Tiago Miguel Pires Pinto

Tiago Miguel Pires Pinto is an Assistant Professor at Lusófona University and an integrated researcher at the Human-Digital Environment Interaction Laboratory (HEI-Lab). He serves as co-director of the Psychopathology and Development Laboratory, a facility within HEI-Lab. His academic journey includes a PhD in Applied Psychology from the University of Minho (2021), where his research focused on maternal and paternal perinatal mental health, family processes, and child socioemotional development.

Dr. Pinto's research interests span across several critical areas in psychology, with particular emphasis on Mental Health (100%), Transition to Parenthood (88%), Psychometrics (78%), Depression (56%), and Public Health (42%). His work addresses pressing issues in perinatal mental health, family dynamics, and child development, with a mission to develop knowledge about the etiology of mental health problems in infancy and early childhood.

His recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on understanding the complex interplay between parental mental health, family processes, and child outcomes. His research spans neuroscience approaches like EEG during pregnancy, psychometric validation of assessment tools, and clinical interventions for improving parental mental health and child development outcomes. Dr. Pinto's work has significant implications for clinical practice and public health interventions in perinatal care.

Scientific Awards:

• Top Cited Article Award (2025)
• Best Research Article with a Practice Focus Award (2022)

Dr. Pinto actively supervises master's and doctoral theses in Clinical and Health Psychology, with some projects funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology. He is involved in multiple research projects including TIK-PT (Promoting parental and children mental health), HiTOP-SR (A new era for psychological assessment), and studies on brain temporal features and psychopathology. His research has practical applications in developing evidence-based interventions for perinatal mental health and family processes.

Dr. Pinto works within the HEI-Lab ecosystem, specifically leading the Psychopathology and Development Laboratory, which focuses on understanding mental health problems across the lifespan with particular attention to developmental trajectories and family contexts.