Maria Natália de Sousa Pinheiro Amarante holds a PhD in Literature from the University of the Algarve. She has a master’s degree in modern and Contemporary Romance Literature from the University of Porto, a master’s degree in modern literature from the University of Paris III - La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris - and two Bachelor's degrees, one in Modern Literature and the other in Portuguese Languages and Civilizations, both from the University of Paris III - La Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. She is an assistant professor with a permanent appointment in Literature at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro/Portugal. She holds various management positions at ECHS, including member and secretary of the Pedagogical Council, Vice-Director of the Languages and Business Relations degree course and Vice-Director of the Theatre and Performing Arts degree course. She conducts her research in the field of literature, with a particular focus on Theatre and Theatrical Genetics, the reception and translation of French literature and dramaturgy, and the history of French teaching in Portugal. The author of several articles, she has presented papers at international congresses and colloquia and published articles in national and international journals. She is currently an Integrated researcher of the Center for Studies in Letters (CEL/UTAD) in the research line of Literature, a collaborator of the Center for Theater Studies of the University of Lisbon (CET/FLUL) in the line of Theater Genetics and creative processes and is also a collaborating member of the Center for Research in Arts and Communication (CIAC/UAlg) integrating the group: Visual Arts and creative process. She is a member of the management bodies of APEF, which was awarded the Hervé Deluen prize in 2014 by the French Academy. She has also been a scientific evaluator for the journal Çédille: revue détudes françaises since November 2016. She has been a member of the Editorial Board of Revista Carnets, an electronic journal of French studies (an international journal with scientific arbitration by the Portuguese Association of French Studies) since 2014. She is also a member of the permanent lecture committee of the international journal Gerflint Synergies Portugal.