CURRICULUM VITAE
Guilherme Welter Wendt, Ph.D.
Research Productivity Fellow (CNPq)
Personality and Individual Differences Lab (Chair)
Western Paraná State University - Department of Medical Sciences
Graduate Program in Applied Health Sciences
Rodovia Vitório Traiano, Km2. Postcode: 85601-970. Francisco Beltrão, PR - Brazil
E-mail: wendtguilherme@gmail.com
* The Western Paraná State University is the only institution to achieve the highest possible grade among state universities (MEC/INEP, 2024). Grade 5 means excellence in teaching, faculty staff, community engagement, and student's satisfaction.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Personality, individual differences, and risk factors underpinning a myriad of psychological phenomena. Strong interest in quantitative research methods, including epidemiology, behavioural epidemiology, and minority health. Heavily oriented toward evidence-based approaches (i.e., systematic reviews) and replicability (i.e., longitudinal and cross-cultural studies).
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL
Employment
Western Paraná State University (UNIOESTE, Brazil)
Chair of the Public Health and the Personality and Individual Differences Labs, Graduate Program in Applied Health Sciences. Western Paraná State University. 2022 – present.
Lecturer in Quantitative Research Methods (Master's in Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. 2022 – present.
Lecturer in Psychology and Public Health (for Medicine undergraduate course; Graduate Program in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. 2019 – present.
Lecturer in Psychology (for General Surgery residency training program). Western Paraná State University. 2021 – 2024.
Lecturer in Psychology, Mental Health and Criminology (for Law, Business, Medicine, and Social Work undergraduate courses). Western Paraná State University. 2019 – 2020.
Lecturer in Child and Adolescent Development and Antisocial Behaviors (for Law PG program), and Supervisor of final projects (for Business PG program). Western Paraná State University. 2019 – 2020.
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Post-doctoral fellow. Department of Personality and Developmental Psychology. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 2018-2019.
Education
Postdoctoral Researcher, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Sponsored by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), 2018 – 2019.
Ph.D., Goldsmiths, University of London. Sponsored by The Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), 2014 – 2017.
B.Sc. (Psychology), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. Sponsored by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, 2005 – 2009.
Professional Development Training
Structural Equation Modelling, StatsCamp and ISSBD, 2022.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Wainer Psicologia, 2019.
Hare's Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R), Individual Training, 2018.
São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Social and Affective Neuroscience, Mackenzie University, 2018.
Society for Research on Child Development Teacher Institute (Mentor: Dr. Maria Wong, Stevenson University, US), 2017 – 2019.
Bayesian Data Analysis, Nottingham Trent University, 2017.
Advanced Methods in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience, University of London, 2016.
Adapting Tests for use in other Cultures, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, 2016.
Peer Relations, Society for Research in Child Development, 2013.
Structural Equation Modelling, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 2011.
Addiction Clinical Internship, Mãe de Deus Hospital, 2006 – 2007.
Membership in professional organisations
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), 2011 – present. Since 2012, I serve at the ISSBD’s Membership Committee. Also, from 2022 to 2024, I served at the ISSBD’s Communications Committee.
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), 2011 – present.
Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), 2011 – present. Between 2014 and 2018, I was one of the Emerging Scholars' Representatives, serving at the “Mid-Career Research Excellence” and at the “International” committees.
Brazilian Psychological Association (SBP), Federal Council of Psychologists (CFP) and Regional Psychological Council (CRP), 2019 – present. Registered psychologist, having a wide range of positions, from public policies reports to psychological assessment expert report.
Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division 2), 2020 - 2022.
Society for Personality and Social Psychology (APA Division 8), 2020 - 2022.
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy (SSSP), 2015 – 2018.
Editorial roles:
Trends in Psychology/Temas em Psicologia (Brazilian Psychological Association - SBP) (Associate Editor. 2021 – present).
Narra J (Managing Editor. 2020 – present).
HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care (Special issue editor "Stigma and discrimination in HIV prevention and care". 2025 – present).
Nature Scientific Reports (Associate Editor. 2024 – present).
Frontiers in Psychology (Review Editor for Forensic and Legal Psychology; Review Editor for Psychopathology. 2018 – 2022).
