Dr Maria Edite de Oliveira
Edite Oliveira holds a PhD in Educational Psychology from ISPA-Instituto Universitario. She also earned a Master’s and degree in Clinical Psychology from Université Lumière Lyon II. She is the Human Development Office Coordinator at Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Edite is a Consultant to the Ministry of Education in Mentoring and Tutoring. She is an invited assistant professor of psychology at the Autonomous University of Lisbon and has a master’s in clinical and counselling psychology.
Additionally, Prof. Edite is an Invited Assistant Professor at Unicamillius - International University – Rome and at the European University with a Degree in Communication Sciences.
She also teaches in the Masters of Teaching and Training and Culture—Institute of Education of the University of Lisbon. Edite is an integrated researcher at CIP and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). She is also integrated into the Social Sciences Research Center (CIRS) at Unicamillius—International University of Rome.
Edite Oliveira is an effective member of the Order of Portuguese Psychologists and a Member of the Nova Doctoral School. She consults on developing and managing research projects in Psychology and Education at the University of Aveiro. Her areas of interest and active research within Psychology are education and skills development policies.
Since 2011, she has been a trainer in these areas at the University of Nova de Lisboa. Edite was involved in creating the Student Support Offices of different UNL Organic Units, having created and developed programs to promote skills in volunteering, mentoring, and tutoring.
She is responsible for the Special Educational Needs Support Office at UNL. Edite is the author of two scientific books and several scientific articles. She has been practicing private practice since 2008 and has experience in applied clinical psychology in the areas of neurosciences, disability, community intervention, and educational policies in different social contexts within and outside the city of Lisbon.