Doctor in Public Policies from University of Aveiro. Researcher at Centre for International Studies (CEI/ Iscte- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa). External researcher at GOVCOPP research unit (Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies) of the Department of Social Sciences, Politics and Territory of the University of Aveiro.

Speaker in national and international conferences and congresses with communications linked to Public Administration, Public Health Policies and to the topic of collaborative governance.

Member of COST Action SiDnet - Science in Diplomacy Network working groups, developing a new line of research linked to the EU's activities in terms of scientific diplomacy with partners in the Global South (Africa, Asia, and Latin America).

Member of the COST Action CHERN - China in Europe Relations Network (WG1) , she has taken part in various projects within its scope, including: i) a scientific mission to map Chinese investments in the agri-food sector (University College of Cork); ii) CHERN Training School: China Scholarship and Policy Advice: Reaching Out Policy-makers (European Commission, Brussels) and iii) a scientific mission to map Chinese projects within the scope of the Silk Road for Health in Europe (University College of London).