Professor Antonina Pereira
Professor of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience; Director of the Institute of Psychology, Business and Human Sciences
About
CPsychol, PhD, FHEA, AFBPsS
Professor of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience
Director – Institute of Psychology, Business and Human Sciences
Leads theCognitive Ageing and Dementia Research Lab
Professor Pereira joined the Board of Governors in January 2022 and is also a member of the Nominations & Effectiveness Committee
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Professor Antonina Pereira is the Director of the Institute of Psychology, Business and Human Sciences at the 91ƷƵ, where she is also a Professor in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience.
She plays a pivotal role in leading and developing a successful multi-disciplinary Institute, taking responsibility for the development, management, and quality of a portfolio of programmes in a vast range of disciplinary areas, as well as overall responsibility for teaching, research, the student experience, consultancy, and income generating activity.
Antonina has a PhD in Psychology and an MSc in Research Methods in Psychology, both conferred by the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences of the University of Reading, as well as an MRes in Educational Psychology conferred by the High Institute of Applied Psychology, Lisbon, Portugal.
She is a Chartered psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society as well as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Module Teaching
Antonina leads the following modules:
- PSYM04 – Advanced Applied Research Skills In Psychology 1
- PSYM05 – Advanced Applied Research Skills In Psychology 2
Research
Antonina’s research is particularly focused on Prospective Memory assessment and rehabilitation in prodromal Alzheimer’s disease through behavioral and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigms. This research has led to the successful capture of external income for research activity by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology to develop a new psychometric tool for the assessment of Prospective Memory across the lifespan and by the Bial Foundation to explore the neurophysiological mechanisms of aging.
On this research field she has published a book and several articles in high impact, international peer reviewed journals. She has also been invited to deliver oral communications by invitation at prestigious international conferences and has worked as an editorial reviewer for prestigious international publications such as the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology.
Antonina is the leading investigator of numerous research projects which have led to the development of fruitful partnerships with a national (e.g. Memory Assessment Service, Sussex Partnership NHS; Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics, University of Reading) and international (e.g. Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University; Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Lisbon) scope.
Key Publications
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- Pereira, A. (2010). Enacting the future: New Challenges for the Improvement of Prospective Memory. Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag. ISBN-10: 3639298489; ISBN-13: 978-3639298482.
Articles in international high impact peer-reviewed journals
- Tyndall, I., Hartland,T., Banerjee, M., Giacomelli, V, Ball, I., Churchill, S., Pereira, A., & Lowry, R. (2022).Tailoring sexual health interventions for middle-aged and older adults, including vulnerable populations: A Scoping Review.International Journal of Sexual Health [Epub ahead of Print].
- Covington, L., Banerjee, M., Pereira, A ., & Price, M. (2022). Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Professionals Working in End-of-life Care: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Journal of Palliative Care [Epub ahead of Print].
- McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I., & Pereira, A. (2022). Relational operant skills training increases standardised matrices in adolescents: A stratified active-controlled trial.Journal of Behavioural Education,31, 298-325.
- McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I., Pereira, A. & Mulhern, T. (2021). Non-verbal IQ Gains from Relational Operant Training Explain Variance in Educational Attainment: An Active-Controlled Feasibility Study. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement 5, 35–50,
- McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I., & Pereira, A . (2020). Convergence of multiple fields on a relational reasoning approach to cognition. Intelligence, 83, [Epub ahead of Print].
- Gladwin, T. E., Jewiss, M., Banic, M., & Pereira, A. (2020). Associations between performance-based and self-reported prospective memory, impulsivity and encoding support.Acta Psychologica,206, 103066.
- Belmar, M., Gladwin, T. E., Reis, L., Pinho, M. S., Silva, D., Nunes, M. V., Raskin, S., de Mendonça, A. & Pereira, A. (2020).. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology.
