Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Évora and Associated Researcher at the Central for Social Studies, University of Coimbra. She completed her PhD in International Relations in 2014 by the University of Coimbra, her Master in African Studies in 2007 by ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, and she graduated in International Relations in 2002 by the University of Coimbra. As an Invited Assistant Professor she taught the discipline "Globalization and International Relations in Africa" - Master in African Studies, ISCTE - during three years. As an Assistant Professor of IR at the University of Évora she teaches various courses such as International Relations Theories, Methods in International Relations, Political challenges of Globalization, Comparative Politics (B.A leval), and Methods in International Relations, Political Theories of International Relations (MA level). She has published 12 articles in journals. Has 13 section(s) of books and 3 book(s). Organized 17 event(s). Supervised 2 PhD thesis(es). Supervised 4 MSc dissertation(s) e co-supervised 1. Has received 1 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as PhD Student Fellow in 2 project(s), Post-doc Fellow in 1 project(s), Principal investigator in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 9 project(s). Works in the area(s) of International Relations and Violence, Peace and Secuity, with a focus on Feminism and Gender in Global Politics.