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Ana Mineiro is a Full Professor of Cognitive Sciences (Cognition & Language) at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and is currently Director of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing. Ana Mineiro has an habillitation in Language and Cognition Sciences from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Lisbon and a post-doctorate in Neurolinguistics and Linguistics Applied to Sign Languages from the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP). Graduated in Modern Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon where she also obtained her Masters in Linguistics. She is a principal investigator in several scientific and development projects funded and won in competitive public tenders (4.4 million euros). She brings together one hundred and a half scientific publications, divided between books, dictionaries, chapters, editorials and articles in very prestigious magazines (Quartile 1 and 2) such as Nature's Scientific Reports, Plos_One, Frontiers, the Journal of Language Evolution, the Sign language and linguistics. She directs a Translational Neuroscience Platform at the Interdisciplinary Research Center for Health. For her scientific activity she has received awards and distinctions. She was the researcher responsible for creating the Portuguese Sign Language Reference Corpus and the first automatic translation AVATAR between written Portuguese and LGP. In São Tomé and Príncipe she led a humanitarian and research project that led to the emergence of a new sign language and the education of a forgotten and vulnerable population. Currently she is interested in the genesis and evolution of language in the human species, maintaining research into the linguistics of sign languages and teaching for the deaf.
Her work as a researcher and university professor contributes to 6 Sustainable Development objectives.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, As Metáforas que Constroem a Terminologia Naútica Portuguesa, University of Lisbon
Award Date: 1 Jan 2005
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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ERGUES: Ensino e reforma da governação educativa em São Tomé e Príncipe
Mineiro, A. (PI), Moita, M. (Researcher), Carvalho, P. V. D. (Researcher), Lynce, S. (Researcher) & Rato, J. R. (Researcher)
Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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DCLGP: The Contemporary Portuguese Sign Language Dictionary: From the App to the Classroom
Carvalho, P. V. D. (PI), Mineiro, A. (Researcher), Rato, J. R. (CoPI) & Moita, M. (Researcher)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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CEFH: Centre for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies
Soares da Silva, A. (PI), Nobre, B. (Researcher), Melo, A. M. M. (Researcher), Dias, P. C. (Researcher), Balsas, Á. (Assistant Professor), Pereira, A. (Researcher), Lind, A. (Researcher), Azevedo, Â. (Researcher), Leite, Â. (Researcher), Pinto, A. P. (Researcher), Henriques, M. (Researcher), Gonçalves, A. (Researcher), Maia, B. R. (Researcher), Cardoso, C. P. (Researcher), Estevão, C. (Researcher), Morais, C. B. (Researcher), Morujão, C. (Researcher), Macedo, C. D. C. M. (Researcher), Costa, E. C. V. (Researcher), Morgado, E. (Researcher), Raguso, F. (Researcher), Oliveira, F. (Researcher), Bolinhas, I. (Researcher), Oliveira, Í. M. (Researcher), Silva, J. A. O. C. D. (Researcher), Pinto, J. C. O. (Researcher), Braga, J. P. (Researcher), Martins, J. C. D. O. (Researcher), Lopes, J. M. M. (Researcher), Lóia, L. (Researcher), Gil, M. M. (Researcher), Cunha, M. A. D. (Researcher), Pimentel, M. C. (Researcher), Pulido, M. (Researcher), Lopes, M. J. F. (Researcher), Magalhães, L. (Researcher), Gonçalves, M. (Researcher), Peixoto, R. (Researcher), Novais, R. A. (Researcher), Dimas, S. (Researcher), Afonso, S. (Researcher), Relvas, S. R. (Researcher), Filho, A. L. S. (Student), Antunes, A. (Student), Galvão, A. I. (Student), Lemos, C. F. D. L. R. (Student), Tages, E. (Student), Lima, J. B. C. (Student), Vale, M. J. P. M. M. D. (Student), Moura, M. (Student), Oliveira, P. (Student), Batista, R. B. (Student), Cunha, R. (Student), Costa, S. (Student), Fernandes, S. (Student), Souza, T. P. D. (Student), Mevis, A. (Student), Abrantes, A. M. (Researcher), Salazar, A. M. P. L. (Researcher), Pessôa, C. (Researcher), Duque, J. M. (Researcher), Rodrigues, A. (Researcher), Esteves, A. (Researcher), Silva, C. V. D. (Researcher), Marques, E. (Researcher), Andrade, J. G. (Researcher), Expósito, N. (Researcher), McDade, P. (Researcher), Petrella, S. (Researcher), Gouveia, S. S. (Researcher), Gama, J. (Emeritus Professor), Castillo, J. A. G. D. (Researcher), Brito, J. H. S. D. (Emeritus Professor), Pinto, J. R. C. (Emeritus Professor), Júnior, M. G. S. (Emeritus Professor), Lobo, F. (Researcher), Garcia, M. R. D. S. (Emeritus Professor), Mota, S. M. (Researcher), Mineiro, A. (Researcher), López-Sánchez, C. (Student), Costa, C. S. (Student), Mamas, C. (Researcher), Rodrigues, C. D. J. M. (Student), Coutinho, E. R. M. (Student), Albuquerque, E. (Student), Brunetto, G. M. (Student), Mello, H. (Student), Júnior, H. D. A. (Researcher), Bazmandegan, M. (Student), Brandão, M. C. (Student), Forjaz, M. J. B. P. (Student), Abraçado, J. (Student), Oliveira, M. R. D. (Student), Rúbio, M. G. (Student), Akoni-Mensah, M. (Student), Rocha, R. B. D. (Student), Tralhão, C. (Researcher), Costa, A. (Researcher) & Silva, S. (PI)
1/01/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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CIIS: Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health
Barros, M. (PI), Rosa, N. (Researcher), Correia, M. J. (Researcher), Caldas, A. C. (Researcher), Amado, J. C. (Researcher), Figueiredo, A. S. (Researcher), Esteves, A. C. (Researcher), Mineiro, A. (Researcher), Abreu, A. M. (Researcher), Duarte, A. S. (Researcher), Almeida, S. F. (Researcher), Correia, A. (Researcher), Moura, A. (Researcher), Almeida, A. (Researcher), Araújo, B. (Researcher), Moura-Netto, C. (Researcher), Ferrito, C. (Researcher), Pais-Vieira, C. (Researcher), Festas, C. (Researcher), Marques-Vieira, C. (Researcher), Catré, D. (Researcher), Nunes, E. (Researcher), Jesus, É. (Researcher), Ribeiro, F. (Researcher), Rosário, F. (Researcher), Fernandes, G. (Researcher), Rato, J. R. (Scholarship holder), Salgado, J. R. (Researcher), Neves-Amado, J. (Researcher), Amendoeira, J. (Researcher), Sá, L. (Researcher), Capelas, M. L. (Researcher), Vieira, M. M. (Researcher), Nunes, M. V. S. (Researcher), Cardoso, M. (Researcher), Veiga, N. J. (Researcher), Fonseca, P. (Researcher), Correia, P. N. (Researcher), Couto, P. (Researcher), Pontífice-Sousa, P. (Researcher), Ravasco, P. (Researcher), Carvalho, P. V. D. (Researcher), Alves, P. (Researcher), Melo, P. (Researcher), Silva, R. (Researcher), Canaipa, R. (Researcher), Noites, R. (Researcher), Rio, R. (Researcher), Almeida, S. (Researcher), Deodato, S. (Researcher), Caldeira, S. (Researcher), Silva, S. (Researcher), Borges, T. (Researcher), Silva, V. (Researcher), Charepe, Z. (Researcher), Rodrigues-Pires, F. (Volunteer), Veludo, F. (Researcher), Carmo, H. (Scholarship holder), Romeiro, J. (Student), Melo, M. (Researcher), Braga, M. (Researcher), Amaral, T. (Researcher), Moreira, M. A. (Researcher), Guerra, N. (Student), Santos, P. (Researcher), Paço, S. (Student), Lynce, S. (Scholarship holder), Miguel, S. (Student), Costa, T. (Researcher), Silva-Neves, V. (Researcher), Silva, A. (Researcher), Carvalho, A. R. (Researcher), Almeida, B. (Researcher), Figueiredo, C. (Researcher), Esteves, E. (Scholarship