- Tyndall, I., Waldeck, D., Pancani, L., Whelan, R., Roche, B., & Pereira, A. (2019). Profiles of Psychological Flexibility: A Latent Class Analysis of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Model. Behavior modification. [Epub ahead of print]
- Pereira, A.,Altgassen, M.,Atchison, L.,deMendonca, A., & Ellis, J. (2018). Sustaining Prospective Memory Functioning in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: a Lifespan Approach to the Critical Role of Encoding.Neuropsychology, doi: 10.1037/neu0000441. [Epub ahead of print]
- deMendonca, A.,Maroco, Felgueiras, H., Verdelho, A.,Camara, S.,Grilo, C., J.,Pereira, A.,&Guerreiro,M. (2018).Memory complaints in amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: more prospective or retrospective?International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. [In print]
- McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I., & Pereira, A. (2018). Piloting a brief relational operant training program: Analyses of response latencies and intelligence test performance.European Journal of Behaviour Analysis.doi: 10.1080/15021149.2018.1507087
- Raskin, S. A., Shum, D. H., Ellis, J., Pereira, A., & Mills, G. (2017). A comparison of laboratory, clinical, and self-report measures of prospective memory in healthy adults and individuals with brain injury.Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology,doi: 10.1080/13803395.2017.1371280. [Epub ahead of print]
- Pereira, A., Meirinhos,V., &Chmiel,N. (2017). Treading the path between intentions and actions: A Complex Hierarchical Model Of Prospective Memory. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, 13(7), P632-P633.
- Appleton, K., & Pereira, A. (2017). Behavioural changes in dementia and their impact on professional caregivers: A grounded theory approach. Dementia, doi: 1471301217714654. [Epub ahead of print]
- Windless, R., & Pereira, A. (2017).Semantic Processing as a Significant Factor in Non-Focal Prospective Memory Cues.Cognition, Brain, Behaviour,21(1), 1-12.
- Pereira, A., de Mendonca, A., & Ellis, J. (2016). Prospective Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: in pursuit of an Early Diagnosis.International Journal of Psychology, 51(S1), 865. ISSN 0020-7594
- Pereira, A., Meirinhos, V., & Chmiel, N. (2016). Untangling aging effects in Prospective Memory: A complex hierarchical model. International Journal of Psychology, 51 (S1), 178. ISSN 0020-7594
- Pereira, A., Mendonça, A., Silva, D., Guerreiro, M., Freeman, J. and Ellis, J. (2015).Enhancing Prospective Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment:theRole of Enactment.Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology,37(8), 863-877. doi:10.1080/13803395.2015.1072499
- Duarte, S., Roche, A., Armstrong, J., Ortez, C., Gerontina, E., Pérez, A., O’Callaghan, M., Pereira, A., Sanmarti, F., Molero, M., Artuch, R., Pineda, M. & García-Cazorla, A. (2013).Abnormal expression of cation chloride cotransporters in Rett syndrome patients.PLoSONE 8(7): e68851.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068851.
- Pereira, A., Ellis, J., & Freeman, J. (2012).Is prospective memory enhanced by semantic relatedness and cue-action enactment at encoding?Consciousness and Cognition,21(3), 1257-1266.doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2012.04.012.
- Pereira, A., Ellis, J., & Freeman, J. (2012). The effects of age, enactment and cue-action relatedness on memory for Intentions in the Virtual Week task.Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 19(5), 549-565. doi:10.1080/13825585.2011.638977.
- Pereira, A., Freeman, & J., Ellis, J. (2011). Acting is the Key: New directions for the stimulation of prospective memory in mild cognitive impairment.Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 7, S543-S544. doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2011.05.1534.
Articles in peer-reviewed conference proceedings
- Pereira, A., Lauterbach, M., de Mendonça, A., Freeman, J., Ellis, J., & Guerreiro, M. (2010). Enacting the future: New challenges in enhancing prospective remembering. Sinapse, 10, 108.
- Ellis, J., & Pereira, A. (2008). The realisation of delayed intentions: Age differences and potential mechanisms. ‘Invited Address, IUPsyS Invited Symposium, Invited Symposium, Symposium, Paper Session, Poster Session’, International Journal of Psychology, 43:3, 528 – 707.
- Pereira, A., Ellis, J., & Freeman, J. (2008). The influence of enactment and target-action relatedness on prospective remembering, in Proceedings of the of the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Dublin, April 2-4.
Key note / Oral communications by invitiation
- Pereira, A., Altgassen, M., Atchison, L., de Mendonca, A., & Ellis, J. (2021). To Do, or Not to Do: Benefits of Physical Enactment of Intentend Actions in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Invited Paper presented at the Memory and Attention in Healthy and Pathological Ageing: Theories and Applications Conference, May 17-18, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Pereira, A., Mendonça, A., Freeman, J., & Ellis, J. (2016). Sustaining Autonomy in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: an Early Diagnosis for a Better Outlook. Invited Paper presented at the Prospective Memory in Normal and Abnormal Ageing Symposium of the 6th International Conference on Memory (ICOM2016), July 17-22, Budapest, Hungary.
