Heitor Ribeiro holds a PhD in Exercise Sciences from the University of Brasília, Brazil. His research interests include exercise programs and sarcopenia in patients with chronic kidney disease, especially in those undergoing hemodialysis. He is now a collaborating researcher at the Faculty of Health Sciences,...
Ana Rodrigues holds a PhD in Sport Sciences from the University of Madeira and is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Member of the Assembly of the Faculty of Social Sciences, of the Scientific...
João Barreira is currently a PhD fellow at CIDESD and the University of Maia (UMAI) studying the sleep and development of fatigue in young soccer players. His project is a continuation of his master’s dissertation, where he studied the associations between sleep and fatigue perception...
Filipe Maia owns a BSc (2018) in Physical Education and Sports, and a MSc (2020) in High Performance Training, all from University of Maia. Currently, Filipe Maia is developing his PhD at University of Maia, studying the effects of novel strategies on the kinetics of...
Ana Carvalhinho Silva is a licentiate in Physical Education and Sports (2011) and a master´s in Teaching Physical Education in Basic and Secondary School (2013) by Instituto Superior da Maia (ISMAI). She collaborated with the Center for Research and Physical Activity, Health and Leisure (CIAFEL)...
Sara Mendes currently is a PhD student in the Department Sport and Physical Education and the Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), at the University of Maia (UMAIA) and is interested in the mechanisms that drive muscle wasting and cause...
Lúcio Cunha did a BSc in Sport and Physical Education (2016) and a MSc in Sports Science, with specialization in physical exercise and health (2018), in University of Maia. Since then, he has worked as a personal trainer, exercise physiologist and fitness coach in football. Currently,...
Jorge Costa is an invited assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Beira Interior (UBI). Furthermore, he has worked as a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist involving patients with moderate and severe mental health disorders, as well as, age-related neurodegenerative disease (eg....
Mário Inácio currently holds a BS/MS in Sciences of Sport and Physical Education from the Faculty of Sport at the University of Porto (FADEUP), a MS in Exercise Science from the George Washington University and a Ph.D. in Physical Rehabilitation Science from the University of Maryland. After a...
Helder Lopes, Ph.D in Physical Education (PE) and Sport, is an associate professor with aggregation at the Department of PE and Sport at the Faculty of Social Sciences (FCS), University of Madeira (UMa). He has held different positions, namely: Member of the General Council, President of...