Teresa Limpo, Ph.D.

Teresa Limpo, Ph.D.

Teresa Limpo, Ph.D., Faculty Member, Psychology and Educational Sciences, Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal

Teresa Limpo completed her Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Porto in the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. Her primary research interest centers on writing from a cognitive perspective. In particular, she has been studying the role of transcription and self-regulation skills in writing as well as developing and testing intervention programs to promote them in school-age children. She also provides training for teachers interested in implementing these evidence-based practices in their classrooms. Currently, she is the junior coordinator of the Special Interest Group on Writing of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction.