PhD in Sociology at the School of Sociology and Public Policy - ISCTE (funded by FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology); Master in Communication Sciences (Faculty of Human Sciences, Portuguese Catholic University) and Bachelor in Communication Design (Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon).

Assistant Researcher at DINAMIA'CET_Iscte (Research Group Cities and Territories), having participated in several action research projects, particularly in the analysis of socio-territorial dynamics, creative and innovative practices and governance processes at national and international level.

Recent projects:

CERERE - CEreals REsiliency REvolution for agile supply chain management in the Mediterranean – PRIMA (2024-06-01 a 2027-05-31)

HybGen - Young generations trapped in hybrid lifestyles: Challenges in ways of living and working towards the urban green care in Lisbon and Oslo – EEA grants (2024-02-01 a 2024-12-31)

STRONGER PEHRIPHERIES Southern Coalition – Creative Europe (2020-12-01 a 2024-11-30)

DIAGNOSIS OF THE SECTOR AND EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR INDEPENDENT CINEMA AND AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION 2014-2018 – ICA (2021-01-30 a 2021-10-30)

STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CULTURE IN OEIRAS MUNICIPALITY – Oeiras City Council (2019-05-31 - 2021-03-31)

CREATOUR - CREATIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL CITIES AND RURAL AREAS – Joint Activities Programme of Portugal 2020, Compete 2020, POR Lisboa, POR Algarve and FCT (2016-2020)

She has been invited to lecture at the Department of Sociology at ISCTE, at the Faculty of Architecture and in seminars at different levels of education and institutions in the area of planning, culture and tourism.

Management Committee of the Action CA18214 "The Geography of New Working Spaces and the Impact on the Periphery" (2019-2024) with research on collaborative workspaces; maker spaces; fab labs; living labs, etc.

Participated in the COST ACTION IS 1007 "Investigating Cultural Sustainability", studying policies and strategic plans in the area of culture and sustainable development in different European cities.

Collaborated with INTELI (an innovation centre in Lisbon) on several local and European projects in the planning and development field related to creativity, culture and innovation policies.