Emotions, Health and Well-being Seminar: 3rd ed.
Multiple Lenses Into the Future of Well-being: Integrating Emotional, Scientific, and Cultural Strategies for Impact in Education, Work, and Society
Morning Sessions: Emotions and Well-being
Explore how emotional regulation shapes our sense of well-being, identity, and connection. This theme explores the psychological, cultural, and social aspects of emotion, highlighting evidence-based approaches to enhance individual and collective mental health.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Check-In
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Opening session: Catarina Duff Burnay (Dean of FCH-UCP), Francisco Esteves (PhD Coordinator and CRC-W Director), Augusta Gaspar (Head of the Psychology Scientific Area)
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Shigehiro Oishi - Keynote Speaker (International)
(Includes Q&A)
Moderator: Kehinde Balogun
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Tea and Coffee Break
Midday Sessions: AI and Human Connection
This round table explores how emotional well-being is shaped across educational, professional, and digital contexts. The discussions bring together evidence from school-based interventions, perspectives on using AI to support productivity and well-being, and reflections on education as a pathway to empowerment, inclusion, and belonging. Together, the talks examine how innovative approaches - technological, educational, and systemic - can support mental health, foster meaningful participation, and enhance human potential across the lifespan, while remaining attentive to emotional experience and well-being.
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Round table: Well-being, Emotions, and Technology: Innovative Strategies for Mental Health and Productivity
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Well-being at schools: preliminary results of an intervention (Iolanda Galinha)
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How to use AI to support people’s productivity and wellbeing (Antonio Raposo)
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From Employment to Empowerment: Reimagining education as a catalyst for inclusive well-being and belonging (João Santos)
Moderator: Mindy Ferreira Raposo and Sónia Sousa Almeida
12:45 PM -
2:00 PM
Lunch Break
(Lunch not provided) (Tea and Coffee provided)
Late Afternoon Sessions: Neurodiversity and Resilience
Explore the rich diversity and strengths of human experience. This theme explores neurodivergent perspectives and couples interventions on emotional regulation and resilience, emphasising inclusive, strength-based approaches to thriving in complex environments.
2:00 PM -
3:15 PM
Round table: Building Resilience: From Neurodiversity to Emotional Regulation Strategies in Adolescence and Adult Relationships
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Neurodivergent Perspective and Strengths (Bárbara Guedes)
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About couples’ emotional regulation (Emily Bispo - 3rd year PhD student)
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Promoting Resilience in Adolescents with Special Needs (Celeste Simões)
Moderators: Karla Pretorius and Prabha Acharya
3:15 PM -
4:00 PM
Himangana Gupta: How to integrate indigenous knowledge in today’s society : Keynote Speaker (Online - includes Q&A)
Moderator: Kehinde Balogun
4:00 PM -
4:30 PM
Tea and Coffee Break
4:30 PM -
5:30 PM
Workshops:
Mechanisms of Wellbeing: Neurodiversity, and the Role of Physiological Data in Intervention
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Workshop 1 (Room 232): Wave by Wave sponsored by Associação Portuguesa Surf for Good with Ema Evangelista (Karla Pretorius and Prabha Acharya as moderators)
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Workshop 2 (Room 321): Physiological Measures with Prof Iolanda Galinha (Mindy Ferreira Raposo and Sónia Sousa Almeida as moderators).
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Workshop 3 (Room 323): The workshop will include optional guided pranayama with Fern Beauchamp (yoga-based breath control/extension). (Kehinde Balogun as moderator).
5:30 PM -
6:30 PM
Oral Communications:
PhD 2nd and 3rd Year Students, Master's and General Public
6:30 PM
Closing Remarks:
Prof Margarida Gaspar de Matos and Prof Joana Carneiro Pinto (Professors of the PhD and representatives of the Organizing Committee)