My name is Dr Flávia Heloísa Santos, I am a neuroscientist and awardee of the prestigious Ad Astra Fellowship at University College Dublin, Ireland. I was appointed as Assistant Professor at the UCD School of Psychology in 2018 and serve as Director of the UCD MSc Disability. In 2022, I was nominated Research Fellow at the Geary Institute for Public Policy. Currently, I am the Principal Investigator of the Arithmós Project funded by the Irish Research Council and the leading researcher of the UCD Music and Math Cognition Laboratory.
Expert
Psychology, Education, Neuroscience. Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Sustainable Development Goals.
I have a particular interest and expertise in Developmental Dyscalculia and factors that impact numeracy development. Gender differences on learning opportunities. In that context, inclusion - as opportunity to learn and thrive - becomes a key matter.
Fields of expertise: Education, Health and wellbeing
