The Team
E-Merge was developed by a team of professionals from various fields, including medical doctors, psychologists, IT specialists, and designers. They all work together to develop, improve, and study E-Merge, ensuring its safety, usefulness, and effectiveness in supporting prostate cancer survivors.
Furthermore, E-Merge collaborates with various institutions such as the Center for Psychology of Porto University, Coimbra University hospital and Lusófona University. Here you can view the team members:
Equipa Científica
Prof. Ana Luisa Quinta-Gomes
Clinical and Health Psychologist (OPP No. 888), Sex Therapist, Coordinating Researcher of the E-Merge Randomized Clinical Trial, Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto (FPCEUP).
Sonia Pieramico, MSc
Clinical and Health Psychologist (OPP No. 26358), Principal Investigator of the E-Merge Randomized Clinical Trial. PhD Researcher at the Sexuality and Gender Research Group (Center for Psychology, University of Porto).
Hélia Rocha
PhD Researcher at the Sexuality and Gender Research Group (Center for Psychology, University of Porto). Collaborating researcher on the E-Merge pilot study.
Prof. Joana Carvalho
Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Aveiro and integrated researcher at the William James Center for Research, collaborating researcher on the E-Merge pilot study.
Prof. Pedro Nobre
Professor and Director of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences at the University of Porto, Co-coordinating Researcher of the E-Merge Randomized Clinical Trial.
Team for Technical Development and Graphics
Prof. Micaela Fonseca
Professor at Universidade Lusófona, Vice Director of Hei-Lab (Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab), collaborating researcher for the digital development of E-Merge.
Tomaz Saraiva, MSc
Lecturer at Universidade Lusófona do Porto, member of Hei-Lab (Digital Human-Environment Interaction Lab) trained in psychology, collaborating researcher for the digital development of E-Merge.
Prof. Andreia Sousa
Professor at the University of Porto – Faculty of Fine Arts and at Universidade Lusófona do Porto. Collaborating researcher for the design development of E-Merge.
Medical Team
Prof. Dr. Arnaldo Figueiredo
Director of the Urology and Kidney Transplant Service at the University Hospitals of Coimbra, Professor of Urology at the Faculty of Medicine of Coimbra, Coordinating Researcher of the E-Merge Randomized Clinical Trial.
Dr. Manuel Lopes
Urology Resident at the Coimbra University Hospital Center, collaborating researcher on the E-Merge Randomized Clinical Trial.
Dr. Barbara Figueiredo
Urology Resident at the Coimbra University Hospital Center, collaborating researcher on the E-Merge Randomized Clinical Trial.
Dr. Tiago Sousa
Urology Resident at the Coimbra University Hospital Center, collaborating researcher on the E-Merge Randomized Clinical Trial.