
Ph.D. Student
Social Development Team
Eva Pires completed a Master’s degree in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology in 2022 from the University Institute of Social and Life Psychological Sciences (ISPA) and a degree in Psychological Sciences in
2020. She did an OPP Professional Internship as Research Assistant (Career) at William James Center of Research (WJCR) in ISPA and as a clinical at Clínica ISPA. Is now a Tutor at ISPA, teaching ‘Psicologia do Desenvolvimento II’, and a Research Assistant at WJCR. Other than that, is doing her PhD in Developmental Psychology. Published 2 articles in journals, organized 3 event(s) and participated in 4. Received 2 award(s) and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as a Research Fellow in 2 project(s) at WJCR, and works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Developmental Psychology.
Supervised at WJCR by: Manuela Veríssimo
Main publications
Pires, E., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., Santos, A. J., Vaughn, B. E., & Veríssimo, M. (2026). Intersections Among Attachment, Empathy and Emotion Regulation in Middle Childhood. International Journal of Psychology, 61(5), e70257. doi: 10.1002/ijop.70257
Pires, E., Fernandes, M. O., Fernandes, C., Santos, A. J., Vaughn, B. E., & Veríssimo, M. (2026, July 7). Intersections among attachment, empathy, and emotion regulation in middle childhood [Symposium presentation]. Beyond Borders: Attachment in Context symposium, International Attachment Conference, Belgium.
Martins, M. C., Cardoso, E. M., Pires, E., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., Malti, T., & Veríssimo, M. (2024). Respect and sympathy in Portuguese preschoolers and middle-school children. Análise Psicológica, 42(1), 93-105. doi: 10.14417/ap.2106
Pires, E., Fernandes, M., Fernandes, C., & Veríssimo, M. (2023). The relationships between empathy and social behaviours in middle childhood. Análise Psicológica, 41(2), 207–220. doi: 10.14417/ap.1996
Fernandes, M., Morais, I., Santos, C., Guedes, M., Ribeiro, O., Fernandes, C., Pires, E., Santos, A. F., & Veríssimo, M. (2024). Factorial structure, measurement invariance and reliability of the Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC) in a sample of Portuguese parents. Análise Psicológica, 42(2), 197-207. doi: https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.2032
Contacts
E-mail: epires@ispa.pt
CiênciaVitae: https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/en/451B-C46E-950B
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2953-8117
