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Ana Jacó-Vilela

Ana Jacó-Vilela

Dr. Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela is a Professor in the Social Psychology graduate program at Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State University) in Brazil. She is the current Interamerican Society of Psychology Vice-President for South American and President of Division 18 (History of Psychology) of the International Association of Applied Psychology. Her research on the history of psychology in Brazil explores areas such as psychology in medical theses, relations between psychology and religious institutions, and psychology in the Armed Forces. Gender is a central theme throughout the research. Jacó-Vilela is also a founder and the coordinator of the "Laboratório de História e Memória da Psicologia - Clio-Psyché". The Clio-Psyché Laboratory of History and Memory of Psychology is a collaborative of faculty, graduate, and undergraduate studants. In addition to teaching and research, the collaborative develops extension activities (movies and courses) and resources including maintaining a history of psychology library. This library was developed through the generous donations of deceased teachers' collections including Jayme Grabois, Eliezer Schneider, Emilio Mira y López, Celso Pereira de Sá. A collection of additional documents is currently in the cataloging process. See the laboratory page or Dr. Jacó-Vilela ResearchGate profile for more information