CV Summary

Jorge Sinval is a psychometrician who works as a researcher at the National Institute of Education at Nanyang Technological University. He is also a visiting professor at the University of São Paulo and the Federal University of São Paulo. He teaches statistical analysis, psychometrics, research design, and data analysis across different study levels (bachelor's, master's, and doctoral). He is a researcher (integrated member) at the Business Research Unit (Iscte-IUL), and a researcher at the "Organizational and Work Psychology" research center (University of São Paulo). He holds dual doctorates from the University of São Paulo (Doctor of Science) and the University of Porto (Doctor of Psychology).

 

He has a Master's in Epidemiology from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, and a Master's in Psychology (with a specialization in work and organizational psychology) from the Portuguese Catholic University. He earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from the Portuguese Catholic University. Currently, he is doing his postdoctoral research at the Paulista School of Medicine (Federal University of São Paulo) and a Master's in Data Science at ISCTE Business School (Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa). His research interests include psychometrics, Bayesian modeling of structural equations, organizational psychology, epidemiology, and large-scale international studies (for example, TIMSS, PISA, and PIRLS). As a Cochrane author, he is also very interested in occupational health, and is developing a systematic review with an international team of co-authors on interventions to improve the work recovery process. He collaborates in the Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT) consortium.

Academic Qualifications
University/Institution Type Degree Period
Federal University of São Paulo
Paulista School of Medicine - Brazil - São Paulo - SP
Post-Doc Evidence-based Health 2021 - 2025
ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon
ISCTE Business School - Portugal - Lisbon
M.Sc. Data Science 2020 - 2024
Univesity of Lisbon
Faculty of Medicine - Portugal - Lisbon
M.Sc. Epidemiology 2018 - 2024
University of Porto
Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences - Portugal - Porto
PhD Psychology 2011 - 2018
University of São Paulo
Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Languages of Ribeirão Preto - Brazil - Ribeirão Preto - SP
PhD Psychology 2014 - 2018
Catholic University of Portugal
Faculty of Education and Psychology - Portugal - Porto
M.Sc. Psychology (Work and Organizational) 2009 - 2011
Catholic University of Portugal
Faculty of Education and Psychology - Portugal - Porto
Bachelor of Science Psychology 2006 - 2009
Research Interests
psychometrics
Bayesian structural equation modeling
evidence-based health
systematic reviews
occupational health
organizational psychology
International Large-Scale Assessments
burnout
Mathematics Natural Sciences
Clinical Medicine Medical and Health Sciences
Health Sciences Medical and Health Sciences
Psychology Social Sciences
Economics and Business Social Sciences
Educational Sciences Social Sciences