CURRICULUM VITAE
I – PERSONAL DATA
Name: Hugo Senra
Nationality: Portuguese
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Academic Degrees:
 2011 - PhD in Psychology (4 years) with Summa Cum Laude - ISPA – University Institute,
Lisbon. Final Dissertation Title: “From Injured Body to Changes in Self-Identity: a research
on adults’ experiences of acquired physical impairment” (Dissertation originally in English
available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1348).
 2005 - Master in Developmental Psychology (2 years) - University of Santiago de
Compostela, Spain (www.usc.es). Final Dissertation: “Personality assessment of children
with behavioural and developmental disorders”.
 2001 - Bachelor in Psychology (5 years) – Final Qualification: 15/20 (2:1 qualification) ISPA – University Institute (www.ispa.pt), Lisbon, Portugal. Final Dissertation:
“Neuropsychological Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury – a case study”.
- Clinical Trainings in Psychology:
 2000-2001: 700 hours in the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology of the Pulido
Valente Hospital (General Hospital in Lisbon);
 2005: 140 hours in the Department of Early Intervention in Developmental Disorders and
Childhood Mental Health of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- Professional Qualifications:
 Full Member of the Portuguese College of Psychologists, nr.: 10571 (the Portuguese Official
Organization for the Psychologists Accreditation) (www.ordemdospsicologos.pt);
 Professional qualification for training educational professionals (teachers and other
educational practitioners) in the field of childhood disorders and special needs, by the
Portuguese Ministry of Education (Reg.: CCPFC/RFO-17890/04);
 Member of the Division 22 of the American Psychological Association.
III – PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Clinical Psychology:
 2008-2013 : Clinical Psychologist/ Psychotherapist in Motrihumana Interdisciplinary Health
Centre (Great Lisbon, Portugal);
 2003-2007: Clinical Psychologist of ACAPO (official Portuguese non-profit organization
for providing social and rehabilitation support for people with visual impairment) - Braga
(Portugal);
 2002-2004: Psychologist of the Department of Psychology of the PRP (Portuguese
Organization for Car-Accident Prevention);
 2002-2013: Private Practice in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.
- Research Positions:
 2015-Present: Research Fellow at University of Manchester – Institute of Human
Development;
 2014: Research collaborator in European projects in the field of health and medical
conditions
 2012-present: Research collaborator at University of Porto - Psychology Research Unit of
the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences;
 2012-present: Research collaborator at ISPA-IU (Lisbon) - Psychology and Health Research
Unit;
 2013: Post-doc research fellow at University of Deusto – Neuropsychology of Psychiatric
and Neurological Disorders Research Unit (Bilbao, Spain);
 2012-2013: Research collaborator at Lusíada University of Lisbon - Psychology Research
Centre;
 2008-2011: Pre-doc researcher at ISPA-IU (Lisbon) - Psychology and Health Research Unit.
- Teaching Activity:
 2013: Invited Lecturer in the University of Deusto / FUNDIPP (Bilbao and Santander,
Spain) (www.deusto.es). Postgraduate unit (Clinical Psychology): Assessment social
cognition in different clinical samples.
 2012- 2013: Assistant Professor in the University Lusíada of Lisbon, Faculty of Psychology
(www.ulusiada.pt). Units: Research Methods (Undergraduate); Developmental / Educational
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Psychology (Undergraduate); Psychosomatics (Postgraduate); Rehabilitation and Ageing
(Postgraduate);
 2010-2012: Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at ISPA – University Institute, Lisbon
(www.ispa.pt). Unit: Psychosomatics (Postgraduate); Health Psychology (Postgraduate);
 2004-2012: Trainer in 9 short continuing education courses on special needs and childhood
mental health, for educational practitioners of the Portuguese Ministry of Education.
- Other Activities:
 Member of the scientific committee of the International Conference on Childhood Health Faculty of Psychology of the University of Santiago de Compostela – 2009;
 Member of the organization committee of the Portuguese-Spanish Conference on Early
Intervention in Development Disorders, in the University of Santiago de Compostela –
2006.
