Academic Profile : Faculty

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Dr Jorge Fernando Pereira Sinval
Research Fellow, National Institute of Education - Psychology and Child & Human Development
Jorge Sinval is a psychometrician who works as a researcher at the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University. He is also a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo and the Federal University of São Paulo. He teaches statistical analysis, psychometrics, research design, and data analysis across different study levels (bachelor's, master's, and doctoral). He is a researcher (integrated member) at the Business Research Unit (Iscte-IUL), and a researcher at the "Organizational and Work Psychology" research center (University of São Paulo). He holds dual doctorates from the University of São Paulo (Doctor of Science) and the University of Porto (Doctor of Psychology).



He has a Master's in Epidemiology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, and a Master's in Psychology (with a specialization in work and organizational psychology) from the Portuguese Catholic University. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from the Portuguese Catholic University. Currently, he is doing his postdoctoral research at the Paulista School of Medicine (Federal University of São Paulo) and a Master's in Data Science at ISCTE Business School (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa). His research interests include psychometrics, Bayesian structural equation modeling, organizational psychology, epidemiology, and large-scale international studies (e.g., TIMSS, PISA, and PIRLS). As a Cochrane author, he is also very interested in occupational health, and is developing a systematic review with an international team of co-authors on interventions to improve the work recovery process. He collaborates in the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) consortium.
Psychometrics
Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling
Evidence-Based Health
Systematic Reviews
Occupational Health
Organizational Psychology
International Large-Scale Assessments
Burnout
 
Fellowships & Other Recognition
2014
University of São Paulo (USP) International grant (Grant agreement number: 2014.1.3766.1.8)

2023 (january)
2023 Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo (Edital Nº 47/2022 - PrInt USP/CAPES)

2023 (december)
2023 Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo (Edital Nº 59/2022 - PrInt USP/CAPES)
 
Courses Taught
Courses at the Federal University of São Paulo
Teaching Year Course Name (Degree)
2024 Biostatistics (MSc and PhD in Evidence-Based Health)
2023 Biostatistics (MSc and PhD in Evidence-Based Health)

Courses at the University of São Paulo
Teaching Year Course Name (Degree)
2024 Computational Psychometrics Applied to Engineering (MSc and PhD in Transportation Engineering)
2024 Psychometrics Applied to Organizational and Work Psychology (MSc and PhD in Psychology)
2023 Evidence-Based Organizational and Work Psychology (MSc and PhD in Psychology)
2022 Psychometrics Applied to Organizational and Work Psychology (MSc and PhD in Psychology)
2021 Evidence-Based Organizational and Work Psychology (MSc and PhD in Psychology)

Courses at Iscte — University Institute of Lisbon
Teaching Year Course Name (Degree)
2022/2023 Prescriptive Analytics(Bayesian Modeling) (MSc in Data Science)
2022/2023 Statistics (BSc in Economics)
2022/2023 Unsupervised Learning Methods (BSc in Data Science)
2022/2023 Applied Final Project in Data Science (BSc in Data Science)
2021/2022 Seminar in Human Resource Management and Organizational Consultancy (MSc in Human Resource Management and Organizational Consultancy)
2021/2022 Statistics I (BSc in Finance and Accounting; BSc in Management)
2021/2022 Statistics II (BSc in Management; BSc in Finance and Accounting)
2021/2022 Statistics and Data Analysis I (BSc in Psychology)
2020/2021 Seminar in Human Resource Management and Organizational Consultancy (BSc in Human Resource Management and Organizational Consultancy)
2019/2020 Seminar in Human Resource Management and Organizational Consultancy (BSc in Human Resource Management and Organizational Consultancy)
2019/2020 Research Project in Human Resources and Organizational Behavior (PhD in Management)
2018/2019 Research Design II (PhD in Management)

Courses at Ispa — University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences
Teaching Year Course Name (Degree)
2018/2019 Statistical Analysis II (BSc in Psychology)
2019/2020 Statistical Analysis I (BSc in Psychology)
2019/2020 Statistical Analysis II (BSc in Psychology)
2019/2020 Statistical Analysis with Computer Applications (MSc in Psychology)
2020/2021 Statistical Analysis I (BSc in Psychology)
2020/2021 Statistical Analysis II (BSc in Psychology)
2021/2022 Statistical Analysis I (BSc in Psychology)
2021/2022 Statistical Analysis II (BSc in Psychology)
2022/2023 Statistical Analysis I (BSc in Psychology)
2022/2023 Statistical Analysis II (BSc in Psychology)

Courses at the European University of Lisbon
Teaching Year Course Name (Degree)
2020/2021 Data Analysis (MSc in Management)
 
Supervision of PhD Students
University of São Paulo

Co-Supervisor

Student Name: Cristiane Souza de Lacerda
Thesis: "Teacher Training for Basic, Technical and Technological Education: Proposal of a Model of Skills Development"

Student Name: Lucas Eduardo A. de Melo
Thesis: Cognitive Dissonance Theory applied to the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change: A Modal Migration Process
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University of São Paulo and University of Sevilla (double degree)

Co-Supervisor

Student Name: Beatriz Cinta Storti
Thesis: "The role of the advisor-advisee relationship and the organizational structure of Brazilian postgraduate programs in the mental health and productivity of doctoral students"