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Augusta Gaspar

Biography

Dr.Augusta Gaspar has received her PhD in Universidade Nova de Lisboa University during the period of 2002 . Currently, she is working as Invited Professor and Post- Doctoral Researcher in Department of Psychology Instituto Universitário de Lisboa University. She has successfully completed her Administrative responsibilities as Invited Professor,Faculty of Biomedical Sciences Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias . she is serving as an editorial member of several reputed journals like Acta Ethologica,Animal Behavior,Cognition and Emotion,Folia Primatologica,Psicologia. she has authored 31 research articles/books and 20 poster communications. she is a member of Portuguese Society of Ethology,Portuguese Association of Primatology,International Society for Human Ethology. she has honored as 2009 FCT Project grant in all Scientific Domains FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,2008 facc Grant for oral paper at the SEAS Conference, Benidorm FUNDAÇÃO PARA A CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA.

Research Interest

Physiological measures while using other instruments Ontogenetic development of emotions and expressive behavior Phylogenetic roots of expression and emotion Interindividual variation in behavior, environment effects on personality A general interest in Child and adolescent Development Animal behavior, measuring signs of stress and suffering in captive animals and promoting Ethics in animal research A general interest in Human evolution