 Member of the organization of several seminars and workshops about visual impairment
launched by ACAPO between 2003 and 2007.
IV – PUBLICATIONS
Papers published in peer-reviewed journals:
1. Senra H, Barbosa F, Ferreira P, Vieira CR, Perrin PB, Rogers H, Rivera D, Leal I.
Psychologic Adjustment to Irreversible Vision Loss in Adults: A Systematic Review.
Ophthalmology. 2015 Jan 5. DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2014.10.022. (IF: 6.170);
2. Senra H, Rogers H, Leibach G, Altamar M, Plaza S, Perrin P, Duran M. Health-Related
Quality of Life and Depression in a Sample of Latin American Adults with Rheumatoid
Arthritis. Int J Rheum Dis. 2014; 7 October. (IF: 1.771);
3. Baptista LC, Oliveira RA, Senra H. The Therapeutic Relationship in Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy -Lived experiences from ex-patients (qualitative study). Brazilian Journal of
Psychotherapy 2014; 16(3).
4. Senra H, Vieira C, Nicholls E, Leal I. Depression and Experience of Vision Loss in a Group
of Adults at Rehabilitation Setting: a mixed-methods pilot study. J Rehab Res Dev 2013;50:
1301-14. (IF: 1.68).
5. Senra H. How Depressive Levels are related to the Adults’ Experiences of Lower Limb
Amputation: a mixed methods pilot study. Int J Rehabil Res 2013; 36(1):13-20. (IF: 1.14)
6. Rivera D, Perrin P, Senra H, Reyes C, Olivera S, Villaseñor T, Moreno A, Arango J.
Development of the family needs assessment tool for caregivers of individuals with
neurological conditions in Latin America. Psicología desde el Caribe 2013 30, n.° 1.
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7. Oliveira R., Silva F, Ferrajão P, Augusto S, Oliveira S, Senra H, Krieger D. Cross-cultural
adaptation of OPD-2 in Portugal. Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 2012; 34; no.3
July/Sept.
8. Senra H, Oliveira RA, Leal I, Vieira C. Beyond the body image: a qualitative study on how
adults experience the lower limb amputation. Clin Rehabil 2012; 26:180-191. (IF: 2.18).
9. Senra H, Oliveira RA, Leal I. From Self-awareness to Self-identification with the Visual
Impairment: a qualitative study with working-age adults at a rehabilitation setting. Clin
Rehabil 2011; 25:1140–1151. (IF: 2.18).
10. Senra H, Oliveira R, Aleixo M, Tavares E, Laíns J, Fragoso M, Barbosa F, Silva C.
Incapacidade, Autonomia e Depressão – estudo exploratório da incapacidade e dos factores
psicológicos numa amostra clínica de sujeitos com história de acidentes de trabalho
[Disability, Autonomy and Depression – an exploratory study of the disability and
psychological factors in a clinical sample with history of work-related accidents].
Psychologica 2010; 1 (special issue): 201-240.
11. Senra H, Oliveira R. Avaliação Neuropsicológica no Traumatismo Cranio-encefálico:
estudo de caso [Neuropsychological Assessment in Traumatic Brain Injury: a case study].
Psychologica 2003; 33: 123-143.
Published Conference Proceedings (peer-reviewed):
1. Senra H. The role of Psychology in Vision Rehabilitation – International Conference of
Optometry and Vision Sciences – University of Minho, Braga – May 2014
2. Jensen, B, Rogers, HL, Perrin, PB, Senra, H, Lemos-Hoyos, M, Snipes, DJ, and ArangoLasprilla, JC (2013). Influence of anxiety and depressive symptoms on bodily pain: A
longitudinal comparison between Colombian Coronary Heart Disease patients and
controls. Psychosomatic Medicine, 75(3), A100-A101.
