Andre Faro, PhD
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Full Professor in the undergraduate course and graduate program in Psychology at the Federal University of Sergipe. He received his PhD degree in Psychology at the Federal University of Bahia (2008-2010) and was visiting scholar at Johns Hopkins University (Bloomberg School of Public Health) on 2017. Currently, André Faro is a CNPq researcher (since 2018). General research interests focus on Health Psychology and Public Health, with an interface on Clinical Psychology and Psychometrics. He studies common mental disorders (mainly anxiety disorders and depression), psychological adjustment of the general population and how this influences the development of illnesses (chronic or acute) or the adaptative process to a clinical condition. Other interest topics are suicidal and self-injury behavior in different groups, and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. (H-factor 60, Mar 2024)
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Academic Profiles
Curriculum Lattes (Brazil)
http://lattes.cnpq.br/2097923788649486
Research Gate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andre_Faro2
ORCID
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7348-6297
Scholar
https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=tYcugDcAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
NIH Biosketch
Education
2017-2018
Visiting Scholar (Postdoctoral), Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, JHU, United States
2008-2010
Doctor in Psychology (PhD), Federal University of Bahia, UFBA, Brasil
2005-2007
Master's in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Brasil
1994-2004
Psychology, Undergraduate degree, Faculdade Pio Décimo, Brasil
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2023
Mentor of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS)
2023
Member and mentor of the European Society of Health Psychology (EHPS)
2023
Member of the Society of Counseling Psychology (Div 17), American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
2023
Member of the International Psychology (Div 52), American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
2023
Permanent Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, Cornell University, New York, NY
2022
Graduate Head, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil, Sergipe
2016
Member of the American Psychological Association, APA, Washington, DC
2016
Member of the Society for Health Psychology (Div 38), American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
2016
Review Committee Member, Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Brasília
2013
Full Professor, Department of Psychology, Federal University of Sergipe, Sergipe, Honors
Honors
2024
Ranked 5th Top Scientist in Psychology in Brazil, AD Scientific Index
2024
Ranked 6th Top Scientist in Psychology in Latin America, AD Scientific Index
2023
Parliamentary Order of Merit Medal, Chamber of Deputies, State of Sergipe, Brazil
2023
Merit Letter, Sergipe Medical Association, State of Sergipe, Brazil
2023
Parliamentary Order of Merit Medal, Chamber of Deputies, State of Sergipe, Brazil
2020-2022
Worldwide Ranking of Top 2% Scientists in Psychology and General Medicine, Stanford University
2023
Ranked 9th Top Scientist in Psychology in Latin America, AD Scientific Index
2023
Ranked 10th Top Scientist in Psychology in Latin America, AD Scientific Index
2022
Ranked 15th Top Scientist in Social Sciences in Brazil, AD Scientific Index
2022
Ranked 21st Top Scientist in Social Sciences in Latin America, AD Scientific Index
2022
Recognition Award for Achievements in the International Scientific Community, UFS, Brazil
2021
Parliamentary Order of Merit Medal, Chamber of Deputies, State of Sergipe, Brazil
Editorial Board Membership
2023-Present
Journal: Plos One Mental Health
2022-Present
Journal: PLoS One
2016-Present
Journal: Statistical Associates
2013-Present
Journal: Temas em Psicologia
2012-2013
Journal: Revista Psicologia & Saberes
2023-Present
Journal: Iberoamerican Journal of Psychology
Advisory Committee Membership
2023-Present
Funding agency: European Health Psychology Society
2023-Present
Funding agency: African Academy of Sciences
2023-Present
Funding agency: American Psychological Association
2021-2021
Funding agency: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
2020-2020
Funding agency: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
2019-2019
Funding agency: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
2016-Present
Funding agency: Global Burden of Disease Project
Journal Reviewer
2011-Present
Journal: Revista de Saúde Pública (Online)
2009-Present
Journal: Revista Brasileira de Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho (RBPOT)
2012-Present
Journal: Fractal: Revista de Psicologia
2011-Present
Journal: Saúde e Sociedade (Online)
2013-Present
Journal: Estudos de Psicologia (Natal. Online)
2013-Present
Journal: Psico-USF (Impresso
2013-Present
Journal: Avaliação Psicológica (Impresso)
2013-Present
Journal: Psicologia e Sociedade (Impresso)
2014-Present
Journal: Interamerican Journal of Psychology
2014-Present
Journal: UNOPAR Científica. Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
2014-Present
Journal: SAGE Open (2158-2440)
2014-Present
Journal: Clínica & Cultura
2014-Present
Journal: Temas em Psicologia
2014-Present
Journal: Psicologia em Revista (Impressa)
2014-Present
Journal: Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa (UnB. Impresso)
2014-Present
Journal: Cadernos de Saúde Pública (ENSP. Impresso)
2012-Present
Journal: Psicologia & Saberes
2014-Present
Journal: Psicologia: Ciência e Profissão (Impresso)
2014-Present
Journal: Psicologia Clínica (PUCRJ. Impresso)
2014-Present
Journal: Interfaces Científicas - Saúde e Ambiente
2015-Present
Journal: Paidéia (USP. Online)
2016-Present
Journal: Psychologica (Coimbra)
2016-Present
Journal: Revista Brasileira de Psicologia
2016-Present
Journal: Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica (UFRGS. Impresso)
2016-Present
Journal: Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia (UERJ. Impresso)
2016-Present
Journal: Revista de Psicología Social
2017-Present
Journal: Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
2017-Present
Journal: Gerais: Revista Interinstitucional de Psicologia
2017-Present
Journal: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
2017-Present
Journal: Psicologia. Teoria e Prática
2017-Present
Journal: Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
2017-Present
Journal: Arquivos de Ciências da Saúde (FAMERP)
2018-Present
Journal: Arquivos Brasileiros de Psicologia (Rio de Janeiro. 1979)
2018-Present
Journal: Estudos Interdisciplinares em Psicologia
2018-Present
Journal: Revista Psicologia e Saúde
2018-Present
Journal: Revista da SBPH
2019-Present
Journal: REBEN - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
2019-Present
Journal: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
2020-Present
Journal: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
2020-Present
Journal: Revista Avances en Enfermería
2021-Present
Journal: Revista Brasileira de Psicoterapia
2021-Present
Journal: Revista Ciências em Saúde
2021-Present
Journal: Avances en Psicologia Latinoamericana
2021-Present
Journal: Health Sciences Journal
2021-Present
Journal: Revista Extensão & Sociedade
2021-Present
Journal: BJPsych Open (2056--472)
2021-Present
Journal: Journal of Social Issues
2021-Present
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
2021-Present
Journal: BMC Psychiatry
2022-Present
Journal: Universidad Y Salud
2022-Present
Journal: Cadernos de Psicologia (SBP)
2022-Present
Journal: Subjetividades
2023-Present
Journal: Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
2023-Present
Journal: Death Studies
Funding Project Reviewer
2020-Present
Funding agency: Instituto de Estudos Avançados Transdisciplinares, UFMG
2016-Present
Funding agency: Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal
2016-Present
Funding agency: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
2014-Present
Funding agency: Fundação Universidade Federal de Sergipe
2013-Present
Funding agency: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas
2011-Present
Funding agency: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e à Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe
2010-Present
Funding agency: Universidade Vale do Rio Doce