Ad-hoc reviewer:
Crime & Deliquency.
Healthcare.
Aggression and Violent Behavior.
BMC Public Health.
Journal of Gender Studies.
Harvard Public Health Review.
Inquiry.
School Psychology International.
Psychiatry Research.
Plos One.
Journal of Criminal Psychology.
Journal of Child and Family Studies.
Basic and Applied Social Psychology.
Psychology & Neuroscience.
Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica.
Psicologia: Ciência e Profissão.
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa.
Revista Lusófona de Educação.
Psico-USF.
Psicogente (Universidad Simón Bolívar, Colombia).
Ciência e Saúde Coletiva.
Revista Brasileira de Educação.
Cadernos de Saúde Pública.
Revista Latinoamericana de Psicologia.
Revista Colombiana de Psicologia.
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem.
The Open Psychology Journal.
Psico (PUC-RS).
Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas).
Psicologia Escolar e Educacional.
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria.
Avaliação Psicológica.
Avances en Psicología Americana.
Psicologia: Organizações e Trabalho.
Medicine (Baltimore).
Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma.
And others (records can be seen on my ORCID profile).
GRANTS, HONORS, AND AWARDS
CNPq Research Productivity Fellow, 2025.
Basic and Applied Research Grant - Araucária Foundation, 2024.
International Travel Grant - Araucária Foundation, 2024.
Travel Grant - ISSBD Meeting in Rhodes, Greece, 2022.
Early Career Scholar Travel Grant - International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, 2020/2022.
Postdoctoral Scholarship - CNPq/UFRGS, Porto Alegre, 2018.
Travel Grant - APS Conference in Vienna, Austria, Association for Psychological Science, 2017.
Emerging Psychologist, Japanese Psychological Association and International Union of Psychological Science, 2016.
Graduate School Award for Conference Attendance, University of London, 2016.
Developing Country Fellowships, International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, 2012 – 2014.
Travel Award - ISSBD Meeting in Shanghai, China, 2014.
Ph.D. Scholarship at Goldsmiths, University of London, 2013.
Travel Award - International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development meeting in Edmonton, Canada, 2012.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Selected peer-reviewed articles
Buenconsejo, J. U., Ferrer-Wreder, L., Dimitrova, R., Wendt, G. W. et al. (2025). Global Profiles of Positive Youth Development: A Person-Oriented Analysis among Emerging Adults Living in 21 Countries. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02174-z [United States]
Brandelli Costa, A., Graeff Bins-Ely, I., Penzato, V., Vaitses Fontanari, A. M., Alckmin-Carvalho, F., Pereira, H., & Welter Wendt, G. (2025). The Impact of Race, Education, Economic Vulnerability, and Stigma on Viral Load Detectability Among People Living with HIV in Brazil. HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, 17, 241–249. https://doi.org/10.2147/HIV.S534526 [United Kingdom]
Brandelli, A. B., Silva, M., Wiehe Chaves, L., Gelain, M., Graeff Bins-Ely, I., Alckmin-Carvalho, F., & Wendt, G. W. (2024). General and healthcare-related HIV stigma among cisgender Brazilian women: The role of socioeconomic vulnerability. HIV Research & Clinical Practice, 25(1), 2361179. https://doi.org/10.1080/25787489.2024.2361179 [United Kingdom]
Carlotto, M. S., Vieira, L. S., & Wendt, G. W. (2024). Testing the indirect effects of personality traits on the relationship between work overload and technostress. Análise Psicológica, 42(1), 35-44. https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.2078 [Portugal]
Murray, S., Jimenez-Leal, W., Amaya, S., Silverstein, P., Kekecs, Z., Chartier, C. R., Blackall, T., Salvador, C., Pfuhl, G., Montefinese, M., Kocalar, H. E., Tome, N. L., Polemikou, A., Davis, W. E., Paruzel-Czachura, M., Almohizea, M. I., Şahin, S. M., Wendt, G., Trémolière, B., … Schmidt, K. (2024). A Cross-Cultural Study of Everyday Moral Experiences [Preprint]. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jktnv [United States]