3. Senra H., Leal I. (2013). Experience of lower limb amputation in adulthood and
depression: a mixed-methods pilot study. Psychology and Health (27th Conference of
the EHPS: Well-being, Quality of Life & Caregiving Bordeaux, France, 17th - 20th July
2013)
4. Senra H., Leal I. (2013). Adults’ Experience of Irreversible Vision Loss and its
Relationship with Depression: a mixed-methods pilot study. Psychology and Health
(27th Conference of the EHPS: Well-being, Quality of Life & Caregiving Bordeaux,
France, 17th - 20th July 2013).
5. Ferrajão, Paulo Correia;, Aragão Oliveira, Rui; Vicente, Carla; Silva, Filipe; Augusto,
Sara; Oliveira, Sandra; Senra, Hugo; Krieger, Daniela (2012). Operationalized
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Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD-2). Cross-cultural adaptation to Portuguese.
Conference Book of the 3rd Joint Meeting of the European and the United Kingdom
Chapters, Casa do Médico. Centro de Cultura e Congressos do Porto, Porto, Portugal,
6. Senra, H., Oliveira, R. & Leal, I. (2011). Depression and Self-Awareness of Impairment
in a group of Adults with Sight Loss. Journal of Psychosomatic Research (abstract from
the Annual Meeting of the European Association for Consultation Liaison Psychiatry
and Psychosomatics – 29-06 to 02/07/2011).
7. Senra, H, Oliveira, R, Leal, I, Vieira, C. (2011) - How the experience of lower limb
amputation is related to depressive and functioning levels – a mixed method study.
Poster. Annual Conference of the Division 22 – Rehabilitation Psychology, Jacksonville,
FL, USA.
8. Senra, H., Oliveira, R., Leal, I., Vieira, C. (2011). Experience of Vision Loss,
Depression and Functioning in Adults at Rehabilitation Setting: a mixed methods study.
Poster. Annual Conference of the Division 22 – Rehabilitation Psychology –
Jacksonville, FL, USA.
9. Senra, H., Oliveira, R. & Leal, I., Weinholtz, F. & Feliciano, A. (2010). Psychological
well-being and depression in adult patients with sight loss: na exploratory study.
Abstracts Book of Annual Conference 2010 from Division of Clinical Psychology of the
British Psychological Society (Manchester, 2-3 December).
10. Senra, H., Oliveira, R, Feliciano, A. & Luís, C. (2009). Handicap, Social Participation,
Depression and Disability Adjustment in patients with acquired visual impairment.
Psychology and Health.vol.24, supp.1, 358-359.
11. Senra, H., Oliveira, R, Aleixo, M.J., Tavares, E., Laíns, J., Fragoso, M., Barbosa, F. &
Silva, C. (2008). Depression levels in physical disability patients by work-related
accidents. Psychology and Health, Vol.23, Supp.1, Sept.2008, 234.
12. Senra, H., Oliveira, R, Aleixo, M.J., Tavares, E., Laíns, J., Fragoso, M., Barbosa, F. &
Silva, C. (2008). Physical disability, handicap and depression in patients with workrelated accidents. Psychology and Health Vol.23, Supp.1, Sept.2008, 233-234.
13. Senra, H. (2009). ¿Sindroma de Asperger o Trastorno de Vínculo? – estudios de caso.
Conference proceedings from the International conference on childhood. Universidad de
Santiago de Compostela.
14. Senra, H. (2006). El Impacto Psicológico Familiar de la Deficiencia Visual en el niño.
Conference proceedings from the Hispanic-Portuguese conference on Early Intervention
in Development Disorders. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
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15. Senra, H. (2005). Trastornos psicológicos y psiquiátricos en sujetos adultos con pérdida
irreversible de visión. Conference proceedings from the Portuguese conference on
Visual Impairment. Escola Superior de Saúde de Leiria (Portugal).
V – OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Editorial Board Committees in International Peer-Reviewed Journals:
 2014: Member of the editorial board of the journal “Disability and Rehabilitation” http://informahealthcare.com/page/dre/EditorialAdvisoryBoard
 2013 - Present: Member of the editorial board of the journal “Sexuality and Disability” http://www.springer.com/psychology/community+psychology/journal/11195?detailsPage=e
ditorialBoard
- Invited Reviewer of Peer-reviewed Journals:
- Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development
- Psychology Health and Medicine
- AIDS Care
- Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
- Quality of Life Research
- Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
- Sexuality and Disability
- Clinical Rehabilitation
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Prosthetics and Orthotics International
- Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Journal of Physical Education and Sport Management
- Rev. Portuguesa de Psicanálise e Psicoterapia Psicanalítica: Se... Não
- Revista de Psicologia da Criança e do Adolescente
- Revision and Translation Scientific Works
 Translation (English to Portuguese) of the Chapter “Psychological Aspects of Physical
Rehabilitation” from the original work of Daniel Rohe (APA) to the Book: “Corpus
Alienum – Psychology and Psychotherapeutic Work in Physical Rehabilitation” from Rui
Aragão Oliveira, 2010.
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VI – RESEARCH GRANTS:
 2015: FCT Post-Doc Grant (www.fct.pt); Host: CPUP – University of Porto.
 2007-2011: 4-year grant awarded by the Foundation for Science and Technology from the
Portuguese Ministry of Science (www.fct.pt) to finance the Doctoral research work and
degree; Reference: SFRH / BD / 29987 / 2006; Host Institution: ISPA-IU; Role: Principal
Investigator; Funding: 54000€;
 2009-2010: Grant awarded from the International Psychoanalytic Association
(http://www.ipa.org.uk/) to fund the project: “Lived experiences of the psychotherapeutic
process in Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy” (Outcomes in Psychoanalytic
Psychotherapy); Host Institutions: ISPA-IU and Clinipinel; Role: Member of the Research
Team; Funding:3000$; Link: http://www.ipa.org.uk/images/researchpapers/147466oliveiralived.pdf
VII – CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Oral Presentations by Invitation:
1. Senra, H. The role of Psychology in Vision Rehabilitation – International Conference of
Optometry and Vision Sciences – University of Minho, Braga – May 2014
2. Senra, H. “Educational implications of visual impairment in children and adolescents – cues
for practice” – Iberian Seminar on Education and Special Needs – March 2014 – Braga,
Portugal
3. Senra, H. “The psychological impact of visual impairment over the lifespan – cues for
practice” International Summer School in Optometry and Vision Sciences – July 2013 –
Porto, Portugal
4. Ferrajão, Paulo Correia;, Aragão Oliveira, Rui; Vicente, Carla; Silva, Filipe; Augusto, Sara;
Oliveira, Sandra; Senra, Hugo; Krieger, Daniela (2012). Operationalized Psychodynamic
Diagnosis (OPD-2) cross-cultural adaptation to Portuguese, Paper presented at 3rd Joint
Meeting of the European and the United Kingdom Chapters, Casa do Médico ? Centro de
Cultura e Congressos do Porto, Porto, Portugal, Outubro, 10 a 13.
5. Senra,H. “Dyslexia or Asperger Syndrome? A case study” – International Conference on
Childhood Health; 30/04/2009 to 2/05/2009, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
6. Senra, H. “The Psychological Impact of the visual impairment in children and their
relatives” – Portuguese-Spanish Conference in Early Intervention in Development
Disorders; 2/11/2006 to 4/11/2006, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).
7. Senra, H. “Psychological Features and Mental Functioning in Visual Impaired Adults” – I
Portuguese Conference in Visual Impairment; 23/11/2005; Escola Superior de Educação de
Leiria (Portugal).
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8. Senra, H. “Being child or being fellow? the possible empathy” – Educational Seminar for
Portuguese Teachers; 6/5/2004, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
9. Senra, H. “Intervention in the Early Childhood – an approach for visual impairment” –
Interdisciplinary Conference in Ophthalmology of the General Hospital from Alto Minho;
26/03/2004, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
10. Senra, H. “Development aspects in children with vision loss” – Seminar in visual
impairment; 12/2003, Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
11. Senra, H. “Diabetes Mellitus – Psychological Implications” – Seminar in Health
Psychology from Pulido Valente General Hospital (Lisbon), 10/2001.
