My research focuses on cognitive development during infancy and childhood – in particular the dynamics of attention and learning in the context of word learning (curious? check my CV)

I'm from Portugal, where I attended University of Minho for my BS and MS degrees. In Professor Armando Machado's lab I took my first steps as a researcher, studying number discrimination in pigeons.

After graduating, I lived a year abroad in Barcelona (Spain), when I realized that I could achieve so much more if I challenged myself personally and professionally.

During my MS I became interested in language learning in infancy and childhood – and (over many trial-and-error sessions...) learned all about the challenges involved in doing research with young children. As I was reading and learning more about child development, I came across a quote from my (now) advisor that probably defined the moment I decided to apply to Indiana:

"A chain of moment-to-moment mundane causes and effects can over time create something that did not exist before. This is developmental process." (L. B. Smith, 1999).

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