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), participating in several projects and networks, at the local, national and European levels.

Recent projects: STRONGER PEHRIPHERIES  (Creative Europe), EVALUATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CINEMA AND INDEPENDENT AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTION 2014-2018 (Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual - ICA), STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CULTURE IN OEIRAS MUNICIPALITY (Oeiras City Council), CREATOUR - CREATIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL CITIES AND RURAL AREAS (Joint Activities Programme of Portugal 2020, Compete 2020, POR Lisboa, POR Algarve and FCT ), 4H-CREAT- QUADRUPLE HELIX TO STIMULATE INNOVATION IN THE ATLANTIC CULTURAL & CREATIVE SMEs (Interreg Atlantic Area

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.

Member of the Management Committee of the Action CA18214 "The Geography of New Working Spaces and the Impact on the Periphery" (2019-2023) 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.