Val Andrade

I am an Assistant Professor – Educator in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy (2017) and a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Science (2019), both from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), as well as a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology (2024) from the University of Cincinnati.

My research focuses on motor behavior and rehabilitation. During my Master’s program, I investigated the effects of attentional focus on coordination and performance of daily tasks in both young and older adults. My doctoral research explored behavioral factors influencing upper limb performance in stroke survivors.

I teach a range of undergraduate courses, including Research Methods and Statistics, Research Methods in Perception & Action, Sensation and Perception, and Introduction to Psychology.

PhD: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, 2024 (Experimental Psychology)

MSc: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil, 2019 (Rehabilitation Science)

PT: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil, 2017 (Physical Therapy)

Motor Control & Motor Learning; Disability; Rehabilitation; Ecological Psychology

Peer Reviewed Publications

Andrade, V., Carver, N. S., Grover, F. M., Bonnette, S., & Silva, P. L. (2024. ) The Amount and Pattern of Reciprocal Compensations Predict Performance Stability in a Visually Guided Finger Force Production Task.Motor Control, , 28 (4 ) ,391 -412More Information

Nordbeck, P. C., Andrade, V., Silva, P. L., & Kuznetsov, N. A. (2023. ) DFA as a window into postural dynamics supporting task performance: does choice of step size matter?.Frontiers in Network Physiology, , 3 , More Information

Andrade, V., Mazoni, A., Vasconcelos, C., Mattos, D., Mitra, S., Ocarino, J., & Vaz, D. (2022. ) Effects of Age and Attentional Focus on the Performance and Coordination of the Sit-to-Stand Task.Journal of Motor Behavior, , More Information

Grover, F. M., Andrade, V., Carver, N. S., Bonnette, S., Riley, M.A., Silva, P. (2022. ) A Dynamical Approach to the Uncontrolled Manifold: Predicting Performance Error During Steady-State Isometric Force Production.Motor Control, , More Information

Schwab, S.M., Spencer, C., Carver, N.S., Andrade, V., Dugan, S., Greve, K., Silva, P. (2022. ) Personal Factors Understood through the Ecological-Enactive Model of Disability and Implications for Rehabilitation Research.Frontier in Rehabilitation Sciences, , More Information

Schwab, S. M., Andrade, V., Santos Moreira, T., Cavanaugh, J.T., Vaz, D.V., Silva, P.L. (2022. ) A consideration of interdisciplinary studies for Physiotherapy faculty: Theoretical, philosophical, and technological training to narrow the knowledge-practice gap.Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, , More Information

Schwab, S. M., Andrade, V., Kloos., H., Riley, M. A., & Silva, P. (2021. ) Unpredictable task demands and motor performance in individuals with neuromotor disability: a scope review.Physical Therapy Review, , 177 -187More Information

Pinto, V. A., Campolina, A. B., Mazoni, A. F., Mattos, D., & Vaz, D. V. (2021. ) Attention Focus Does Not Influence Performance of Sit-to-Stand in Young and Older Adults.Journal of Motor Behavior, , 53 (1 ) ,11 -19More Information

Souza, T. R., Almeida, R. P., Pires, C. V., Pinto, V. A., Gonçalves, B. T., Carvalho, D. S., Barsante, L. D., & Fonseca, S. T. (2021. ) Pelvic Sagittal Torsion Caused by Induced Leg Length Discrepancy: Geometrical Illusion May Influence Measures Based on Superior-iliac Spines Positions.Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, , 44 (2 ) ,128 -136More Information

Vaz, D. V., Pinto, V. A., Junior, R., Mattos, D., & Mitra, S. (2019. ) Coordination in adults with neurological impairment - A systematic review of uncontrolled manifold studies.Gait & Posture, , 69 ,66 -78More Information

Cruz, A. C., Fonseca, S. T., Araújo, V. L., Carvalho, D., Barsante, L. D., Pinto, V. A., & Souza, T. R. (2019. ) Pelvic Drop Changes due to Proximal Muscle Strengthening Depend on Foot-Ankle Varus Alignment.Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, , More Information

Moraes, M. M., Rabelo, P., Pinto, V. A., Pires, W., Wanner, S. P., Szawka, R. E., & Soares, D. D. (2018. ) Auditory stimulation by exposure to melodic music increases dopamine and serotonin activities in rat forebrain areas linked to reward and motor control .Neuroscience Letters, , 673 ,73 -78More Information

Kunstetter, A. C., Barbosa, N., Moraes, M. M., Pinto, V. A., Soares, D. D., Pires, W., & Wanner, S. P. (2017. ) Pre-exercise exposure to the treadmill setup changes the cardiovascular and thermoregulatory responses induced by subsequent treadmill running in rats. .Temperature, , 5 (2 ) ,109 -122More Information

2014 Poster of Distinction, I PanAmerican Congress of Physiological Sciences

2015 Poster of Distinction, I Congresso da Associação Brasileira de Fisioterapia Traumato-Ortopédica

2022 Finalist Team in the Wearable Robotics Association (WearRAcon 22) Innovation Challenge

2022 Outstanding International Student Award, University of Cincinnati

2022 University Research Council (URC) Faculty-Student Collaboration Award, University of Cincinnati

2022 Seeman/Frakes Graduate Student Research Grant, University of Cincinnati

2023 Graduate Students Government Research Fellowship Award, University of Cincinnati

2023 1st place 3-Minute Thesis Competition, University of Cincinnati

2023 People’s Choice Award Regional 3-Minute Thesis Competition, Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

2023 Graduate Student Award for Exemplary Initiative, University of Cincinnati

Introduction to Psychology Level:Undergraduate

Research Methods and Statistics I Level:Undergraduate

Research Methods and Statistics II Level:Undergraduate

Sensation & Perception Level:Undergraduate

Capstone: Research Methods in Perception and Action Level:Undergraduate

Academic - Department of Psycholgy
3234 Clifton Court Hall
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45221
andradvi@ucmail.uc.edu