The project
The Alcohol & Health project was created by the e-health research group of Center for Research, Intervention, and Evaluation for Alcohol & Drugs at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora - in partnership with the Department of Computer Science ofFederal University of Juiz de Fora
Funding
This program is financed by projects submitted to public research funding agencies such as the FAPEMIG and the CNPQ - Sciences without Borders.
The authors
Dr. Telmo Mota Ronzani
CREPEIA Coordinator, Professor at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil). Masters in Social Psychology (UFMG, Brazil), Doctor in Health Sciences (Unifesp, Brazil), Post-Doctoral in Alcohol and Drugs (University of Connecticut Health Center, USA, and USP, Brazil). CNPq researcher. Link to CV
Dr. Laisa Sartes
Professor of the Psychology Department at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil). Her main themes of work and research are psychotropic substance use, clinical evaluation studies and validation of instruments, treatment for substance. Link to CV
Dr. Heder Soares Bernardino
Professor of the Computer Science Department at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil). He works with an emphasis on Computational Intelligence, especially for the discovery of knowledge. Has Masters and Ph.D. in Computational Modeling. Link to CV
Prof. Ms. Leonardo Fernandes Martins
Professor and course coordinator at the Regional Drug Reference Center at Federal University of Juiz de Fora and Federal University of Sao Joao Del Rei. Masters in Psychology and Specialist in Statistics. Ph.D. student in Psychology in the e-health area. Link to CV
Prof. Dr. Jairo Francisco de Souza
Professor of Computer Science at UFJF. Holds a PhD in Informatics from PUC-RJ and is a member of the Laboratory of Innovative Applications in Computing (LApIC), where he researches Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, and Artificial Intelligence in Education. He works on technological development and innovation projects in the field of AI in Education and is a reviewer for scientific journals and events in the fields of Informatics in Education and AI in Education. Link to CV
Larissa Fernanda de Almeida
Master's student in Psychology in the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), in the research line of Psychosocial Processes in Health, and a psychologist graduated from the same university. Researcher at the Reference Center for Research, Intervention, and Evaluation in Alcohol and Other Drugs (CREPEIA), focusing on online interventions for alcohol use. Link to CV
Luan Henrique da Silva Barbosa
Undergraduate student in Exact Sciences and Computer Science at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Has 12 months of experience in mobile development and works on an undergraduate research project. Is currently a scholarship student at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Jorge de Almeida Carvalho
Undergraduate student in Computer Science at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Has practical experience in software development and active participation in academic and undergraduate research projects. Is currently a scholarship student at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Former team members
Ms. Henrique Pinto Gomide
Psychologist and researcher at CREPEIA on the e-health group. Masters in Psychology within the project "Alcohol and Health". He did an internship in treatment groups for smokers and develops websites. Link to CV
Ms. Andressa Bianchi Gumier
Psychologist with training in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Masters student in Psychology with the project "Comparison of the efficiency of brief Psychotherapy via internet and in-person for alcohol addicts: a randomized study". Link to CV
Daniela Aparecida Pereira
Graduating in Computer Science at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. She is currently a fellow at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Thiago Costa Rizuti da Rocha
Graduating in Computer Science from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. He is currently a fellow at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Nathalia Munck Machado
Researcher at CREPEIA and Master's student at UFJF. Territory coordinator at the Regional Drug Reference Center at UFJF. Psychologist with a sandwich degree at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC, USA). Link to CV
Felipe Rafael de Souza
Graduating in Computer Science from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. He is currently a fellow at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Raiza Campos
Graduated in Social Communication - Journalism from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2013). She studied Specialization in Advertising Creation at PUC Minas (2015). She is currently a Master's student in the Post-graduate Program in Communication at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Ms. João Pedro Junqueira Schettino
Holds a Master's degree in Computational Modeling from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Holds a degree in Statistics from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Rhara Ianna Barcelos Costa
Undergraduate student in Computer Science at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Is currently a scholarship student at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Leonorico Eduardo de Paula Borges
Graduating in Computer Science at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. He is currently a fellow at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Link to CV
Updated at 2026