Larissa Henriques
Larissa Henriques (B.Sc.Psych Hons, PgD Neuroscience & Education) is a Research Assistant in Mental Health, based in the Student Learning Centre. She has worked as a Psychologist in the public and private health sector in Brazil and advocates for an intersectional, feminist and antiracist care mental health.
Conferences
- 2019 The Relation Between Social Support and the Well-Being of Single Mothers: A Bibliographic Review, São Paulo, Brazil – II International Congress of Well-Being
Projects
- The Role of the State in the Disengagement of Families in Brazil: The Psychological Effects of Institutionalization on Women and Mothers;
- Music and Neuroscience – Advances in Neuroimaging Techniques and the Study of Music in Alzheimer’s Patients;
- The Pavlovian Effect in Artificial Neural Networks;
- The Impact of Tobacco Use During Pregnancy on Child Development;
- Insomnia in Undergraduate Students Diagnosed with Depression;
- Carl Fredricksen’s Psychological Evaluation and Grieving Process in Up! – A Pixar Animation Film;
- A Maze of Possibilities – Board Games as a Harm Reduction Tool
Awards + Achievements
- 2021 Best Psychology Student, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi;
- 2018 Academic Merit Award, Laureate International Universities;
- 2018 Dean’s Honours List, Laureate International Universities;
- 2017 Academic Merit Award, Laureate International Universities;
- 2017 Dean’s Honours List, Laureate International Universities;
- 2016-2020 Full Merit Scholarship, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi