Raquel Dias

Education

Ph.D. Medicine and Health Sciences (Split-Sided Graduate Program)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) – Porto Alegre, Brazil
Universitat de Barcelona (UB) – Barcelona, Spain

MSc. - Medicine and Health Sciences
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) – Porto Alegre, Brazil
Bachelor - Physical Education and Kinesiology - 2001

BSc.- Physical Education
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) - São Leopoldo, Brazil

BSc. - Dietetics and Nutrition
Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) - São Leopoldo, Brazil

Research Interests

Dr. Raquel Dias' research interests include the development, implementation and evaluation of e-Health solutions that aim to close the healthcare gap at the population level.

Selected Publications

• Agyapong B, Wei Y, da Luz Dias R, Agyapong VIO. Burnout and Associated Psychological Problems Among Teachers and the Impact of the Wellness4Teachers Supportive Text Messaging Program: Protocol for a Cross-sectional and Program Evaluation Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Jul 14;11(7):e37934. doi: 10.2196/37934. PMID: 35834305; PMCID: PMC9335169. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9335169/
• da Luz Dias R, de Oliveira Lima M, Alves JG, Van Woensel W, Naqvi A, Take Z, Abidi SS. A Digital Health Platform to Deliver Tailored Early Stimulation Programs for Children with Developmental Delays. InMEDINFO 2019: Health and Wellbeing e-Networks for All 2019 (pp. 571-575). IOS Press. https://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/52052
• Dias RD, Silva KC, Lima MR, Alves JG, Abidi SS. A Mobile Early Stimulation Program to Support Children with Developmental Delays in Brazil. InBuilding Continents of Knowledge in Oceans of Data: The Future of Co-Created eHealth 2018 (pp. 785-789). IOS Press. https://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/48899
• Ranheiri, M. F., Demenighi, V., da Luz Dias, R., de Sales, A. H. C., & Feoli, A. M. P. (2022). Mobile application development to support food choices and eating behavior change. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361410167_Mobile_application_development_to_support_food_choices_and_eating_behaviour_change
• Dias RD, Moraes MC, Leite LL. Mobile Technologies Applied to Teaching: Experience in Healthcare. InNew Perspectives in Information Systems and Technologies, Volume 2 2014 (pp. 447-454). Springer, Cham. ​​https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-05948-8_43

Selected Awards and Honours

• Apple Distinguished Educator, 2015.

Memberships

• Member of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University.
• Member of the Wellness Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University.
• Member of Social and Policy Committee, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University.
• Member of Society of Clinical Research Associates - SOCRA

Employment

• Global Psychological e-Health Foundation - Edmonton, Canada
  Director, Health Promotion and Communication - April 2022 to Present
• Nova Scotia Health Authority – Halifax, Canada
  Research Data Management Coordinator, Department of Medical Oncology - April 2021 to December 2021
• IWK Health Centre – Halifax, Canada
  Clinical Trials Coordinator, Department of Obstetrics and Gyneacology - February 2019 to December 2021
• Food Read Inc – Ottawa, Canada
  e-Health Consultant - February 2019 to December 2020.
• Faculty of Computer Sciences, Dalhousie University – Halifax, Canada
  Post-doctoral Fellow - August 2017 to January 2019
• Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) – Porto Alegre, Brazil
  Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences - August 2003 to January 2019