Teaching

Courses taught

Applied Research Methods, Carnegie Mellon University, Fall 2023

Cognitive Perspectives in HCI, Carnegie Mellon University, Spring 2022

METALS Capstone, Carnegie Mellon University, Spring 2022; Summer 2022; Spring 2023; Summer 2023

E-Learning Design Principles and Methods, Carnegie Mellon University, Fall 2020; Fall 2022

Cognitive Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Spring 2019

Cognitive Science at CMU and Beyond, Undergraduate Seminar, Carnegie Mellon University, Fall 2018

Principles of Computing with Python (Online course), Carnegie Mellon University, Summer 2018 & Summer 2019

Statistics for METALS master’s students (Online course), Carnegie Mellon University, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019

Cognitive Psychology, Indiana University,  Spring 2014

Methods of Experimental Psychology,  Indiana University, Fall 2013 

Laboratory in Human Memory, Universidade do Minho, TA Spring 2009 & Spring 2010, 

Research supervision

I've mentored several undergraduate research students in the past years.  Some previous students: 

Spenser Benge

Tiffany Drasich

Dustin Finch

Akshat Gupta

Abigail Kost

Kaley Liang

Ashton Moody

Kelly Rapp

Alifya Saify

Shivani Vasudeva

Select Course Evaluations

"I liked most how patient the instructor was with answering all my questions and always giving me good feedback on my work. Thanks to him I had an outstanding grasp of this P-211 class."

"I love that feedback before the deadline is offered. You really do everything you can to ensure that we do well."

"Always pumped up about class and ready to go! Thanks Paulo."

"I felt extremely comfortable asking questions and participating in class. He was very helpful when needed help."

"He is always willing to help and makes sure we are clear on assignments and quizzes."

"He was very excited to teach and help us as much as possible."

"Professor was always trying to help students, whether by having more office hours on test weeks or staying after to answer questions. Take home messages were great."

"Prof. Carvalho is awesome. He is more than fair with grading (an A is 90%). As a psychology professor he understands how people learn best and applies it to his teaching methods. In addition, his teaching has helped me perform better in other classes. In Cognitive Psychology P335 I've learned so may things that can sabotage the learning process."

"He is very enthusiastic, approachable, and knowledgeable, and is a good teacher."

"The professor is committed to ensuring his students learn the material through distributed practice as opposed to memorization before assessments. The set-up of the class with quizzes every two weeks and homework on the al ternating weeks contributed to the understanding of content. The professor encouraged asking questions and offered extra office hours to help students. Overall, it was a great course taught in an excellent way!"

"Amazing professor who is passionate about what he’s teaching and sincerely cares for the students learning."