Professor Doutor Nível 1 at Universidade de São Paulo - Department of Psychology. My primary focus lies in human neurodevelopment, where I aim to unravel the neurobiological intricacies linking specific forms of childhood and adolescent adversity to lasting impacts throughout the lifespan. This involves the meticulous design, implementation, and evaluation of tools dedicated to early identification, particularly targeting individuals at an elevated risk for future learning difficulties and psychopathology. Emphasizing the integration of big data across digital, biological, and psychosocial domains
EDUCATION
Postdoctoral training in Psychiatry - McGill University
Phd in Psychology - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Psychology, Developmental Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology
881
Scholar Citations
17
Scholar h-index
30
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
New Psychometric Evidence for the Brazilian Version of the Diagnostic Adaptive Behavior Scale A Schütz, SCM Hallberg, T Selau, EJ de Mendonça Filho, DR Bandeira American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 1-11 , 2025 2025
Brazilian version of the DABS: Adaptation process and validity evidence based on the internal structure SCM Hallberg, A Schütz, EJ de Mendonça Filho, MJ Tassé, DR Bandeira Research in Developmental Disabilities 163, 105041 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Peripheral leptin receptor gene network modulates the impact of childhood adversity on mental health disorders RMS de Lima, B Barth, DM Arcego, EJ de Mendonça Filho, S Patel, ... Brain, Behavior, and Immunity , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Psychometric study of the revised Mood Rhythm Instrument (MRhI-r) in major depressive disorder. A Nexha, M Alves Braga de Oliveira, EJ de Mendonça Filho, A Adan, ... Psychological Assessment , 2025 2025
The association between temperament and polygenic score for psychopathology from infancy to middle childhood E Freitag, C Kelsey, EJ de Mendonça Filho, I Pokhvisneva, S Patel, ... Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Striatal dopamine gene network moderates the effect of early adversity on the risk for adult psychiatric and cardiometabolic comorbidity B Barth, DM Arcego, EJ de Mendonça Filho, RMS de Lima, C Parent, ... Scientific Reports 14 (1), 27349 , 2024 2024 Citations: 7
Associations between Social Adversity and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Stress, and Aging in Children MS Pantell, PP Silveira, EJ de Mendonça Filho, H Wing, EM Brown, ... Pediatric Research, 1-11 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Expression based polygenic scores-A gene network perspective to capture individual differences in biological processes. B Barth, EJ De Mendonca Filho, D Mar Arcego, I Pokhvisneva, ... bioRxiv, 2024.03. 01.583008 , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
A glucocorticoid-sensitive hippocampal gene network moderates the impact of early-life adversity on mental health outcomes DM Arcego, JP Buschdorf, N O’Toole, Z Wang, B Barth, I Pokhvisneva, ... Biological Psychiatry 95 (1), 48-61 , 2024 2024 Citations: 34
MULTIVARIATE PATTERNS OF GENETIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATIFICATION OF THE PRE-ADOLESCENT BRAIN: A SEX-SPECIFIC ADOLESCENT BRAIN COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT STUDY EJ De Mendonça Filho, PP Silveira IBRO Neuroscience Reports 15, S921 , 2023 2023
Linking specific biological signatures to different childhood adversities: findings from the HERO project EJ de Mendonça Filho, I Pokhvisneva, CM Maalouf, C Parent, SB Mliner, ... Pediatric Research 94 (2), 564-574 , 2023 2023 Citations: 15
Unmet Social Needs and Patterns of Hair Cortisol Concentration in Mother–Child Dyads VF Keeton, JT Bidwell, EJ de Mendonça Filho, PP Silveira, D Hessler, ... Chronic Stress 7, 24705470231173768 , 2023 2023 Citations: 3
O papel da educação infantil e de variáveis ambientais no desenvolvimento da criança de zero a seis anos AR Marasca, MY Mallmann, MCC Floriano, GB Frizzo, DR Bandeira, ... Avances en Psicología Latinoamericana 41 (1) , 2023 2023
El papel de la asistencia a las instituciones de educación inicial y las variables del entorno familiar en el desarrollo de los niños de cero a seis años A Riboli Marasca, M Yustas Mallmann, MA da Silva, ... Universidad del Rosario , 2023 2023
Household Social Needs, Emotional Functioning, and Stress in Low-Income Latinx Children and their Mothers D Hessler, H Wing, PP Silveira, KJ O’Donnell, EJ de Mendonça Filho, ... Journal of Child and Family Studies 32, 796-811 , 2023 2023 Citations: 7
Associações do tipo de parto e amamentação com o desenvolvimento infantil MA da Silva, APCT Abrita, EJ de Mendonça Filho, DR Bandeira Arquivos Brasileiros de Psicologia 75 (1), e002-e002 , 2023 2023
Desafios da Pesquisa em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento Durante a Pandemia da COVID-19 GB Frizzo, AX Arteche, DB Yates, DA Sousa, E Mendonça Filho, ... Psico-USF 27, 567-580 , 2022 2022
Desafíos de la Investigación en Psicología del Desarrollo Durante la Pandemia de COVID-19 GB Frizzo, AX Arteche, DB Yates, DA Sousa, E Mendonça Filho, ... Psico-USF 27, 567-580 , 2022 2022
