, an academic internship was performed at the Higher Lever Institute of Lisbon (Superior Técnico de Lisboa), as part of the ALFA program of the European Commission. He is also as a collaborator researcher with the GEOPI/DPCT/IG/UNICAMP in the field of results assessment and impacts on CT&I programs, where he did his postdoctoral studies, having participated in the evaluation of programs such as the IT Act (MCT) and in programs to foster research at FAPESP, as the IC Scholarship. He has 62 articles puclished in journals, and his H factor is 8. There are several ways to quote my work (Colugnati OR Colugnati F, OR Colugnati FA, OR Colugnati FAB ,OR COLUGNATTI F, OR Colugnati F.). On researchers databases, his ResearcherID is: G-1892-2012 ( http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-1892-2012), Orcid: 0000-0002-8288-203X (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8288-203X) and Google Scholar (https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=2i9SuOAAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR).

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1622643885752324

Fernando Santana de Paiva – PhD in Psychology/UFMG/BR
Psychologist and Master’s Degree in Collective Health from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). PhD in Psychology (Social Psychology) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). He is Professor of the Department of Psychology at the UFJF. Member of the editorial comission of the Psicologia & Sociedade, which is a journal of the Brazilian Association of Social Psychology (ABRAPSO). Member of the GT in Community Health, from the National Association of Research and Graduate in Psychology (ANPEPP). He works in the following fields: Community social psychology; Political Psychology, interfaces between public health, social assistance and public segurity; economical and social inequalities; poverty, homeless, youth, criminalization, drugs and human rights.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7433030494346189

Juliana Perucchi – PhD in Psychology/UFSC/BR
Associate Professor IV of the Department of Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. She worked as a teacher at PRODOC/CAPES in the Graduate Program in Psychology, linked to the Political Psychology Center of the Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG (2008-2009). PhD in Psychology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2008), she was held a scholarship abroad given by Capes that included a doctoral internship period at the University of Minho in Portugal (2006). Master’s Degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2001) and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Southern Santa Catarina (1999). Professional experience in higher education in the field of Social Psychology, Health and Education. she works with the following areas: health, education, youth, public policy, sexual and reproductive rights, sexual diversity, gender and feminism, community psychology. She is a collaborator-researcher in the Margins Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, and Nuh – Center for Human Rights and Citizenship, GLBT, Federal University of Minas Gerais. She coordinates the PPS Center – Center for Research and Practice in Social Psychology and Public Health Policies at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9564862150352141

Laisa Marcorela Andreoli Sartes – PhD in Ciências/UNIFESP/BR
Psychologist (Federal University of Juiz de Fora), Master’s Degree and PhD in Sciences from the Department of Psychobiology (Grade 7 at Capes) from the Federal University of São Paulo in 2010. Post-doctoral training in the same Department in the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora since 2011. Professor and supervisor of the Master’s and PhD of the Graduate Program in Psychology UFJF since 2012. Head of the Department of Psychology – UFJF. Vice-coordinator of the Graduate Program in Psychology – UFJF (2014-2016). Vice-coordinator of the Research Center for Reference, Intervention and Evaluation on Alcohol and other Drugs (CREPEIA) of the Department of Psychology at UFJF. Vice President of the Cognitive Therapies Association of the Minas Gerais state. PPG representative of Psychology/UFJF at the National Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP). Member of the Cognitive Therapies Working Group of ANPEPP. Member of the Multidisciplinary Brazilian Association of Drug Studies (ABRAMD). Areas of study: E-Health – Interventions in alcohol and drug using multimedia resources; treatments and specialized interventions for alcohol and drug users; psychometric properties of clinical assessment tools. She has supervised 5 defended master’s dissertations and 3 in progress, 3 PhD theses in progress and 14 undergraduate research fellows completed/ongoing. Financing obtained as coordinator: Universal Demand – Fapemig 01/2015 No. CHE – APQ-01918-15; Support for Research Projects – MCTI/CNPQ/Universal 14/2014 – No. 445896/2014-0; PROEXT 2015 University Outreach Program MEC/SESu – Proext Drugs; Universal Demand – Fapemig 01/2012? Nº CHE ? APQ-00698-12; XVII PROBIC/Fapemig ? 2013/2015; XXVI BIC/UFJF- 2013/2014; XXVII BIC/UFJF- 2014/2015. As a researcher, she cooperates with ? PPSUS/REDE Fapemig 14/2012; Procad/Casadinho – Public Tender MCT/CNPq/MEC/CAPES No. 552452/2011-4.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6143686606122269

