The role of cognitive neuropsychological assessment in women victims of Intimate Partner Violence

Conference: "The role of cognitive neuropsychological assessment in women victims of Intimate Partner Violence"

The working group "Neuropsychological Assessment and Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence" is pleased to announce the conference "The role of cognitive neuropsychological assessment in women victims of Intimate Partner Violence", which will take place on 27 May 2024, at 11:00 am, in Auditorium 9 of the Egas Moniz School of Health and Science.

Conference Details

Date: 27 May 2024
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Auditorium 9, Egas Moniz School of Health and Science
Conference Chair: Luís Querido, Assistant Professor at Egas Moniz School of Health and Science
Associated Project: "Intimate Partner Violence among Portuguese Women in Different Stages of Life: Context Vulnerability, Neuropsychological Assessment and Prevention"
Presenter: Assoc. Prof. Julia Daugherty
Keynote Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Miguel Pérez García

About the Speakers

Prof. Julia C. Daugherty
Julia C. Daugherty is an Associate Professor at the University of Clermont Auvergne and a researcher at the Laboratory of Social and Cognitive Psychology (LAPSCO UMR CNRS 6024) in France. Her research focuses on the intersection between neuropsychology and intimate partner violence, exploring cognitive changes in female victims and forensic implications. She is currently the principal investigator of the Believe-FR project, funded by the French National Research Agency, which aims to adapt and validate a free, computerised neuropsychological battery for female survivors of violence.

Prof. Miguel Pérez García
Miguel Pérez García has made significant contributions to the development of Clinical Neuropsychology in the academic, scientific, and professional fields. He has been a Full Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology since 2010, supervised over twenty doctoral theses, and served on numerous national and international master's juries. He has published around twenty book chapters and over 175 articles in JCR-indexed journals, with more than three thousand citations. He has led several research projects and supervised 28 doctoral theses. Additionally, he was the founder and president of the Andalusian Society of Neuropsychology (SANP) and received the Presidential Citation Award from the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2017 for his contributions to cultural neuropsychology and social justice.