Aglaia Ruffino Jalles
MA1, Educational Psychology (Human Development concentration)
Research Interests: Mindfulness and wellbeing; Interpersonal Mindfulness; Self-Compassion and Compassion for Others; Mental Health Interventions
Biography: Aglaia Ruffino Jalles began her research career in the field of Philosophy of Education, examining argumentation and rhetoric in Saint Augustine’s writings. Soon after, she worked as a research assistant at the DIALOG Lab at the University of São Paulo, where she supported adolescents struggling with depression and self-harm through Collective Narrative Practices sessions. This experience deepened her interest in evidence-based interventions that foster well-being, leading her to study mindfulness and compassion as mechanisms for psychological health. Currently, her MA research focuses on validating the French version of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale within the Embodied and Embedded Mindfulness and Compassion Framework (EEMCF), aiming to provide a reliable tool for future studies that broaden and deepen the understanding of mindfulness in interpersonal contexts.
Supervisor: Dr. Bassam Khoury
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BA in Education (Full teaching license), São Paulo University (USP), 2019
BA in Linguistics, Concordia University, 2023
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deFehr, J. N. (2020). Dialogic social inquiry: Attuning to the occasion. In A. Arnold, K. Bodiford, P. Brett-MacLean, D. Dole, A. M. Estrada, F. L. Dugin, B. Milne, W. E. Raboin, P. Torres-Dávila, & C. F. Villar-Guhl (Eds.), Social construction in action: Contributions from the Taos Institute’s 25th anniversary conference (A. R. Jalles, Trans.). Taos Institute Publications.
Ruffino Jalles, A. & Cunha, M. V. (2018). A sofística no discurso educacional de Agostinho de Hipona [The sophistry in the educational discourse of Augustine of Hippo]. Cadernos CIMEAC, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.18554/CIMEAC.V8I2.3166
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Lion, C. M., & Ruffino Jalles, A. (2017). Narrative collective practices as possibilities of identity growth [Conference presentation]. Brazilian Association of Social Psychology Congress (ABRAPSO), Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.
Ruffino Jalles, A. (2016). Philosophy and education in Saint Augustine [Poster presentation]. 24th International Symposium of Scientific and Technological Initiation (SIICUSP), University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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Funding:
Canada Graduate Research Scholarship-Master’s (CGRS-M), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), 2026-2027, $27,000.
Dean’s Loop Lab Initiative — McGill University, Montreal 2025-2026, CAD$6,000.
CNPq Undergraduate Research Fellowship (PIBIC) — University of São Paulo, Brazil, 2015–2016. Awarded by National Council for Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), R$4,800 (equivalent to approximately CAD$2,400), 2015
Awards:
Dean's List — Concordia University, Montreal, 2019-2020 & 2020-2021
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