Lélio Moura Lourenço – PhD in Psychology/PUC São Paulo/BR
Post PhD in Child Studies by the Children’s Institute of the University of Minho – Braga, Portugal. PhD in Social Psychology from the Catholic University of São Paulo (1998). Master’s Degree in Social Psychology from the University Gama Filho (1993). He is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Holder of a CNPq Productivity Scholarship. Member of APICSA – Ibero-American Association of Clinical and Health Psychology (Asociación Psicológica Iberoamericana de Clínica y Salud). He has experience in the field of Psychology, with an emphasis on Interpersonal Relations, studying the following courses: psychology, violence, beliefs, work and health. He coordinates the Center for Studies on Violence and Social Anxiety (Nevas) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3232545663322376

Maria Elisa Caputo Ferreira – PhD in Education/USP/BR
Degree in Physical Education from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (1993) and Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the School of Social Work of Rio de Janeiro (1977). Specialist in University Teaching from the Castelo Branco University (1995). Master’s Degree in Physical Education from the University Gama Filho (1998) and MSc in Human Kinetics from the Castelo Branco University (1996). PhD (2006) and Post-doctorate in Education from the University of São Paulo (2002). She is currently an associate professor at the School of Physical Education and Sports (FAEFID) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Leader of the Research Group “Body and Diversity” for the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Supervisor in Graduate Programs of Physical Education at UFV-UFJF and of Psychology at ICH-UFJF. She has experience in the field of Physical Education (Human Movement), with emphasis on body studies, studying the following topics: body image, prevalence of (dis)satisfaction in adolescents, youth and adult athletes and non-athletes, obesity and aging. She holds a scholarship for Research from CNPq Productivity.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5946302960721307

Telmo Mota Ronzani – PhD in Psychobiology/UNIFESP/BR
Degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (1999), Master’s Degree in Social Psychology from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (2002), PhD in Health Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo (2005), Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of São Paulo (USP) and post-doctoral training at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC) (2007) in the field of alcohol and other drugs. Professor of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, ad hoc consultant of the National Secretariat on Drug Policies (SENAD). Chief editor of the journal Psychology in Research (CAPES Qualis B1). He participates in the Postgraduate Evaluation Commission in Psychology of CAPES. Main topics: primary health care, alcohol and other drugs, public health, public policies on drugs. Coordinates the Reference Center for Research, Evaluation and Intervention on Alcohol and Drugs (CREPEIA) of UFJF. Holder of a CNPq Productivity Scholarship.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9239252166751422

RESERCH AREA: History and Philosophy of Psychology
Professors:

Gustavo Arja Castañon – PhD in Psychology/UFRJ/BR
Graduated in Psychology from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (1998) and in Philosophy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2006). Master’s Degree in Social Psychology from UERJ (2001) and Logics and Metaphysics from UFRJ (2009). Doctorate in Psychology from UFRJ (2006) and Post-doctorate in the Philosophy of Science from Durham University (2015). He is an associate professor of the Department of Philosophy of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora and a professor in the Graduate Program in Psychology in the same institution. He acts as a researcher at NUHIFIP (Center for History and Philosophy of Psychology), UFJF, at NUPES (Research Center in Spirituality and Health), UFJF, and at CEPISHC (Epistemology Center and History of Science) of PPGLM, UFRJ. He has dedicated to the research of philosophical constructivism and problems of epistemology of psychology, particularly the problem of the nature of scientific laws and explanations in the subject.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3879394548092584