- Pereira, A., Mendonça, A., Freeman, J., & Ellis, J. (2015). Let’s get Physical! Enacting Intended Actions in Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease. Paper presented at the Prospective Memory and Aging Symposium – 3rd International Conference on Aging & Cognition, April 23-25, Dortmund, Germany.
- Pereira, A. (2011). Did I do it? Event-based prospective memory across the lifespan. XII Meeting of the Portuguese Neuroscience Society, May 26-28 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Pereira, A., Mendonça, A., & Ellis, J. (2018).Can Prospective Memory Functioning be Supported in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment? ALifespan Approach to the Critical Role of Encoding. Paper presented at the5thInternational Conference on Prospective Memory(ICPM5), January3-6,Melbourne,Australia.
- Pereira, A., Meirinhos, V., & Chmiel., N. (2018).Cognitive efficiency and everyday cognitive failure in prospective memory.Oral Data Blitzat the5thInternational Conference on Prospective Memory(ICPM5), January3-6,Melbourne,Australia.
- Pereira, A., Meirinhos, V., & Chmiel., N. (2017).Treading the Path Between Intentions and Actions: A Complex Hierarchical Model of Prospective Memory. Presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference®, July 16-19, London, England.
- Pereira, A., Mendonça, A., & Ellis, J. (2016).Prospective Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: in Pursuit of an EarlyDiagnosis.Paper presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP2016), July 24-29, Yokohama, Japan.
- Pereira, A.,Meirinhos, V., & Chmiel.,N. (2016).Untangling Aging Effects in Prospective Memory: A Complex Hierarchical Model. Paper presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology (ICP2016), July 24-29, Yokohama, Japan.
- Pereira, A.,Meirinhos, V., &Chmiel, N. (2016). The Curious Case of Prospective Memory: A Hierarchical Measurement Model of Age Differences. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Memory (ICOM2016), July 17-22, Budapest, Hungary.
- Mcloughlin, S., Tyndall, I., & Pereira, A.(2016). Assessing the Efficacy of Fluency Training in Relating Relations for Increasing Performance on Tests of Analogical Responding and General Cognitive Ability. Paper presented at the8thConference of the European Association of Behaviour Analysis Conference (EABA2016), September 14-17, Enna, Sicily.
- Pereira, A., Mendonça, A., Silva, D., Guerreiro, M., Lauterbach, M., Freeman, J., & Ellis, J. (2014).Just Do It! Enhancing Prospective Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Poster presented at the 4th International Conference on Prospective Memory, May 26-30, Naples, Italy.
- Pereira, A., Mendonça, Freeman, J., & Ellis, J. (2014).To Do or not to Do… Enhancing Prospective Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Paper presented at the 31st BPS Cognitive Psychology Section Annual Conference, September 3-5, Nottingham, UK.
- Costa, M., Reis, L., Pinho, M. S, & Pereira, A. (2013).In Pursuit on an EarlyAlzheimer‟sDisease Diagnosis: Unveiling the MIST of Mild Cognitive Impairment. Paper presented at the 28thPsyPAGAnnual Conference, July 17-19, Lancaster, UK.
- Costa, M., Reis, L., Pinho, M. S, & Pereira, A. (2012).The Memory for Intentions Test (MIST). Paper presented at the 3rd Edition of the Scales and Tests in Dementia Meeting, held in the ambit of the 26th GEECD (Dementia and Cerebral Aging Society) Annual Conference, June 29-30,Tomar, Portugal.
- Costa, M., Reis, L., Pinho, M. S, & Pereira, A. (2012).Unveiling the MIST of Mild Cognitive Impairment. Poster presented at the 26th Dementia and Cerebral Aging SocietyConference, June 29-30,Tomar, Portugal.
- Pinho, J., do Vale, R., Batalha, V., Costenla, A., Valadas, J., Pereira, A., Sebastiao, A., Lopes, L., de Mendonça, A., Diógenes, M. (2012).Compensatory Long-Term PotentiationInAged Rats. Paper presented at the 42nd SPF (Portuguese society of Pharmacology) Annual Conference, Feb 1-3, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Pereira, A., Freeman, & J., Ellis, J. (2011). Acting is the Key: New directions for the stimulation of prospective memory in mild cognitive impairment. Poster presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, July 16-21, Paris, France.
