Francisco Machado (Portugal)
Associate Professor and Researcher
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Maia University Institute in Porto, Portugal
Francisco Machado, PhD, is an Auxiliary Professor and researcher in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department of Maia University Institute in Porto, Portugal. He’s also a lecturer and coordinator of the School and Educational Psychology Master’s Degree program in the same department. His research interests focus on parental, teacher, and intimate partner acceptance-rejection and on the way those dimensions play a role on family functioning, academic achievement, social and emotional learning, violence prevention, and career guidance and development.