Richard Theisen Simanke – PhD in Philosophy/USP/BR
Graduated in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Methodology of Science from the Federal University of São Carlos (1992) and Doctor of Philosophy from USP (1997). Professor at the Federal University of São Carlos between 1994 and 2012. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Author, among other works, of “Between body and consciousness: essays in the interpretation of Freudian metapsychology” (Entre o Corpo e a Consciência: Ensaios de Interpretação da Metapsicologia Freudiana), coauthored with Fatima Caropreso; EDUFSCar, 2011), The Development of the Freudian Theory of Psychoses (A formação da teoria freudiana das psicoses), Ed 34, 1994; 2.ed. Basil Blackwell, 2009, Lacanian Metapsychology: the early years (Metapsicologia lacaniana: os anos de formação, Discurso, 2002) and co-organizer of Freud in Brazilian Phylosophy (Freud na Filosofia Brasileira, Escuta, 2005) Perspectives in psychoanalysis I, II, III, IV and V (Perspectivas em Psicanálise I, II, III, IV e V Editora CRV and CAPES, 2009-2012) PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOANALYSIS : AUTHORS, DIALOGUES, PROBLEMS (Filosofia da psicanálise: autores, diálogos, problemas EDUFSCar, CAPES and FAPESP, 2010) and Philosophical Foundations of Modern Psychology (Fundamentos Filosóficos da Psicologia Contemporânea Editora UFJF, 2014). Coordinator of the GT Philosophy and Psychoanalysis of ANPOF from 2006 to 2008. Professor and supervisor in the Master’s Degree and Doctoral Postgraduate Program in Philosophy at the Federal University of São Carlos, 1997 to 2013, where he completed the supervision of three (3) post-doctoral researches, sixteen (16) PhD theses and 19 (nineteen) dissertations, as detailed in this CV. Professor and suervisor in the Master’s Degree and Doctoral Postgraduate Program in Psychology of UFSCar since March 2009 (supervising 01 PhD thesis and 02 Master’s Degree dissertations to date), and the Graduate Program in Psychology of UFJF since August 2012 (05 Master’s Degree supervisions completed to date). Chief Editor of the journal Psicologia em Pesquisa since August 2012. His main areas of activity are: history and philosophy of psychology, the history of psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theory, philosophy of psychoanalysis, history and philosophy of science, phenomenology and epistemology.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5431145327759147

Fátima Siqueira Caropreso – PhD in Psychology/UFSCAR/BR
Graduated in Psychology (1999) from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Methodology of Science (2002) and Doctor of Philosophy (2006) from the same institution. She did her post-doctoral internship (2007-2009) at the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH) of the State University of Campinas (Unicamp). She is the author, among other works, of “The Birth of Metapsychology: representation and consciousness in the early work of Freud” (O nascimento da metapsicologia: representação e consciência na obra inicial de Freud, EDUFSCar and FAPESP, 2008), “Freud e a natureza do psíquico” (Freud and the nature of the psychical, Anna Blume and FAPESP, 2010) and “Between body and consciousness: essays in interpretation of Freudian metapsychology” (Entre corpo e consciência: ensaios de interpretação da metapsicologia freudiana, EDUFSCar 2011, co-authored with R.T. Simanke). She is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), acting in the subject area of History and Philosophy of Psychology. Her main areas of expertise as a researcher and professor of higher education are epistemology and history of psychology and psychoanalysis. Holder of a CNPq Productivity Scholarship. (Level 2)

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/4298835641829762

Saulo de Freitas Araujo – PhD in Philosophy/UNICAMP/BR
BA in Psychology from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (1997), MSc in Philosophy from the Federal University of São Carlos (2000) and PhD in Philosophy from the State University of Campinas/Universität Leipzig (2007). He is currently Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, acting at both undergraduate and in postgraduate (Masters and PhD) levels. He is also Director of the NUHFIP (Center for History and Philosophy of Psychology Wilhelm Wundt) at UFJF. He has experience in Psychology and Philosophy, with emphasis in History and Philosophy of Psychology, Theories and Systems in Psychology, studying the following topics: Kant and psychology, evolution of the project of a scientific psychology, the thought of Wilhelm Wundt and William James, the mind-brain problem in philosophy and psychology. Holder of a CNPq Productivity Scholarship.

Curriculum Vitae: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3032433208056386

Walter Melo Júnior – PhD in Philosophy/UERJ/BR

Graduated in Psychology from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) (1992), Residency in Clinical-Institutional Psychology by UERJ (1997), Master in Clinical Psychology from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (2000), PhD in Social Psychology by UERJ (2005) and Post-Doctorate by the Sorbonne (in progress). Associate Professor I of the Federal University of São João Del Rei. Coordinator of the Caminhos Junguianos Research Group. Coordinator of the Work Group Epistemology and Interfaces of Analytical Psychology, linked to the National Association of Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP). Areas of work: history of analytical psychology, theoretical-methodological foundations of analytical psychology, theoretical-methodological foundations of Nise da Silveira’s work.

Curriculum Vitae: http://buscatextual.cnpq.br/buscatextual/visualizacv.do?id=K4706007P2