- Pereira, A., Lauterbach, M., Guerreiro, M., Freeman, J., Ellis, J., & de Mendonça, A. (2011).New Challenges in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Prospective Memory. Paper presented at the 25th GEECD (Dementia and Cerebral Aging Society) Annual Conference, June 3-4,Tomar, Portugal.
- Pereira, A., Lauterbach, M., de Mendonça, A., Freeman, J., Ellis, J., & Guerreiro, M. (2010).Why does my phone ring at the most awkward moments and other (un)explainable mysteries: A new Prospective Memoryparadigm.Paper presented at the 24th GEECD (Dementia and Cerebral Aging Society) Annual Conference, June 25-26,Tomar, Portugal.
- Pereira, A., Lauterbach, M., de Mendonça, A., Freeman, J., Ellis, J., & Guerreiro, M. (2010).Enacting the future: New challenges in enhancing Prospective Remembering. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the Portuguese Society of Neurology, May 14-15,Luso, Portugal.
- Raskin, S., Jones, E., Ellis, J., Pereira, A., Mills, G.,Kabtimer, E. &Zamroziewicz, M. (2010). Issues in the Measurement of Prospective Memory. Poster presented at the 3rd International Conference on Prospective Memory, July 28-30, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Pereira, A., Ellis, J., & Freeman, J. (2008).The influence of enactment and target-action relatedness on prospective remembering. Poster presented at the British Psychological Society Annual Conference, April 2-4, Dublin, Ireland.
- Ellis, J., & Pereira, A. (2008). The realisation of delayed intentions: Age differences and potential mechanisms. Paper presented at the 29th International Congress of Psychology, July 20-22, Berlin, Germany.
- Pereira, A., Ellis, J., & Freeman, J. (2007).Enhanced prospective remembering through enactment. Paper presented at thePsyPAGAnnual Conference, July 18-20, London, UK.
- Ellis, J., Pereira, A., & Freeman, J. (2007).The influence of enactment and target-action relatedness on prospective remembering. Paper presented at the 10th Congress of the Swiss Society of Psychology, September 13-14, Zürich, Switzerland.
PhD Supervision
Areas of Supervision: Aging, Alzheimer’s, Cognition, Dementia, Language, Memory, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegenerative Processes, Neuroplasticity, Neurorehabilitation, Quality of Life, Wellbeing
Supervised to Completion
- 2019 – 2021
Institute of Education, Social and Life Sciences – 91ƷƵ
Supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology provided to Samuel Baeza. Dissertation entitled “Emotional Labour, Organisational Trust, and Turnover in Social Work” – awarded with minor corrections.
- 2019 – 2021
Institute of Education, Social and Life Sciences – 91ƷƵ
Supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology provided to Suzanna McGregor. Dissertation entitled “Living out Faith at the Food Bank? Church-based Food Bank Volunteer Work” – awarded with minor corrections.
- 2015 – 2019
Department of Psychology and Counselling – 91ƷƵ
Supervision for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology provided to Shane McLoughlin. Dissertation entitled “Relational Framing Training for Educational Contexts” – awarded with minor corrections.
Currently Supervising for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
- Susan Hindman. Dissertation entitled “Exploring the Efficacy of Virtual Reality Based Cognitive Training in Schools”.
- Camille Cousley. Dissertation entitled “Measuring Prospective Memory to Support Discharge Planning for Patients Living with Dementia on an Acute Dementia Unit”.
- Ross Webster. Dissertation entitled “What Aspects of Acute ‘End Of Life’ Management in Individuals with Dementia Do Doctors & Allied Health Professionals Consider as ‘Non-Beneficial’? What Do they Believe Leads to Non-Beneficial Care?”.
- Zita Warren. Dissertation entitled “Parents’ Experiences and Perceptions of Empowerment and Collaborative Care to Support Parents in Neonatal Units”.
- Gillian Docherty. Dissertation entitled “The Wonderful World of Adult Ballet, or is it?”.
- Alison Woodward. Dissertation entitled “Ethical Leadership and Decision Making in Higher Education”.
