André Silva

André Silva is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology in the School of Social and Human Sciences (ECSH) at Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Holding a PhD in Basic Psychology (2012-2019) and MSc in Clinical Psychology (2009-2011) from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, his research focuses on the intersections of Psychophysiology, Evolutionary Psychology, and Cognitive Psychology.

• PhD: Basic Psychology (2019), University of Minho
• MSc: Clinical Psychology (2011), UTAD
• BSc: Psychology (2009), UTAD

His research explores: chronotype effects on cognitive performance, emotion regulation mechanisms, and biological determinants of facial recognition. Recent work analyzes digital interventions in sports training and sleep's impact on memory. Publications span journals like Sports, Brain Sciences, and Frontiers in Psychology, with collaborative projects on human movement science and evolutionary adaptation.

In teaching, he coordinates courses in Psychophysiology of Emotions and Academic Skills at both bachelor's and master's levels, while supervising master's dissertations on topics like Affective Computing and Human-Computer Interaction.