DrValeria Lima Passos

Lecturer

School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences

BIOGRAPHY

Valéria has a Bachelor degree in Marine sciences (Brazil), in Biology (Germany), a Masters in History and Philosophy of Science (UK) , a specialization in Biometrics (Germany) and a PhD in Applied Statistics (the Netherlands). From 2005 to 2021, Valeria was Assistant Professor at the department of Methodology and Statistics at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences , Maastricht University, the Netherlands. In this capacity, her main duties concentrated on education, research and consultation. She has taught introductory and advanced courses in research methods and statistics in bachelor, master programs as well as for PhDs researchers. As statistical consultant, she regularly engaged researchers from distinct areas of expertise and faculties in medical and health sciences.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer in Biostatistics
    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, PBS, Dublin, Ireland1 Jan 2022
  • Asisstant Professor in Biostatistics
    Maastricht University, Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht, Netherlands1 Jan 2005 - 31 Jan 2022

DEGREES

  • PhD in Applied Statistics
    Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
  • MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science
    Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
  • BSc in Biology
    Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • BSc in Oceanology
    Fundacao Universidade do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, Brazil

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • German
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Dutch; Flemish
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, speak and understand

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being