Poster Presentations:
1. Senra H., Leal I. (2013). Experience of lower limb amputation in adulthood and depression:
a mixed-methods pilot study. Psychology and Health - Forthcoming (27th Conference of
the EHPS: Well-being, Quality of Life & Caregiving Bordeaux, France, 17th - 20th July
2013)
2. Senra H., Leal I. (2013). Adults’ Experience of Irreversible Vision Loss and its Relationship
with Depression: a mixed-methods pilot study (27th Conference of the EHPS: Well-being,
Quality of Life & Caregiving Bordeaux, France, 17th - 20th July 2013).
3. Batista, L.; Aragão Oliveira, R.; Senra, H.; Oliveira, C.; Nunes,C.; Loureiro, L.; Oliveira, S.;
Amaral Dias, C. ( 2012) Subjective Representations of Therapeutic Relationship, na 3rd
Joint Meeting of the European and the United Kingdom Chapters of the Society for
Psychotherapy Research, Casa do Médico ? Centro de Cultura e Congressos do Porto, Porto,
Portugal, Outubro, 10 a 13.
4. “Experience of Vision Loss, Depression and Functioning in Adults at Rehabilitation
Setting: a mixed methods study.” Annual Conference of the European Association of
Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and Psychosomatic –2011 July – Budapeste, Hungary.
5. “How the experience of lower limb amputation is related to depressive and functioning
levels – a mixed method study”. Annual Conference of the Division 22 – Rehabilitation
Psychology, Jacksonville, FL, USA – 2011 February.
6. “Experience of Vision Loss, Depression and Functioning in Adults at Rehabilitation Setting:
a mixed methods study”. Annual Conference of the Division 22 – Rehabilitation Psychology
– Jacksonville, FL, USA. 2011 February.
7. “Psychological well-being and depression in adult patients with sight loss: an exploratory
study”. - Annual Conference 2010 from Division of Clinical Psychology of the British
Psychological Society - Manchester, 2010).
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8. “Handicap, Social Participation, Depression and Disability Adjustment in patients with
acquired visual impairment”. “23rd. Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology
Society”, 2009 - Pisa, Italy.
9. “Depression levels in physical disability patients by work-related accidents” 22nd Annual
Conference of the European Heath Psychology Society. 9th-12th September 2008, Bath, UK.
10. “Physical disability, handicap and depression in patients with work-related accidents”, 22nd
Annual Conference of the European Heath Psychology Society. 9th-12th September 2008,
Bath, UK.
VIII – COMPLEMENTARY TRAINING (main):
 2011: Course “Reflective Functioning” (30h) in the Anna Freud Centre, London, UK.
 2009: Course “Research Training Programme” (56h) in the University College London, UK
 2004: Course “Training for qualification of Trainees” (60h): Portuguese Ministry of
Education
 2003: Course “Group Dynamics” (24h) in the Instituto Miguel Torga, Coimbra (Portugal)
 2001: Course “Clinical Neuropsychology” (90h) in the ISPA – IU, Lisbon, (Portugal)
 2001: Course “Behavioural Biology and Cognitive Psychology” (30h) in the Catholic
University of Braga (Portugal)
IX – VOLUNTEERING
 2002: Volunteer at ACIP (Non-governmental Portuguese organization for helping people
with disabilities)
 2000: Volunteer at Casa de Saúde do Bom Jesus (Psychiatric Hospital in Braga, Portugal)
X – LANGUAGES
Language
Oral
Written
Portuguese
Mother tongue
Mother tongue
English
Very good (C2)
Very Good (C2)
Spanish
Very Good
Very Good
French
Basic (learning)
Basic (learning)
February 2015
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