Leptin receptor co-expression gene network moderates the effect of early life adversity on eating behavior in children RMS de Lima, B Barth, D Mar Arcego, EJ de Mendonça Filho, S Patel, ... Communications Biology 5 (1), 1-10 , 2022 2022 Citations: 25
Examining attachment, cortisol secretion, and cognitive neurodevelopment in preschoolers and its predictive value for telomere length at age seven EJ de Mendonça Filho, A Frechette, I Pokhvisneva, DM Arcego, B Barth, ... Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 16, 1-13 , 2022 2022 Citations: 12
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Maternal prenatal anxiety and the fetal origins of epigenetic aging MG McGill, I Pokhvisneva, AS Clappison, LM McEwen, R Beijers, ... Biological Psychiatry 91 (3), 303-312 , 2022 2022 Citations: 82
The performance of un-instrumented in-air pointing MA Brown, W Stuerzlinger, EJ Mendonça Filho Graphics Interface 2014, 59-66 , 2020 2020 Citations: 61
Development of the Dimensional Inventory of Child Development Assessment (IDADI) MA Silva, EJ Mendonça Filho, DR Bandeira Psico-USF 24 (1), 11-26 , 2019 2019 Citations: 54
Prefrontal cortex dopamine transporter gene network moderates the effect of perinatal hypoxic-ischemic conditions on cognitive flexibility and brain gray matter density in children PM Miguel, LO Pereira, B Barth, EJ de Mendonça Filho, I Pokhvisneva, ... Biological psychiatry 86 (8), 621-630 , 2019 2019 Citations: 50
Neurocognitive aspects of ketamine and esketamine on subjects with treatment-resistant depression: a comparative, randomized and double-blind study L Araújo-de Freitas, C Santos-Lima, EJ de Mendonça Filho, F Vieira, ... Psychiatry Research, 114058 , 2021 2021 Citations: 42
Instruments for multidimensional assessment of child development: a systematic review MA da Silva, EJ de Mendonça Filho, BG Mônego, DR Bandeira Early Child Development and Care , 2018 2018 Citations: 42
A glucocorticoid-sensitive hippocampal gene network moderates the impact of early-life adversity on mental health outcomes DM Arcego, JP Buschdorf, N O’Toole, Z Wang, B Barth, I Pokhvisneva, ... Biological Psychiatry 95 (1), 48-61 , 2024 2024 Citations: 34
Amygdala 5-HTT gene network moderates the effects of postnatal adversity on attention problems: anatomo-functional correlation and epigenetic changes RMS de Lima, B Barth, DM Arcego, EJ de Mendonça Filho, A Clappison, ... Frontiers in neuroscience 14, 198 , 2020 2020 Citations: 33
Cognitive development and brain gray matter susceptibility to prenatal adversities: Moderation by the prefrontal cortex brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene co-expression network EJ de Mendonça Filho, B Barth, DR Bandeira, RMS de Lima, DM Arcego, ... Frontiers in Neuroscience 15, 744743 , 2021 2021 Citations: 32
Cidadania e cidadania organizacional: Questões teóricas e conceituais que cercam a pesquisa na área ACP Gomes, AVB Bastos, EJ de Mendonça Filho, IG Menezes Estudos e Pesquisas em Psicologia 14 (3), 711-731 , 2014 2014 Citations: 32
Prefrontal cortex VAMP1 gene network moderates the effect of the early environment on cognitive flexibility in children C Dalmaz, B Barth, I Pokhvisneva, Z Wang, S Patel, JA Quillfeldt, ... Neurobiology of Learning and Memory 185, 107509 , 2021 2021 Citations: 27
An intervention focused on maternal sensitivity enhanced mothers' verbal responsiveness to infants P Alvarenga, Y Kuchirko, MÁ Cerezo, EJ de Mendonça Filho, R Bakeman, ... Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 76, 101313 , 2021 2021 Citations: 27
Leptin receptor co-expression gene network moderates the effect of early life adversity on eating behavior in children RMS de Lima, B Barth, D Mar Arcego, EJ de Mendonça Filho, S Patel, ... Communications Biology 5 (1), 1-10 , 2022 2022 Citations: 25
Direct and indirect effects of socio-economic status on child development: is developmental parenting a relevant mediator? G Nunes Cauduro, EJ de Mendonça Filho, N Pandolfo Silveira, ... Early Child Development and Care 191 (11), 1715-1728 , 2021 2021 Citations: 23
Inventário Dimensional de Avaliação do Desenvolvimento Infantil MA Silva, EJ de Mendonça Filho, DR Bandeira São Paulo: Vetor , 2020 2020 Citations: 20
Development of the arithmetic subtest of the school achievement test VF Viapiana, EJ Mendonça Filho, RP Fonseca, CH Giacomoni, LM Stein Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica 29 , 2016 2016 Citations: 19
Associations between Social Adversity and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Stress, and Aging in Children MS Pantell, PP Silveira, EJ de Mendonça Filho, H Wing, EM Brown, ... Pediatric Research, 1-11 , 2024 2024 Citations: 18
Desenvolvimento do Subteste de Leitura do Teste de Desempenho Escolar II ML Athayde, EJ Mendonça Filho, RP Fonseca, LM Stein, CH Giacomoni Psico-USF 24 (2), 245-257 , 2019 2019 Citations: 17
Linking specific biological signatures to different childhood adversities: findings from the HERO project EJ de Mendonça Filho, I Pokhvisneva, CM Maalouf, C Parent, SB Mliner, ... Pediatric Research 94 (2), 564-574 , 2023 2023 Citations: 15
Escala multidimensional de satisfação de vida para crianças: revisão e normas CM de Oliveira, EJ de Mendonça, AR Marasca, DR Bandeira, ... Avaliaçao Psicologica: Interamerican Journal of Psychological Assessment 18 … , 2019 2019 Citations: 14
