On Becoming a Brazilian Full Professor in Psychology

Abstract

The present chapter starts with a description of my early identification with psychology and how it led me to good educational training at different universities. It follows with a brief overview of my teaching activities as well as a discussion of the major basic and applied findings from my research in behavioral neuroscience and cognitive neuropsychology. The chapter also presents some leadership actions that contributed to developing the field of psychology in Brazil. Finally, it underlines how international interactions represented a significant element of my personal and academic achievement. All of these activities were driven by external and especially internal motivations, the mainstay for becoming a Brazilian Full Professor in psychology. The chapter concludes by recognizing the importance of my students in my career.