Began her professional career in 1993 as a monitor in ATLs (Leisure Activity Centers), Study Rooms, and Holiday Camps for primary school students. She graduated in Sociology in 2000 from ISCTE-IUL with a final grade of 17 in 20. In 2001, she worked for a film production company (Rosa Filmes) where she developed skills in audiovisual production and post-production, as well as performing organizational diagnosis and administrative coordination tasks. Since 2001, she has been involved in scientific research in Sociology at the Institute of Social Sciences of ULisboa, focusing on research in the areas of Youth, Family, Education, and Social Policies. She is currently an associated researcher at the same institute. Since 2010, she holds a PhD in Sociology from the Institute of Social Sciences of ULisboa with the thesis "Youth, Family, and Autonomy," supervised by José Machado Pais, for which she received the highest grade. This work led to the publication of the book "Adolescence and Autonomy: negotiations and self-construction" (2013). She was a recipient of FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) scholarships: for her PhD (2004 to 2009), Research (2009 to 2010), and Post-Doctorate (from April to September 2010). Since September 2010, she is Adjunct Professor at the School of Education of Santarém, where she teaches in the Department of Social Sciences, in several undergraduate and master's degrees in the area of formal and non-formal education, in face-to-face and distance learning. Between September 2013 and February 2015, and between 2016 and 2018, she was an Invited Assistant Professor at the School of Education of Lisbon, where she taught in the degree in Sociocultural Animation and Basic Education. As a lecturer in polytechnic higher education, she supervised more than 100 professional internships and several master's theses. Currently she co-coordinates the internships (since 2018) and the Degree in Social Education (since 2022). Since December 2015, she has been part of RESMI, the Network of Higher Education for Intercultural Mediation, promoted by ACM (High Commission for Migration). Over the past 15 years, she has participated in multiple collective and individual research projects, resulting in various publications and communications for scientific and non-scientific audiences. She is an advisor to the board of the Youth Observatory, actively participating in several of its initiatives. Since 2022 she is researcher at CIEQV - Quality of life research center. She is a certified trainer of the Scientific-Pedagogical Council for Continuous Training. She is fluent in English, spoken and written, and proficient in reading and speaking French and Spanish.