Margarida Maria Ferreira Diogo Dias Pocinho

Penteada University Campus , Floor 1, Office 1.101

mpocinho@staff.uma.pt

(+351) 291 705 278 / 5278

Biographical Notes

Professor at the University of Madeira, Faculty of Arts and Humanities; attended international advanced courses in music therapy at Université Paris V and U.S. culture and society as Fulbright Fellow at New York University, USA. She is a collaborator researcher at the Institute of Cognitive Psychology at the University of Coimbra (Portugal), evaluator of project fellowships - FCT; 3 books and a large number of papers in psychology and education; has supervised 57 M.A. and 15 Ph.D. dissertations. She is member of General Council of the University of Madeira.
She was Visiting Professor at University of Zielona Góra, Poland, and member of its Research Centre, the Connectivity Centre.
Currently, she is conducting research in Psychology of Tourism with a Project funding by ARDITI "Madeira tourist wellbeing" with the partnership of CIEO - CinTurs (future Research Centre of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Being of University of Algarve), where she is an integrated researcher. She is also conducting research in the field of Positive Psychology and Creativity.

Publications

- 44th International Conference of the Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience Society (STAR)?, 44th International Conference of the Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience Society (STAR)?, 2023

- Meaningful experiences in tourism: A systematic review of psychological constructs., Câmara, E., Pocinho, M., Agapito, D., & Jesus, S.N., 1314-0817, European Journal of Tourism Research, 34, Article e3403., 2023

- O papel das motivações na atribuição de significado à experiência turística: Um estudo exploratório, Câmara, E., Pocinho, M., Agapito, D., & Jesus, S. N., XI Congresso Iberoamericano de Avaliação Psicológica - Avaliação Psicológica: Modelos, Metodologias E Aplicações,, 2023

- Positive psychology, well-being and meaning: Reflections on the promotion of mental health in educational contexts, Câmara, E., Pocinho, M., & Jesus, S.N., IV Congresso Internacional do CINEICC - Inovações na psicologia básica e aplicada, 2023

- 14º Congresso Nacional em Psicologia da Saúde. "Psicologia e Saúde em Tempos de Crise"., 14º Congresso Nacional em Psicologia da Saúde. "Psicologia e Saúde em Tempos de Crise"., 2022

- A repercussão da punição física na construção do mundo das crianças: Uma Reflexão., Ornelas, S. & Pocinho, M., Revista AICA Associação de Investigação Científica do Atlântico, 15(1)),, 2022, 13

- Development of meaningful tourist experiences: A positive psychology approach, Câmara, E., Pocinho, M., Agapito, D., & Jesus, S. N., Psychological Science and Well-being Conference, 2022

- Editorial POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE, Margarida Pocinho, Soraia Garcês, Daniela Popa, 1664-1078, Frontiers in Psychology, 2022, 6

- Editorial: Psicologia e saúde em tempos de crise, Pais-Ribeiro, J. M. & Pocinho, M, 2182-8407, Revista Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças, 2022, 2

- Engaging in educational tourism: academic response. , 2(10), ., Vieira, N., Pocinho, M., Nunes, C, & Sales Sousa, S., 2795-5044, Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, 2022, 13

Academic Qualifications

- PhD in Educação, 2004, University of Madeira

- Master Degree in Ciências da Educação, 1996, Universidade de Coimbra/Fac. de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação

- Undergraduate Degree in Psicologia, 1992, Universidade de Coimbra/Fac. de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação