Eva Pires

Eva Pires is a Ph.D. Student and Tutor at the University Institute of Social and Life Psychological Sciences (ISPA), teaching 'Psicologia do Desenvolvimento II' while serving as a Research Assistant at the William James Center of Research (WJCR). Her academic foundation includes a Master’s in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology (2022) and a Psychological Sciences degree (2020), both from ISPA.

Educational Background:

• Master’s in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology, ISPA (2022)
• Degree in Psychological Sciences, ISPA (2020)

Her research centers on Developmental Psychology with emphases on child social development, empathy mechanisms, and attachment dynamics in middle childhood. She investigates how parental empathy, family attachment patterns, and emotion regulation influence children's prosocial behaviors, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to explore socio-emotional development trajectories.

Analysis of her 2022-2024 publications reveals consistent focus on empirical validation of psychological constructs (e.g., Sympathy Scale adaptation) and examination of bidirectional relationships between attachment figures and child empathy. Conference presentations at ISSBD and ECDP demonstrate rigorous cross-cultural approaches to measuring developmental phenomena in Portuguese-speaking populations.

Eva has received 2 academic honors though specific award names remain undisclosed.

As a Research Fellow, she contributes to 2 WJCR projects while organizing 3 academic events and participating in 4 additional scholarly activities. Her teaching responsibilities in Developmental Psychology II complement her research through practical application of theoretical frameworks.

She operates within WJCR's Social Development Team, which specializes in longitudinal studies of childhood socio-emotional maturation through interdisciplinary collaboration.