Tiago Miguel Pinto

Tiago Miguel Pinto serves as an Assistant Professor and Researcher at Lusófona University of Porto, where he also holds the position of Manager for a Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre, or Observatory. His academic foundation includes a Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia (2014) and a Doutoramento in Psicologia Aplicada (2021), both completed at Universidade do Minho. His professional identity is deeply rooted in Psychology, with specialized focus areas spanning Clinical, Developmental, Family, and Perinatal Psychology.

Education:

• Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia, Universidade do Minho (2014)
• Doutoramento in Psicologia Aplicada, Universidade do Minho (2021)

Dr. Pinto's research program centers on critical intersections of perinatal mental health, family dynamics, and infant development. His work rigorously examines how maternal and paternal mental health conditions—particularly depression, anxiety, and trauma—interact with coparenting quality to influence infant regulatory outcomes. A significant portion of his recent scholarship investigates pandemic-related disruptions to maternal care, childbirth experiences, and mental healthcare accessibility. His methodological approaches include multicountry validation studies of psychological instruments (e.g., Fear of Birth Scale, Coparenting Relationship Scale), advanced statistical modeling of moderation effects, and neurophysiological investigations of fetal/infant biomarkers. The thematic consistency across his publications reveals a commitment to understanding vulnerability and resilience factors in perinatal populations, with particular attention to marginalized groups including victims of intimate partner violence.

His publication trajectory (49 journal articles, 5 book chapters) demonstrates increasing international collaboration, evidenced by studies spanning 20+ WHO European Region countries. Recent work (2024-2025) shows methodological maturation through scoping reviews, network analyses, and measurement invariance testing, while maintaining clinical relevance to perinatal healthcare systems. Key thematic clusters include psychometric validation of perinatal assessment tools, pandemic impacts on maternal-infant health, and biopsychosocial pathways linking parental mental health to child outcomes.

Scientific Recognition:

• Recipient of 6 awards/honors (specifics not detailed in source)
• Principal Investigator for 1 research project
• Researcher on 12 additional projects
• Collaboration network spanning 245 co-authors

Dr. Pinto maintains an active supervisory role with demonstrated impact on next-generation researchers: primary supervision of 1 PhD thesis (co-supervision of 2) and 28 Master's dissertations (co-supervision of 9). His grant portfolio reflects sustained funding for perinatal mental health research, with projects addressing measurement development, pandemic-related care disruptions, and intervention needs assessment. The laboratory he manages serves as an operational hub for his investigations into physiological markers (e.g., fetal heart rate variability) and their relationship to parenting behaviors.

His research infrastructure includes validated instruments like the Portuguese versions of the Paternal Adjustment and Paternal Attitudes Questionnaire, supporting cross-cultural comparisons of perinatal experiences. Current work indicates expansion into EEG-based pregnancy biomarkers and coparenting interventions for high-conflict divorces, suggesting evolving methodological sophistication while maintaining clinical applicability.