Awards & Distinctions

Our researchers have been attributed the following prizes:

Type of award / distinction	Impact	Author/s	Title of the award	Event / Institution who awards
Publication Award	International	Raquel Costa, Tiago Pinto, Bárbara Figueiredo	Best Research Article with a Practice Focus Award	Paper awarded with the 2022 Journal of Human Lactation
Prize	International	Pedro Gamito	Lifetime Achievement Award	International Association of CyberPsychology, Training & Rehabilitation
Distinction	International	Rui Gaspar	Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis	Society for Risk Analysis
Distinction	National	Rita Pasion	Early Career Award	UTAD
Poster Award	International	Pascoal, P. Rosa, P. J., & Coelho, S.	F1000 Poster Prizes	European Society for Sexual Medicine
Poster Award	National	Gonçalves, A. & Rosa, P.J	Best poster in Clinical and Health Psychology	EPCV/ULHT
Project Award	National	Rosa P.J, Carvalho, M.	Prémio da Boas Práticas de Investigação no Ensino na 2ª edição Programa Fazer+ 2021	ILIND/ ULHT
Distinction	International	Tomás, C. & Rosa, P. J.	JORH article of the year (2021)	Journal of Religion and Health (JORH)
Prize	National	Fábio Dias, Tiago Abril	Prémio Inovação na Intervenção Psicológica	Innovation Hub 2023/ Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses
Prize	International	Fábio Dias	Best Non-Game App; 5th Prize	2023 PICO Dev Jam/ PICO \| Intel
Prize	International	Domingos, S., Bruine de Bruin, W., Gaspar, R., & Marôco, J.	Best Student Paper Award	28th Annual Conference of The Society for Risk Analysis – Europe (2019) / Society for Risk Analysis – Europe
Poster Award	International	Gaspar, R., Simão, C., Farias, A. R., Domingos, S., Mateus, S., & Duarte, I.	SRA-E Iberian Best Poster Award	2nd SRA-E Iberian Chapter Meeting / SRA-E Iberian Chapter
Prize	International	Domingos, S., Gaspar, R., Marôco, J., & Bruine de Bruin, W.	Ortwin Renn Prize for Applied Risk Research	29th Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis – Europe / Society for Risk Analysis – Europe
Prize	International	Domingos, S., Gaspar, R., Marôco, J., & Bruine de Bruin, W.	IV Rocío Martín Herreros Award for Research in Environmental Psychology (ex-aequo)	XIV Congresso de Psicología Ambiental / Environmental Psychology Association – PSICAMB
Prize	International	Jorge Oliveira	Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado	Universidad de Salamanca
Publication Award	National	Sílvia Luís	Scientific Research Awards in 2019	Iscte
Publication Award	National	Sílvia Luís	Honorable Mention for Research conducted at the Universidade de Lisboa in 2020.	Universidade de Lisboa
Prize	National	Teresa Souto	Prémio de Investigação 2020	Universidade Lusófona do Porto
Project Award	National	Teresa Mendes e Associação de Pais de Pombal	2.ª edição do Concurso das Academias Gulbenkian do Conhecimento.	Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
Publication Award	International	Phil Lopes	The 2024 IEEE Transactions in Games Best Paper Award	IEEE
FAZER + 2022 Award	National	Carla Cadete, Andreia Pinto de Sousa, João Alves de Sousa, Inês Aleixo, Lucimére Bohn	FAZER + 2022 Award	Best Innovative Pedagogical Practice
Best European paper award EHMA	International	Tânia Gaspar	Best European paper award EHMA	European Health Management Association (EHMA),
Poster Award	International	Pascoal, P. M., Rosa, P.J., & Coelho, S.	Best poster	21st World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the 20th Congress of the European Society for Sexual Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal.
Distinction	International	Patrícia M. Pascoal	Cerificate of Appreciation for outstanding contribution to the field of Sexual Medicine in 2022	International Society for Sexual Medicine
Distinction	National	Patrícia M. Pascoal	Sócia Honorária 2023	Sociedade Portuguesa de Sexologia Clínica
Recognition	International	Patrícia M. Pascoal	Article linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals	Elsevier/Scopus

Ágata Salvador was awarded FAZER+ "Boas Práticas de Investigação no Ensino" with the project The Hei-Lab Studio - Experiential Museum of Psychology. This project, aiming to adapt classic experiences of Psychology to the digital context, supports the active involvement of Psychology students in research activities, promoting their close relation and collaboration with the research center of their school and encouraging collaborative work with other fields (Videogames and Design).

Micaela Fonseca

Micaela Fonseca, an integrated member of Hei-Lab, was awarded the Santander/NOVA Collaborative Research Award for the Com@Rehab of which she is principal investigator. The multidisciplinary project fosters synergies in areas such as Linguistics, Technology and Medicine and has as main objective the development of the Digital Communication Module (MCD Rehab) of an interactive rehabilitation solution in Virtual Reality.

Pedro Gamito

HEI-Lab Director, Pedro Gamito, was awarded with the Life Achievement Award at the 23rd Annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy & Social Networking Conference. “This award has a tradition of honoring a person who has demonstrated outstanding lifetime achievements in the fields of advanced technologies and healthcare. It is the highest honor given by our community.”