Kell da Costa , Ph.D.
Kell da Costa joined the faculty in 2023 after four years as a postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. He holds a Ph.D. from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN-Brazil) in health sciences, an M.S. from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP-Brazil) in molecular biology, and a B.S. from UNICAMP in physical education. Dr. da Costa's professional interests include exercise, cognitive science, neuroscience, health promotion in pediatrics and individuals with substance use disorders.
Areas of Expertise:
- Exercise physiology
- Exercise prescription
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Science
- Addictive behaviors
- Psychobiology of exercise
Education:
B.S. in Physical Education, UNICAMP-Brazil, 2012
M.A. in Molecular Biology, UNICAMP-Brazil, 2015
Ph.D. in Health Sciences, UFRN-Brazil, 2019
Postdoctoral fellowship, Tufts University, 2019-23
Selected Publications:
Costa, K. G. da, Rachetti, V. S., Silva, W. Q. A. da, Cabral, D. A. R., Machado, D. G. da S., Costa, E. C., Forti, R. M., Mesquita, R. C., Elsangedy, H. M., Okano, A. H., & Fontes, E. B. (2017). Drug abusers have impaired cerebral oxygenation and cognition during exercise. PLOS ONE, 12(11), e0188030. https://doi.org/10.1371/journa...
Costa, K. G., Cabral, D. A., Hohl, R., & Fontes, E.B. (2019). Rewiring the Addicted Brain Through a Psychobiological Model of Physical Exercise. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10. https://www.frontiersin.org/ar...
Fontes, E. B., Bortolotti, H., Costa, K. G. da, Campos, B. M. de, Castanho, G. K., Hohl, R., Noakes, T., & Min, L. L. (2020). Modulation of cortical and subcortical brain areas at low and high exercise intensities. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 54(2), 110–115. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjspor...
Grandjean da Costa, K., Bortolotti, H., Cabral, D. A., Rêgo, M. L., Brito, K., Cunha de Medeiros, G. O., Price, M., Palhano-Fontes, F., Barros de Araujo, D., & Fontes, E. B. (2022). Insular cortex activity during food-specific inhibitory control is associated with academic achievement in children. Physiology & Behavior, 257, 114001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phys...
Grandjean da Costa, K., Urry, H. L., Fontes, E. B., Elliott, G., Cantelon, J. A., & Giles, G. E. (2022). Cognitive reappraisal mitigates affective valence declines during exercise at the ventilatory threshold. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 20(5), 1471–1489. https://doi.org/10.1080/161219...