She completed her PhD in Applied Psychology in 2016 at the University of Minho, a Masters in Psychology and Health in 2003 at the University of Porto, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, and a degree in Clinical Psychology in 1998 at the Higher Institute of Health Sciences of the North - CESPU. Since 2023 she has been Director of the Research Unit for Innovation in Health and Well-being, IPSN-CESPU. She is a Principal Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic and University Higher Education Cooperative, Vice-President of the Scientific Council of the Tâmega Sousa Nursing School at the Polytechnic and University Higher Education Cooperative and Researcher at the University Institute of Health Sciences Toxicology Research Unit. She participates and/or has participated as Co-Investigator in Charge (Co-IR) in several national and international research projects, being Principal Investigator and Coordinator in some projects in the area of Chronic Disease, Quality of Life, Ageing and Well-being. She was a Clinical Psychologist for 23 years at the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Riba de Ave where, as well as practising Clinical Psychology, she was also part of the Organisational Team and Technical Director of the Medium Term and Rehabilitation Unit of the Continuing Care Unit of the same institution. She works in the fields of Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology and Health Sciences. She has published several articles in specialised journals. She is a reviewer for Geriatrics, Religions and the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.