Sónia Ferreira has over a decade of experience in clinical research, project management, and data analysis. With a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in Health Sciences, she has developed expertise in designing and implementing clinical studies across both academic and industry settings, ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance.
Currently, she is working as a Clinical Trial Manager at the Danish startup Rehaler, where she is coordinating an international clinical trial for migraine treatment.
Driven by a passion for innovation in healthcare, Sónia is dedicated to researching solutions that can directly impact patients’ lives. She is particularly curious about how brain alterations influence human behavior, continuously seeking to bridge scientific discovery with real-world clinical applications.
Sónia Ferreira has over a decade of experience in clinical research, project management, and data analysis. With a Master’s in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in Health Sciences, she has developed expertise in designing and implementing clinical studies across both academic and industry settings, ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance.
Currently, she is working as a Clinical Trial Manager at the Danish startup Rehaler, where she is coordinating an international clinical trial for migraine treatment.
Driven by a passion for innovation in healthcare, Sónia is dedicated to researching solutions that can directly impact patients’ lives. She is particularly curious about how brain alterations influence human behavior, continuously seeking to bridge scientific discovery with real-world clinical applications.
1. Ferreira, S., Sousa, M. M., Moreira, P. S., Sousa, N., Picó-Pérez, M., Morgado, P. (2021). A wake-up call for burnout in Portuguese physicians during the COVID-19 outbreak: a national survey study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. https://doi.org/10.2196/24312
2. Ferreira, S., Couto, B., Sousa, M., Vieira, R., Sousa, N., Picó-Pérez, M., Morgado, P. (2021). Stress influences the effect of obsessive-compulsive symptoms on emotion regulation. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.594541
3. Ferreira, S. et al (2020). Frontoparietal hyperconnectivity during cognitive regulation in obsessive-compulsive disorder followed by reward valuation inflexibility. Journal of Psychiatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.11.008
4. Ferreira, S. et al (2020). A systematic review of behavioral, physiological, and neurobiological cognitive regulation alterations in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Brain Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10110797
5. Ferreira, S. et al (2019). Reduced Hedonic Valuation of Rewards and Unaffected Cognitive Regulation in Chronic Stress. Frontiers in Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2019.00724
6. Ferreira, S. et al (2019). The efficacy of biofeedback approaches for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychiatry Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.096
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Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
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Life and Health Sciences
Research Institute (ICVS)
School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
