PhD student in Urbanism, Master in Geography and Development with specialization in Civil Protection and Spatial Planning. Have as well a technical training in Geographic Information System (GIS). Professor, researcher and coordinator of the research group CITADE – Citizen Science in understanding and transforming the territory, in Lusófona education, developing academics activities using a multidisciplinary approaches in planning and in the spatial planning, exploring the ways of use, appropriation and territorial meaning. She is part of the coordinator team of several national and international initiatives, such as: Ibero-America network Cyted RUN| Naturalized Urban Rivers, RUN Campus on Citizens Science in Practice, Urban Thinkers Campus of the Global urban campaign (UN-HABITAT) e riverChild | Children´s Participation in Rivers Preservation: More inclusive and resilient cities. She is also a member of an international scientific network such as COST Action CA20134 (TRACTS), COST Action CA21166 (SHiFT), European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) and UrbVerde Plataform. She is author and co-author of several book chapters and scientific papers. Regularly collaborate in academic publications and acts as a reviewer in specialized journals. Her research focus on contemporary urban and territorial challenges, with an emphasis on the formulation of public policies centred on people sociability, promoting the creation of integrated solutions to problems of a community and institutional nature. Its approach prioritizes citizen science, public participation, co-creation and social justice, both in Portugal and in international contexts. Her work has focused on the integrated and sustainable management of natural resources, combining technical knowledge and participatory methodologies with a view to promoting more affective, equitable and contextualized territorial governance, with particular attention to the intersection between territorial planning, socio-spatial justice and citizen science.