Ana Paula Simões do Vale

Ana Paula Simões do Vale serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Education and Psychology within the School of Human and Social Sciences at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), with additional affiliations at the Research Center for Child Studies and the Psychology Center of the University of Porto.

Her research critically examines oral and written language processes through the lens of child development, with dual focus on typical developmental trajectories and neurodevelopmental disorders. This work directly informs practical applications for improving children's learning outcomes and quality of life, spanning specialized domains including dyslexia intervention, multilingual literacy assessment, and cognitive-linguistic tool development.

She currently directs the UTAD Dyslexia Unit as Scientific and Clinical Coordinator, integrating research with community services. Her collaborative initiatives include the International Project MABEL (developing cross-linguistic literacy assessments across nine languages) and Portugal's LER–Recursos Project, which bridges reading science with classroom instruction under the National Reading Plan.

As Principal Investigator for FCT-funded projects on reading and dyslexia, she has secured significant research grants while contributing to funded teams investigating cognitive mechanisms of reading. Her leadership extends to clinical coordination and international consortium development.

Scientific awards: No specific honors or fellowships were documented in the source material.