Cluzeni, V. T., Wendt, G. W., Ferreto, L. E. D., Lucio, L. C., & Risso-Pascotto, C. (2024). Sociodemographic, behavioral, obstetric, and healthcare factors associated with low weight at birth: A case-control study. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 142(1), e2022615. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0615.r1.24042023 [Brazil]
Karakulak, A., Tepe, B., Dimitrova, R. ... Wendt, G.W. et al. (2023). Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour. Nature Communications Psychology, 1(43). doi: 10.1038/s44271-023-00046-5 [United States]
Pigozi, P. L., Wendt, G. W., Mendes, R., & Akerman, M. (2023). A roda de conversas à luz da práxis freireana e seus impactos na percepção da diminuição do bullying escolar. Interface - Comunicação, Saúde, Educação, 27, e220681. https://doi.org/10.1590/interface.220681 [Brazil]
Jovanović, V., Rudnev, M., Abdelrahman, M., Abdul Kadir, N. B., Adebayo, D. F., Akaliyski, P., Alaseel, R., Alkamali, Y. A., Alonso Palacio, L. M., Amin, A., Andres, A., Ansari-Moghaddam, A., Aruta, J. J. B., Avanesyan, H. M., Ayub, N., Bacikova-Sleskova, M., Baikanova, R., Bakkar, B., Bartoluci, S., Wendt, G. W. … et al. (2023). The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale: Cross-national measurement invariance and convergent validity evidence. Psychological Assessment, 35(1), 1-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001270 [United States]
Karakulak, A., Tepe, B., Dimitrova, R. ... Wendt, G.W. ... et al. (2023). Trust in government moderates the association between fear of COVID-19 as well as empathic concern and preventive behaviour. Communications Psychology, 1(43). doi: 10.1038/s44271-023-00046-5 [United States]
Grigolo, A. V., Wendt, G. W., & Lucio, L. (2023). Factors Associated with HPV Knowledge Among Professionals in the City of Francisco Beltrão, Brazil. Journal of Community Health, 48(4), 652-658. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-023-01223-7 [United States]
Feijo, M., Fontanari, A. M. V., Boeira, L. do S., Wendt, G., Bloniewski, T., & Costa, A. B. (2022). Improving school outcomes for transgender and gender-diverse youth: A rapid review. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 9(1), 27–34. doi: 10.1177/23727322211068021 [United States]
Gustani-Buss, E. G., Buss, C. E., Cavalli, L. R., Panis, C., Tuon, F. F., Wendt, G. W., … Figueiredo, D. L. A. (2022). Cross-sectional study for COVID-19-related mortality predictors in a Brazilian state-wide landscape: The role of demographic factors, symptoms and comorbidities. BMJ Open, 12(10), e056801. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056801 [United Kingdom]
Gois, J. G., Guedes, S. J. K. O., Vieira, A. P., Follador, F. A. C., Dip, L. F., Lucio, L. C., Casaril, K. B. P. B., Fortes, P. C. N., Spada Júnior, V., Wendt, G. W., & Defante Ferreto, L. E. (2022). Seroprevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B virus exposure in the incarcerated population from southern Brazil. PLOS ONE, 17(11), e0278029. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278029 [United States]
Pauli, F. B., Follador, F. A. C., Wendt, G. W., Lucio, L. C., Pascotto, C. R., & Ferreto, L. E. D. (2022). Working conditions and health of prison officers in Paraná. Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria, 24(3), 79-86. doi: 10.18176/resp.00055 [Spain]
Scalcon de Oliveira, L., Wendt, G. W., Jaqueline Crestani, A. P., & Casaril, K. (2022). The use of probiotics and prebiotics can enable the ingestion of dairy products by lactose intolerant individuals. Clinical Nutrition, S0261561422003545. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2022.10.003 [Luxembourg]
Oldra, C. M., Lazarotto, A. K., Wendt, G. W., Ferreto, L, Follador, F., & Vieira, A. P. (2022). Depression mediates the links between climacteric symptoms and food and nutritional insecurity, Climacteric, 25(3), 311-315. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1892628 [United States]
Biezus, A., Follador, F., Wendt, G. W., Vicentini, G. E., Brizola, F., & Yamada, R. S. (2022). Epidemiological profile of suicide attempts in a municipality in southwest Paraná, from 2017 to 2020. Journal of the Brazilian Medical Association, 68(4), 519–523. doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.20211242 [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W. (2021). Differential associations between cyberbullying victimization and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria, 70(2), 1-5. doi: 10.1590/0047-2085000000312 [Brazil]
