Ricardo Gorayeb

Licentiate (1969) and Psychologist (1970) by F.F.C.L.R.P. of the University of São Paulo (USP), Master (1973) and Doctorate (1979) in Experimental Psychology at the Institute of Psychology of USP, Professor of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRPUSP), where he coordinates the discipline Medical Psychology, work at the Hospital das Clínicas of FMRPUSP, where he is Coordinator of the Psychology Service. He has a postdoctoral degree at Duke University (1988) and Johns Hopkins University (1988-1989) in the United States, and was Professor and Collaborating Researcher at Universidad Jaume I (Spain) in 2010. He was Regional Editor and Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal "Behavioral Medicine" - Heldref Publications, for 15 years, participant in the Editorial Board of the journals "Aletheia", "Revista Psicologia Hospitalar" and "Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças (Portugal)", ?ad hoc? consultant of FAPESP Foundation to Support Research at the State of São Paulo. He was the county Secretary of Planning and Development of Ribeirão Preto, SP from 1993 to 1995. He was a consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva in 1995. He is a permanent member of the Board and current (2018-2019) Vice President of the Brazilian Society of Psychology , having been five times President of the Society of Psychology of Ribeirão Preto, its precursor and President of the SBP in the period 2014-2018. He is responsible for the international relations area of S.B.P., having been the representative of Brazil at the International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS) from 2014-2018. He was elected to the IUPsyS Executive Committee, with a mandate for the period 2018-2021. He is a researcher with professional experience in Clinical Psychology, with emphasis in Health Psychology, working mainly in the following subjects: Psychology in the Hospital environment, Health Promotion, Psychological Intervention, Public Health and Community Psychology. He works within the Cognitive Behavioral theoretical orientation. (Text informed by the author) (Source: Lattes Curriculum)