Courses: “Medical Humanities 1”, “Psychopedagogical Guidance”, and “Integrated Seminar 8” ▪ Assigned, coordinated, and trained lecturers, organized course schedules, and designed student-centered curricula, including innovative lesson plans and assessment methods, to streamline course delivery and enhance educational outcomes.▪ Facilitated communication among students, professors, and administration, integrating feedback to align courses with student needs and enhance overall course effectiveness. ▪ Collaboratively designed and implemented the course content that serves as a foundation for a series of 8 medical humanities courses, working with a multidisciplinary team to develop assessment methods, active learning strategies, and comprehensive materials to enrich the medical curriculum.

▪ Provided mental health support to over 200 medical students through active listening, counseling, and screening, aiming to enhance their wellness, address emotional concerns, and offer career guidance.▪ Conducted triage and participated in student support shifts to address crisis situations, emotional distress, and other high-risk scenarios, including suicide prevention, assessing the need for psychological support, and making referrals to other professionals when needed.▪ Engaged in interdisciplinary initiatives to foster a healthy relational environment between professors and students, addressing topics such as empathy, conflict mediation, hate speech, prejudice, and medical identity.

Lecturer of the courses: “Medical Humanities” 1, 2, and 3 courses, “Integrated Seminar”, “Mental Health”, “Psychopedagogical Guidance”▪ Planned and delivered lectures, facilitated discussions, and evaluated assignments for over 2,000 students, using diverse teaching methodologies and innovative strategies to enhance comprehension and engagement.▪ Facilitated discussions on the ethical, psychological, and biopsychosocial aspects of medical education and practice, emphasizing empathy, communication, and a holistic approach to patient care, to promote the formation of more humanized physicians.▪ Guided students in academic writing and scientific research across various formats, fostering inquiry and developing essential research skills through personalized advising on objectives, methodologies, and creating scientific outputs.▪ Enhanced students' knowledge of psychiatric disorders and empathetic patient care, preparing them to recognize and address mental health issues across medical specialties as generalist physicians.

Principal investigator and supervisor of students at the medical school research program▪ Conducted research on medical humanities and student mental health, offering program coordinators insights to improve programmatic content around human relations among students, faculty, and future doctor-patient interactions.▪ Published papers in peer-reviewed journals, presented posters, and delivered lectures both internal and external symposia and conferences.▪ Guided students through the research process—from defining objectives to designing methodologies and conducting research —resulting in improved research skills and academic achievement.

BARRETO, M.D.; LOPES, C.A.; SOUSA, G.I.F.; NASCIMENTO, J.R.; MATOS, M.S. (supervisor). Perceptions of medical educators about their influence on the construction of their students’ medical identity. Poster presented at the 1st Rio de Janeiro Congress of Medical Students. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2024.MATOS, M. S.; FREITAS, S. Building a relationship of trust and assertive communication: experiences among educators and students. Lecture delivered at the IDOMED Teaching Forum, an event for all medical faculty members. Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2023.CORTELLA, D. C. B.; SILVA, C.C.P.; PORCIUNCULA, A. M.; MATOS, M.S.; ROCHA, S.G.; SOUZA, S.C. Problem-based Learning as a strategy for the development of the Medical Humanities course: experience report. Poster presented at the 61st Brazilian Congress of Medical Education. Fortaleza, Ceará (Brazil), 2023.MATOS, M.S.; LOPES, C.A.; SOUSA, G.I.F.; NASCIMENTO; J.R.; BARRETO, M.D. Perceptions of medical professors regarding their influence on the construction of professional medical identity in their students. Oral presentation at the 8th Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo Congress on Medical Education. Vitória, Espírito Santo (Brazil), 2023.

SOUZA, G.I.F.; BARROS, G.A.; SOBREIRO, J.L.; GONÇALVES, L.F., MATOS, M.S.; MATTOS, S. The impact of biopsychosocial factors in the development of substance abuse disorder among adolescents. Paper presented at the II Congresso Mineiro de Saúde Mental. Online, 2022.MATOS, M.S.; DUARTE, D.F.L. The role of the professor-student relationship in the professional medical identity construction. Poster presented at the 7th Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo Congress on Medical Education. Online, 2021.MATOS, M.S. Pandemic, and suicide: how to prevent and manage it. Lecture presented at the event “Yellow September: suicide prevention month, by Universidade Estácio de Sá. Online, 2020.

BATISTA, A.U.; ARNAUT, A. S. L. ; QUINTAS, A. C. B. ; ROCHA, F. C. ; PAULA, L. F. S. C. ; CORREA, P. N. ; MATOS, M.S. (Advisor). Impacts of psysical activities on the elderly. Poster presented at the 2nd Scientific Conference of Medicine School, at Estácio de Sá University, 2019. MATOS, M.S.; MACHADO, R. L. . Wellness Peer Tutoring: promoting the mental health of medical students. Poster presented at the 57th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education, promoted by the Brazilian Association of Medical Education. Belém, Pará (Brazil), 2019.MATOS, M.S. Living away from home: the pain and the delight of studying Medicine in Rio de Janeiro. Poster presented at the 57th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education, promoted by the Brazilian Association of Medical Education. Belém, Pará (Brazil), 2019.MATOS, M.S. The difficulties faced by medical students from other cities. Lecture given to the Medicine school professors in Universidade Estácio de Sá. Rio de Janeiro, (Brazil), in 2018. MATOS, M.S. Flying the nest: the experiences of students who moved from other cities to study Medicine in Rio de Janeiro. Poster presented at the 56th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education, promoted by the Brazilian Association of Medical Education. Vitória, Espírito Santo (Brazil), 2018.MATOS, M.S. Flying the nest: the experiences of students coming from outside Rio de Janeiro to study Medicine. Paper presented at the 10th Estácio Research Seminar. Rio de Janeiro, 2018.