Defante Ferreto, L. E., Guedes, S., Braz Pauli, F., Soligo Rovani, S., Aní Caovilla Follador, F., Paula Vieira, A., … Wendt, G. W. (2021). Seroprevalence and associated factors of HIV and Hepatitis C in Brazilian high-security prisons: A state-wide epidemiological study. PLOS ONE, 16(7), e0255173. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255173 [United States]
Becker, N. D. C., Carlos da Rocha, A., Follador, F. A. C., Wendt, G. W., Ferreto, L. E. D., Fortes, P. N., & Amorim, J. P. A. (2021). Burnout syndrome in Brazilian medical doctors: a cross-sectional examination of risk and protective factors. Frontiers in Health Services, 1, 760034. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2021.760034 [Switzerland]
Harapan, H., Anwar, S., Yufika, A., Sharun, K., Gachabayov, M., Wendt, G. W., … Mudatsir, M. (2021). Vaccine hesitancy among communities in ten countries in Asia, Africa, and South America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pathogens and Global Health, 1–8. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.2011580 [United States]
Huy, N. T., Chico, R. M., Huan, V. T., Shaikhkhalil, H. W., Uyen, V. N. T., Qarawi, A. T. A., … contributors of the TMGH-Global COVID-19 Collaborative. (2021). Awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers against the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey across 57 countries. PLOS ONE, 16(12), e0258348. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258348 [United States]
Titon, J. P., Titon, O. J., Júnior, V. S., Wendt, G. W., Follador, F. A. C., Vieira, A. P., & Ferreto, L. E. D. (2021). Sociodemographic, behavioral, and geriatric characteristics in older adults with and without HIV: A case-control study. Medicine, 100(30), e26731. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000026734 [United States]
Vandressen, D., Lucio, L., Yamada, R., Vieira, F., Benedetti, V., Casaril, K., Martins, C., Wendt, G. W., & Ferreto, L. (2021). Associated factors of Acinetobacter baumannii in hospitalized patients: A case-control study. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 15, 201-216. doi: 10.3855/jidc.13525 [Italy]
Brandt, F., Spada, V., Yamada, R., Wendt, G. W., & Ferreto, L. (2020). Epidemiologic characterization of hepatitis B in the elderly. Revista Brasileira de Geriatria e Gerontologia, 23, p. e200119. doi: 10.1590/1981-22562020023.200119 [Brazil]
Oldra, C. M., Benvegnú, D. M., Silva, D. R. P., Wendt, G. W., & Vieira, A. P. (2020). Relationships between depression and food intake in climacteric women. Climacteric, 23(5), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1736025 [United States]
Wendt, G. W., Appel, M., & Koller, S. H. (2020). Information and communication technologies in adolescents, parental practices and school climate perception: A multilevel approach [Tecnologias da informação e comunicação em adolescentes, práticas parentais e percepção de clima escolar: Uma abordagem multinível]. Interação em Psicologia, 24(1), 22-37. doi: 10.1080/13697137.2020.1736025 [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W., & Jones-Bartoli, A. (2019). Understanding the psychopathy-stress association in typical developing adults: The role of emotional deficits. Personality and Individual Differences, 149, 296-301. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2019.06.016 [United States]
Wendt, G. W., Costa, A. B., Poletto, M., Cassep-Borges, V., Dell'Aglio, D. D., & Koller, S. H. (2019). Stressful events, life satisfaction, and positive and negative affect in youth at risk. Children and Youth Services Review, 102, 34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.04.028 [United States]
Wendt, G. W., Appel, M., & Jones, A. (2019). Bullying involvement and psychopathic personality: Disentangling the links among college students. European Journal of Education and Psychology, 12(2), 125-137. doi: 10.30552/ejep.v12i2.278 [Spain]
Garcia, J., Peralta-Ramírez, M. I., Navarrete-Navarrete, N., Silva-Silva, D., Wendt, G. W., & Caballo, V. E. (2019). Psychometric properties of Self-Efficacy to Regulate Eating Habits (SEREH) scale [Propiedades psicométricas de la escala de autoeficacia para los hábitos alimentarios (AEHA)]. Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética [Spanish Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics], 23(1), 14-26. doi: 10.14306/renhyd.23.1.627 [Spain]
Wendt, G. W., & Koller, S. H. (2019). Traços frios e insensíveis no DSM-V: Implicações teóricas e clínicas para o estudo da psicopatia [Callous and unemotional traits in the DSM-V: Theoretical and clinical implications for the study of psychopathy]. Psicologia em Pesquisa (UFJF)[Psychological Research], 13(1), 86-96. doi: 10.24879/2019001300123806 [Brazil]
Appel, M., Wendt, G. W., Argimon, I., & Lopes, R. F. (2018). Techniques for correcting the chi-square test for non-normal samples [Técnicas de correção do teste qui-quadrado para amostras não normais]. Avaliação Psicológica [Interamerican Journal of Psychological Assessment], 17(4), 407-416. doi: 10.15689/ap.2018.1704.13238.01 [Brazil]
Appel, M., Wendt, G. W., & Argimon, I. (2018). Beck Depression Inventory II: Examination by Latent Trait Theory [Inventário de Depressão de Beck II: Exame pela Teoria do Traço Latente]. Avaliação Psicológica [Interamerican Journal of Psychological Assessment], 17(3), 339-350. doi: 10.15689/ap.2018.1703.14651.07 [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W., & Jones Bartoli, A. P. (2018). Adult bullying and primary and secondary psychopathic traits: Insights from a community sample. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 27(2), 131–146. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2017.1387836 [United States]
Silva, M. A. da, Wendt, G. W., & Argimon, I. I. L. (2017). Psychometric properties of the measures of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire I (COPSOQ I), short version [Propriedades psicométricas das medidas do Questionário Psicossocial de Copenhague I (COPSOQ I), versão curta]. REGE USP, 24(4), 348-359. doi: 10.1016/j.rege.2017.05.007 [Brazil]
Carlotto, M. S., Wendt, G. W., & Jones, A. P. (2017). Technostress, career commitment, satisfaction with life, and work-family interaction among workers in information and communication technologies. Actualidades en Psicología, 31(122), 91-102. doi: 10.15517/ap.v31i122.22729 [Costa Rica]
Wendt, G. W., Bartoli, A. J., & Arteche, A. (2017). Dimensions of youth psychopathy differentially predict concurrent pro- and antisocial behavior. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria [Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry], 39(3), 267–270. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2016-2143 [Brazil]
Sacco, A. M., Valiente, L., Vilanova, F., Wendt, G. W., DeSousa, D., & Koller, S. H. (2016). Profile of “CNPq Research Productivity Scholarship” active in Psychology in the triennium 2012-2014. Psicologia: Ciência e Profissão [Psychology: Science and Occupation], 36(2), 536-547. doi: 10.1590/1982-3703002702015 [Brazil]
Carlotto, M. S., & Wendt, G. W. (2016). Technostress and its relationships with career, life satisfaction, and work-family interaction: A gender analysis [Tecnoestresse e relação com a carreira, satisfação com a vida e interação trabalho-família: uma análise de gênero]. Contextos Clínicos, 9(1), 51-59. doi: 10.4013/ctc.2016.91.04 [Brazil]
Terroso, L. B., Wendt, G. W., Oliveira, M. S., & Argimon, I. I. L. (2016). Social skills and bullying in adolescents [Habilidades sociais e bullying em adolescentes]. Temas em Psicologia/Trends in Psychology, 24(1), 251–259. doi: 10.9788/TP2016.1-17 [Brazil]
Horta, C. L., Teixeira, V. A., Lisboa, C. S., Wendt, G. W., & Horta, R. L. (2015). Violence exposure and substance use among southern Brazilian schoolchildren. Psychology, Society & Education, 7(1), 119-132. doi: 10.25115/psye.v7i2.528 [France/Spain]
Carlotto, M. S., & Wendt, G. W. (2014). Formation à la psychologie dans le contexte de l’université brésilienne. Pratiques Psychologiques, 20(3), 173-180. doi: 10.1016/j.prps.2014.06.003 [France]
