{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/dina-mendonca","path":"/people/dina-mendonca","url":"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/dina-mendonca","title":"Dina Mendonça, Ph.D","family":"People profile","description":"Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa specializing in the philosophy of emotions, pragmatism, and philosophy for children.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"custom-shared-preview","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/dina-mendonca","wordpressId":"10098","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2025-01-23T06:45:49Z","dateModified":"2025-10-11T03:18:22Z"},"content":{"html":"<nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Dina Mendonça</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-profile-template=\"person\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Dina Mendonça, Ph.D</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Medical Reviewer, Writer</p></div></div><img class=\"person-avatar\" src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/10105.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa specializing in the philosophy of emotions, pragmatism, and philosophy for children. Her work focuses on developing a pragmatic analysis of emotion inspired by John Dewey's philosophy.</p><nav class=\"person-nav person-actions\" aria-label=\"Person profile\" role=\"tablist\"><a id=\"tab-about\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/dina-mendonca#about\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\">About</a><a id=\"tab-contributions\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/people/dina-mendonca#contributions\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section id=\"about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at the Instituto de Filosofia da Linguagem and a senior research fellow at the Instituto de Filosofia da Nova at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She holds a master’s degree in philosophy for children from Montclair State University in New Jersey, where she studied with Matthew Lipman, and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. Her dissertation, <em>The Anatomy of Experience: An Analysis of Dewey’s Concept of Experience</em>, examined John Dewey’s philosophy of experience.</p>\n<p>Mendonça’s current work focuses on a pragmatic analysis of emotion, treating emotions as dynamic and situational occurrences. Her research, informed by Deweyan thought, seeks to clarify different approaches to emotions and related topics. She is developing a bibliography and research database on the philosophy of emotion. Her areas of specialization include the philosophy of emotions, philosophy for children and pragmatism.</p><section><h2 id=\"education\">Education</h2><p>University of South Carolina<br>Ph.D., Philosophy<br>1997 - 2003</p>\n<p>Montclair State University<br>Master in Philosophy of Education, Philosophy for Children<br>1994 - 1996</p>\n<p>Catholic University of Lisbon<br>Licenciatura, Philosophy<br>1989 - 1993</p></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/community/mental-health\">Mental Health</a></li></ul></section></section><section id=\"contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-editorial-contribution data-contribution-category=\"Reviews\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/reviews/ugly-feelings-by-sianne-ngai\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img src=\"https://mentalhealth-v2.workspace-454808.chatgpt.site/assets/wordpress/11233.jpg\" alt=\"Ugly Feelings\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1498\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Ugly Feelings</h3><p>Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., reviews Ugly Feelings by Sianne Ngai, exploring affect theory and its cultural and aesthetic significance.</p></div></a></div></article></div><button class=\"person-secondary person-more\" type=\"button\" data-contribution-more=\"\" aria-expanded=\"false\" hidden=\"\">Show all contributions</button><p class=\"person-contribution-count\" role=\"status\" data-contribution-count=\"\">1 contributions</p></section></div></div></div></div>","text":"Home People Dina Mendonça Dina Mendonça, Ph.D Medical Reviewer, Writer Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa specializing in the philosophy of emotions, pragmatism, and philosophy for children. Her work focuses on developing a pragmatic analysis of emotion inspired by John Dewey's philosophy. About Contributions Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., is a senior researcher at the Instituto de Filosofia da Linguagem and a senior research fellow at the Instituto de Filosofia da Nova at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She holds a master’s degree in philosophy for children from Montclair State University in New Jersey, where she studied with Matthew Lipman, and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. Her dissertation, The Anatomy of Experience: An Analysis of Dewey’s Concept of Experience , examined John Dewey’s philosophy of experience. Mendonça’s current work focuses on a pragmatic analysis of emotion, treating emotions as dynamic and situational occurrences. Her research, informed by Deweyan thought, seeks to clarify different approaches to emotions and related topics. She is developing a bibliography and research database on the philosophy of emotion. Her areas of specialization include the philosophy of emotions, philosophy for children and pragmatism. Education University of South Carolina Ph.D., Philosophy 1997 - 2003 Montclair State University Master in Philosophy of Education, Philosophy for Children 1994 - 1996 Catholic University of Lisbon Licenciatura, Philosophy 1989 - 1993 Topic Communities Mental Health Contributions Authored Ugly Feelings Dina Mendonça, Ph.D., reviews Ugly Feelings by Sianne Ngai, exploring affect theory and its cultural and aesthetic significance. 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