Magda Sofia Roberto

Magda Sofia Roberto is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology, Universidade de Lisboa, actively contributing to the Pedagogical Council. Her academic role centers on teaching core quantitative courses including Introduction to Probability, Statistics Applied to Psychology, and Data Analysis and Processing, reflecting her expertise in methodological training.

Her research program addresses three critical domains:

• Digital Exclusion and eHealth: Investigating health disparities among digitally marginalized populations using participatory methods like digital storytelling
• Migrant Health: Examining social determinants of health in immigrant communities, particularly Portuguese and South American populations
• Compliance Behaviors: Analyzing social/moral norms influencing health behaviors such as hand hygiene in medical settings

She actively develops student-centered approaches to reduce statistics anxiety, bridging educational psychology with quantitative methods training.

Her publication record demonstrates consistent output in high-impact journals including PLoS ONE and Health Promotion International, with recent work focusing on systematic reviews of web-based interventions for parental feeding practices and social-emotional learning impacts on teacher burnout. Current projects include developing the SmartFeeding4Kids online parenting intervention and studying sexual distress through transdiagnostic frameworks.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Principal investigator for FCT-funded project PTDC/PSI-GER/30432/2017 on web-based parenting interventions
• Postdoctoral research with CLAHRC at Birmingham Children's Hospital
• FCT fellowship SFRH/BPD/78903/2011 on digital literacy

As a statistical consultant for DECRA DE150100731 at Murdoch University, she supports international research on self-regulated learning development. Her methodological expertise spans mixed-methods designs, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses, with particular emphasis on participatory approaches that amplify marginalized voices in health research.