DeSousa, D. A., Wendt, G. W., Lisboa, C., & Koller, S. H. (2014). Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Friendship Quality Questionnaire in a community sample of children and early adolescents. Universitas Psychologica, 13(2), 423-431. doi:10.11144/Javeriana.UPSY13-2.ppbv [Colombia]
Vivan, A., Rodrigues, L., Wendt, G.W., Bicca, M. G., Braga, D. T., & Cordioli, A. V. (2014). Obsessive-compulsive symptoms and obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescents: A population-based study. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria [Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry], 36(2), 111-118. doi:10.1590/1516-4446-2013-1113 [Brazil]
Carlotto, M. S., Wendt, G. W., Lisboa, C., & Moraes, M. A. (2014). Predictors of work addiction in workers who use information and communication technologies [Preditores da adição ao trabalho em trabalhadores que utilizam tecnologias de informação e comunicação]. Temas em Psicologia/Trends in Psychology, 22(2), 377–387. doi: 10.9788/TP2014.2-09 [Brazil]
Lisboa, C., Wendt, G. W., Neufeld, C. B., & Matos, M. G. de. (2014). Life and family satisfaction and interpersonal violence in adolescence [Satisfação com a vida e com a família e violência interpessoal na adolescência]. Revista Brasileira de Terapias Cognitivas [Brazilian Journal of Cognitive Therapies], 10(1), 19-28. doi: 10.5935/1808-5687.20140004 [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W., DeSousa, D., Lisboa, C. S., & Koller, S. H. (2013). A profile of researchers in Psychology with productivity grants from Brazil’s National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq). Psicologia: Ciência e Profissão [Psychology: Science and Occupation], 33, 536-547. [Brazil]
Vivan, A. S., Rodrigues, L., Wendt, G. W., Bicca, M. G., & Cordioli, A. V. (2013). Quality of life in adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria [Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry], 35(4), 369-374. doi: 10.1590/1516-4446-2013-1135 [Brazil]
Selected Books Published
Argimon, I. I. L., Wendt, G. W., & Esteves, C. S. (2015). Ciclo vital: Perspectivas contemporâneas em Avaliação e Intervenção [Lifespan: Contemporary Perspectives in Assessment and Intervention]. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. [Brazil]
Lisboa, C., Wendt, G. W., & Pureza, J. (2014). Mitos e fatos sobre o bullying: Orientações para pais e profissionais [Myths about Bullying]. Novo Hamburgo: Synopsis. [Brazil]
Selected Book Chapters
Wendt, G. W. (2021). Dupla excepcionalidade nos transtornos de personalidade. In R. Roama-Alves, & T. Nakano (Eds.), Dupla excepcionalidade: Altas habilidades/Superdotação nos transtornos neuropsiquiátricos e deficiências (pp. 135-146). São Paulo: Vetor. [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W., Cogo, M. D., & Coelho, N. (2021). Beyond the scientific knowledge: Understanding prejudice and mental stigma in the classroom. In M. Wong, L. Weiner, J. Cerniak, & L. T. Yee (Eds.), Incorporating diversity in classroom settings: Real and engaging examples for various psychology courses. (Vol 1: Ability, age, culture, ethnicity/race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status; ISBN: 978-1-941804-62-9) (pp. 18-22). Retrieved from the Society for the Teaching of Psychology website: http://teachpsych.org/ebooks/diverse1 [United States]
Jones, A., Wilkinson, H., & Wendt, G. W. (2020). Callous-unemotional traits in adolescence. In S. Hupp & J. Jewell (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development (pp. 1-9). New York: Wiley. doi: 10.1002/9781119171492.wecad439 [United States]
Wendt, G. W., Capra, A., & Gauer, G. (2019). Conduct problems in children. In I. Argimon, A. Almeida, C. Quiroga & G. Veiga (Eds.), Avaliação e Intervenção no Ciclo Vital: Da promoção de saúde à prática clínica [Assessment and intervention in the lifespan: From promotion to clinical practice] (pp. 311-324). São Paulo: Hogrefe. [Brazil]
Couto, M. C. P. P., Sacco, A. M., Souza, A. P. L., Cerqueira-Santos, E., Wendt, G. W., Habigzang, L. F., & Koller, S. H. (2017). The status of women: Brazil. In Carrie M. Brown, Uwe P. Gielen, Judith L. Gibbons (Eds.), Women's Evolving Lives: Global and psychosocial perspectives (pp. 203-220). Zurich: Springer. [Switzerland]
Jones, A. P., & Wendt, G. W. (2015). Neuropsychology of psychopathic traits in children. In M. DeLisi, & M. Vaughn (Eds.). The Routledge International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology (pp. 218-235). New York: Routledge. [United States]
Wendt, G. W., & Weber, J. (2014). Cyberbullying. In J. Pureza, C. Lisboa, & G. Wendt (Eds.), Myths about Bullying (pp. 41-50). Novo Hamburgo: Synopsis. [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W., & Lisboa, C. (2014). Adolescence in the 21th century. In L. F. Habigzang, E. Diniz, & S. H. Koller (Eds.), Working with adolescents (pp. 180-190). Porto Alegre: ArtMed. [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W., Campos, D. M., & Lisboa, C. S. M. (2012). Talking about bullying through gender perspective. In V. Dornelles, & C. Sayao (Eds). Bullying: Assessment and Intervention in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (pp. 70-85). Novo Hamburgo: Synopsis. [Brazil]
Procedia Paper
Wendt, G. W., Appel, M. A., Kovas, Y., & Blonievski, T. (2018). Links between cyberbullying, depression and self-esteem in a sample of Brazilian adolescents. In International Conference on Psychology and Education. doi:10.15405/epsbs.2018.11.02.90 [United Kingdom]
Book Review
Wendt, G. W. (2021). Book Review: Roma Minority Youth across Cultural Contexts: Taking a Positive Approach to Research, Policy and Practice. Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.713093 [Switzerland]
Selected Scientific Presentations
Wendt, G. W. (2022). Cyberbullying, self-esteem and depression in adolescents. Poster presentation. 26th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. [Greece]
Wendt, G. W., & Bloniewski, T. (2021). Cyberbullying victimization and depression in youth: The role of ineffectiveness and negative mood. Oral presentation. Society for Research in Child Development Meeting Virtual Biennial Meeting. [United States]
Wendt, G. W. (2019). Essentials in adapting tests and questionnares. Oral presentation. Integrated Medical Summit. [Brazil]
Wendt, G. W., & Koller, S. H. (2018). Exploring the relationships between physiological reactivity to stress, psychopathy, and empathy in women. Poster presentation. São Paulo Advanced School on Social and Affective Neuroscience. [Brazil]
Grizon, A., Argimon, I. I., Wendt, G. W., & Gauer, G. J. (2018). Physiological Correlates and Hare Psychopathy Checklist Youth Version (PCL:YV) in a Sample of Brazilian Adolescents. Poster presentation. 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. [United States]
Wendt, G. W., Jones, A. P., & Frings, D. (2017). High psychopathic traits are related to physiological threat-responses: insights from a community sample. Blitz talk. 7th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. [Belgium]
Wendt, G. W., Jones, A. P., & Frings, D. (2016). Psychophysiological responses to stress and psychopathy in adults. Oral presentation (Paper symposium). 24th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. [Lithuania]
Wendt, G. W., Jones, A. P., & Frings, D. (2015). How individuals with psychopathic traits deal with stress? Oral presentation (Paper symposium). 31st International Congress of Psychology. [Japan]
Horta, C. L., Wendt, G. W., Teixeira, V. A., Horta, R. L.., & Lisboa, C. (2015). Violence exposure and substance use in Brazilian schools.? Poster presentation. VI World Congress on School Violence and Public Policies. [Peru]
Wendt, G. W., & Jones, A. P. (2015). Primary and Secondary Psychopathy Traits are Associated with Bullying Behaviour in College Students. Poster presentation. 6th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy. [United States]
Wendt, G. W., Jones, A. P., & Smith, P. K. (2014). Cyberbullying and schools - discussion about parental practices and cyberbullying outcomes. Paper symposium. Special Topic Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development Meeting. [Czech Republic]
Wendt, G. W. (2014). Final Report - Developing Country Fellowships Scheme. Poster symposium. 23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. [China]
Wendt, G. W. (2012). Do Parental Practices Predict Cyberbullying Outcomes on Adolescent Behavior? Poster workshop. 22nd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. [Canada]
Lisboa. C. S., Wendt, G. W., DeSousa, D. A., & Koller, S. H. (2012). Friendship Quality, Self-concept, and Attachment: Data from a Brazilian Sample. Poster workshop. 22nd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development. [Canada]
Current and past students
Ms. Valquíria Kulig Vieira (2021 - 2022). HPV prevalence and related factors (Master's in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. [Co-supervisor]
Ms. Luiza Scalcon de Oliveira (2021 - 2022). Lactose intolerance, prebiotics and probiotics: a systematic review (Master's in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. [Co-supervisor]
Mr. Daniel Capelli Fulginiti (2020 - 2021). Videogame engagement and psychological well-being (Master's in Clinical Psychology). Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. [Co-supervisor]
Mr. Julio Cesar do Nascimento (2020 - 2021). HIV-related cognitive deficits (Master's in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. [Co-supervisor]
Mr. Otávio Augusto Pereira (2020 - 2020). Systematic review on COVID-19 outcomes on pregnant women (Medical school undergraduate final year project). Western Paraná State University. [Supervisor]
Mr. Bruno Buss Gesser (2020 - 2020). LGBT's public policies in Brazil (Medical school undergraduate final year project). Western Paraná State University. [Supervisor]
Ms. Bárbara Gameiro Repukna (2020 - 2020). Dural sinus thrombosis in young pregnant woman (Medical school undergraduate final year project). Western Paraná State University. [Supervisor]
Mr. Luiz Gustavo Kuntz (2019 - 2020). A study on the stakeholders dynamics in a finance company (MBA Dissertation). Western Paraná State University. [Supervisor]
Ms. Lilian Manica (2019 - 2020). Perceptions of quality of life at work (MBA Dissertation). Western Paraná State University. [Supervisor]
Ms. Francieli Lisboa (2019 - 2020). Turnover: Analyses from a year-long follow-up (MBA Dissertation). Western Paraná State University. [Supervisor]
Master's and PhD's examinations
Ms. Lauren Lipp (2021). Cyberbullying in adults and its relationships with mental health variables (Master's in Clinical Psychology). Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. [External committee member]
Ms. Viviane Tazinasso Cluzeni (2021). Sociodemographic, behavioral, obstetric and healthcare factors associated with low birth at weight (Master's in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. [External committee member]
Ms. Luara Molon (2020). Food insecurity and quality of life (Master's in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. [External committee member]
Ms. Irides Cavalari (2020). Evitability of child mortality (Master's in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. [External committee member]
Ms. Fernando Letchak (2020). Nutritional state and associated factors in users of primary care programs (Master's in Applied Health Sciences). Western Paraná State University. [External committee member]
Ms. Lia Vieira (2020). Technostress among ICT workers (Master's in Clinical Psychology). Sinos Valley University. [External committee member]
Ms. Deborah Souza (2019). Bullying, school climate and self-compassion in adolescence (Master's in Clinical Psychology). Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. [External committee member]
Public Engagement
Wendt, G. W. (2020, September). Cyberbullying in gaming [Podcast participation]. Twig|Games.
Wendt, G. W. , & Moraes, A. (2020, July). Coronavirus and mental health [Participation on a YoutubeLive]. Western Paraná State University.
Calvin, A., Cavanagh, C., Kennedy, T. M., Rudi, J., & Wendt, G. W. (2017, May). Tips and Tricks for Writing Abstracts for SRA 2018: Spotlight for International Emerging Scholars – part I. Society for Research on Adolescence Blogs.
Calvin, A., Cavanagh, C., Kennedy, T. M., Rudi, J., & Wendt, G. W. (2017, July). Tips and Tricks for Writing Abstracts for SRA 2018: Spotlight for International Emerging Scholars – part II. Society for Research on Adolescence Blogs.
Wendt, G. W. (2015, May). 20 years of the internet in Brazil. Folha de São Paulo.
Wendt, G. W. (2011, April). Cyberbullying and risk factors. Guia Digital Online.