holder), Araújo, F. M. (Researcher), Garcia, J. G. (Researcher), Santos, L. (Researcher), Santos, N. M. D. (Researcher), Lopes, P. (Researcher), Bornes, R. (Researcher), Silva, R. (Researcher), Costa, S. (Researcher), Silva, S. M. (Researcher), Marques, T. (Researcher), Almeida, A. (Researcher), Santos, M. (Scholarship holder), Santos, P. (Researcher), Miguel, S. (Researcher), Mendes, K. (Researcher), Gomes, A. P. (Researcher), Henriques, J. M. P. (Researcher), Costa, H. (Researcher) & Ribeiro, P. (Researcher)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/20 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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A linguistic corpus and an AVATAR for Portuguese sign language
Mineiro, A. (PI) & Coheur, L. (CoPI)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1/01/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Unveiling teachers' beliefs on visual cognition and learning styles of deaf and hard of hearing students: a Portuguese-Swedish study
Rodrigues, F. M., Rato, J. R., Mineiro, A. & Holmström, I., 15 Feb 2022, In: PLoS one. 17, 2 February, 20 p., e0263216.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile14 Citations (Scopus)44 Downloads -
Iconicity in the emergence of a phonological system?
Moita, M., Abreu, A. M. & Mineiro, A., 1 Jan 2023, In: Journal of Language Evolution. 8, 1, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)110 Downloads -
Disentangling pantomime from early sign in a new sign language: window into language evolution research
Mineiro, A., Báez-Montero, I. C., Moita, M., Galhano-Rodrigues, I. & Castro-Caldas, A., 14 Apr 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 17 p., 640057.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile10 Citations (Scopus)55 Downloads -
Evolução da linguagem e ordem natural de palavras: os verbos reversíveis e não reversíveis da língua gestual de São Tomé e Príncipe num estudo piloto
Mineiro, A., 14 Dec 2021, In: Linguística : Revista de Estudos Linguísticos da Universidade do Porto. 1, p. 99-109 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile37 Downloads -
Resilience in deaf children: a comprehensive literature review and applications for school staff
Freitas, E., Simões, C., Santos, A. C. & Mineiro, A., Mar 2022, In: Journal of Community Psychology. 50, 2, p. 1198-1223 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Citations (Scopus)
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Untangling the perception of pain: certainty in sensations as a modulator of the effects of top-down mechanisms on pain perception
Almeida, J. (President of Jury), Almeida, A. (Main Examiner), Capelas, M. L. (Main Examiner), Santos, F. M. P. D. (Examiner), Mineiro, A. (Examiner), Ribeiro, F. (Examiner) & Treister, R. (Supervisor)
2026Activity: Examination
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Diagnóstico de enfermagem síndrome da terminalidade no adulto em fim de vida: estudo de validação clínica
Almeida, J. (President of Jury), Sapeta, A. P. (Main Examiner), Vinheiras Alves, P. (Main Examiner), Mineiro, A. (Examiner), Capelas, M. L. (Examiner) & Caldeira, S. (Supervisor)
2026Activity: Examination
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A New-born signed language: Where? When? How? How far? NCU Center of Language Evolution
Mineiro, A. (Speaker)
Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Concurso de Recrutamento de Professor Auxiliar na Área dos Cuidados Paliativos
Mineiro, A. (President of Jury), Capelas, M. L. (Examiner), Renaud , M. (Examiner), Machado, M. D. C. (Examiner) & Dourado, M. A. R. F. (Examiner)
2023Activity: Examination
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Experiências e perceções dos stakeholders sobre a prestação de cuidados paliativos e de fim de vida nas prisões portuguesas: um estudo qualitativo
Mineiro, A. (President of Jury), de Paiva Ribeiro, O. (Main Examiner) & Capelas, M. L. (Supervisor)
2023Activity: Examination