ANDREIA VELOSO

Ph.D. Student

Andreia Veloso is an MSc in Psychology from University of Coimbra and a PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at University of Porto, under the supervision of Professor Selene Vicente and Dr. Marisa Filipe. Her research focuses on executive functions and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. She is interested in understanding the impact that an executive functions intervention program may have on ADHD symptomatology and on academic, behavioral, and interpersonal outcomes.

You can find more about Andreia Veloso in ResearchGate

Selected publications

• Limpo, T., Filipe, M., Magalhães, S., Cordeiro, C., Veloso, A., Castro, S. L., & Graham, S. (2020). Development and validation of instruments to measure Portuguese third graders’ reasons to write and self-efficacy. Reading and Writing, 33, 2173–2204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-020-10039-z

• Magalhães, S., Mesquita, A., Filipe, M., Veloso, A., Castro, S. L., & Limpo, T. (2020). Spelling performance of Portuguese children: Comparison between grade level, misspelling type, and assessment task. Frontiers in Psychology: Language Sciences, 11, Article 547. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00547

• Veloso, A., Filipe, M. G., & Vicente, S. G. (2020). Effectiveness of cognitive training for school-aged children and adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A systematic review. Frontiers in Psychology: Neuropsychology, 10, Article 2983. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02983
• Filipe, M. G., Veloso, A., Frota, S., & Vicente, S. G. (2019). Executive functions and pragmatics in children with high-functioning autism. Reading and Writing, 33, 859–875. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-019-09975-2