Technology in the classroom: a villain or an ally? Lecture presented at the Psychology Week at Estácio de Sá University, Sulacap campus (Rio de Janeiro), 2017.MATOS, M.S. Technology and Psychology - From intruder to guest: technology in the classroom. Lecture presented at the Annual Teachers Forum of the Estácio de Sá University, 2017.MATOS, M.S.; BONNETERRE, A. The stumbling blocks in the path of the future heroes: from the idealization of the physician to the reality of the first term of Medical school. Paper presented at the 8th Estácio de Sá Research Seminar and 4th UNESA Undergrad Research Simposium, 2016.MATOS, M.S. Relationships 2.0: what really changed in the 21st century. Paper presented at the 4th Brazilian Congress of Psychology: Science and Profession, held in São Paulo, 2014.MATOS, M.S. Speaker at the panel “Love & Sex 2.0”, at the YouPix event, held in São Paulo, 2014.

MATOS-SILVA, M.S. Does the Internet reinforce or dissolve prejudices? Lecture given at the event "Psychology 60 Years: Forum on Health and Social Responsibility", promoted by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2013. KIKOLER, B. ; PERESTRELLO, F. ; VENANCIO, J. ; BORGES, M. F. ; MATOS-SILVA, M.S. From the clinical internship at the SPA to today: thirteen years of twists and turns. Paper presented at the event “Psychology 60 Years: Forum on Health and Social Responsibility”, promoted by the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2013. SILVA, A. S. E. ; MATOS-SILVA, M.S. Location-based services in Brazil: Reframing privacy, mobility, and location. Lecture in the event “Context Collapse: Reassembling the spatial”, promoted by Annenberg School for Communication (University of Pennsylvania - USA), 2013. NICOLACI-DA-COSTA, A.M. ; MATOS-SILVA, M.S. Locative social networks in Brazil: Limits to self-exposure. Paper presented at the Symposium "Ciências Social Cruzadas (Brazil-Portugal)", held by the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Évora, Portugal, 2013.NICOLACI-DA-COSTA, A.M. ; MATOS-SILVA, M.S. Singularities of the use of location-based services in Brazil. Paper presented at the congress “Local and Mobile: linking mobilities, mobile communication and locative media”, promoted by North Carolina State University, USA, 2012.NICOLACI-DA-COSTA, A.M. ; MATOS-SILVA, M.S. Singularities of the use of ICTs in Brazil”. Paper presented at the Third Workshop of the Brazilian Institute for Web Science Research, in Rio de Janeiro, 2012.

Collaborated within a multidisciplinary team on studies of consumer behavior (online and offline), pre- and post-tests of advertising campaigns and products, psychographic and aspirational profiling, consumption habits, and digital media intelligence, resulting in more comprehensive research outcomes and actionable insights for brand image strategies.▪ Moderated over 50 focus groups and conducted more than 100 in-depth interviews for qualitative research projects, resulting in comprehensive consumer insights that informed strategic decision-making for clients.▪ Analyzed over 200 research datasets from qualitative interviews, focus groups, questionnaires, quantitative research reports, and data obtained from digital platforms, translating complex information into actionable insights that improved product development and marketing strategies.▪ Utilized expertise in Psychology to analyze underlying consumer discourse, providing deep valuable insights into consumer motivations and behavior that enhanced marketing strategies and product development decisions.▪ Participated in research projects from inception to the final report presentation, which included designing research frameworks, constructing research guides, analyzing data, and preparing comprehensive reports. This resulted in the delivery of thorough and actionable insights that supported strategic decisions in product development and marketing.▪ Wrote qualitative research reports and developed presentations in multiple formats, such as PowerPoint and written reports, enabling stakeholders to easily grasp key findings and make data-driven decisions.

Lecturer of the “Netnography” course▪ Introduced students to topics concerning digital ethnography and marketing, equipping them to conduct marketing research in diverse online environments, enhancing brand or company outreach.▪ Planned and delivered lectures on qualitative research, and the role of qualitative research in communication and marketing, equipping students to choose the most appropriate research type for each situation.

Psychologist / consultant at the dating site ParPerfeito / Match Latam, author of articles on relationships and responsible for answering personal questions submitted by users.

Researcher at the Center for Studies on Technology and Subjectivity of the Psychology Department at PUC-Rio, developing qualitative doctoral and postdoctoral research.

Lecturer of the courses "Social Psychology" and "Group Processes", in the Psychology graduation program, as part of the postdoctoral degree.