- Jasmine Afaily-Zadeh. Dissertation entitled “Nature Connectedness in Healthcare Setting: implications for Physical and Emotional Wellbeing”.
- Lorena Sue Covington. Dissertation entitled “A Mindfulness Intervention for End-of-Life Workers”.
- Lisa Armstrong. Dissertation entitled “An investigation focusing on the impact of Informal adult caring on individual carer’s citizenship rights in England”.
Research Output
Articles
King, R., Surrell, I., Sharpe, B. T. and Pereira, A. (2023) Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 19 (S20). p. 1. ISSN 1552-5260
Tyndall, I., Hartland, T., Banerjee, M., Giacomelli, V., Ball, I., Churchill, S., Pereira, A. and Lowry, R. G. (2022) International Journal of Sexual Health, 34 (4). pp. 593-613. ISSN 1931-7611
Covington, L., Banerjee, M., Price, M. and Pereira, A. (2022) Journal of Palliative Care, 38 (2). pp. 225-238. ISSN 0825-8597
McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I. and Pereira, A. (2020) Intelligence, 83. ISSN 0160-2896
McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I., Pereira, A. and Mulhern, T. (2020) Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 5 (1). pp. 35-50. ISSN 2509-3290
McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I. and Pereira, A. (2020) Journal of Behavioral Education, 31 (2). pp. 298-325. ISSN 1053-0819
Gladwin, T. E., Jewiss, M., Banic, M. and Pereira, A. (2020) Acta Psychologica, 206. pp. 1-9. ISSN 0001-6918
Belmar, M., Gladwin, T. E., Reis, L., Pinho, M. S., Silva, D., Nunes, M. V., Raskin, S., de Mendonça, A. and Pereira, A. (2020) Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1380-3395
Tyndall, I., Waldeck, D., Pancani, L., Whelan, R., Roche, B. and Pereira, A. (2018) Behavior Modification. ISSN 0145-4455
Tyndall, I., Waldeck, D., Pancani, L., Whelan, R., Roche, B. and Pereira, A. (2018) Behaviour Modification. ISSN 1552-4167
McLoughlin, S., Tyndall, I. and Pereira, A. (2018) European Journal of Behaviour Analysis. ISSN 1502-1149
de Mendonca, A., Felgueiras, H., Verdelho, A., Câmara, S., Grilo, C., Maroco, J., Pereira, A. and Guerreiro, M. (2018) International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33 (8). pp. 1011-1018. ISSN 0885-6230
Pereira, A., Altgassen, M., Atchison, L., de Mendonca, A. and Ellis, J. (2018) Neuropsychology, 32 (5). pp. 634-644. ISSN 0894-4105
Pereira, A., Raskin, S. A., Shum, D. H. K., Ellis, J. and Mills, G. (2017) Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 40 (5). pp. 423-436. ISSN 1380-3395
Pereira, A. and Appleton, K. (2017) Dementia. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1471-3012 0.1177/1471301217714654
Windless, R. and Pereira, A. (2017) Cognition, Brain, Behavior, XXI (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2247-9228
Pereira, A., de Mendonca, A. and Ellis, J. (2016) International Journal of Psychology, 51 (S1). p. 865. ISSN 0020-7594
Pereira, A., Meirinhos, V. and Chmiel, N. (2016) International Journal of Psychology, 51 (S1). p. 178. ISSN 0020-7594
Pereira, A., de Mendonca, A., Silva, D., Guerreiro, M., Freeman, J. and Ellis, J. (2015) Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 37 (8). pp. 863-877. ISSN 1380-3395
Duarte, S., Armstrong, J., Roche, A., Ortez, C., Perez, A., O’Callaghan, M. d. M., Pereira, A., Sanmarti, F., Ormazabal, A., Artuch, R., Pineda, M. and Garcia-Cazorla, A. (2013) PLOS One, 8 (7). ISSN 1932-6203
Pereira, A., Ellis, J. and Freeman, J. (2012) Consciousness and Cognition, 21 (3). pp. 1257-1266. ISSN 1053-8100
Pereira, A., Ellis, J. and Freeman, J. (2012) Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition: A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development, 19 (5). pp. 549-565. ISSN 1744-4128
Pereira, A., Ellis, J. and Freeman, J. (2011) Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 7. S543-S544. ISSN 1552-5260