Master in Demography and Sociology of Population and PhD in Sociology from Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. Associate Professor at the Department of Social Research Methods (DMPS) and Researcher at CIES-Iscte, in the Family, Generations and Health research line. Co-coordinator of the Laboratory of Social Studies on Birth - nascer.pt.
President of the Pedagogical Council of Iscte.
Member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Social Research Methods, School of Sociology and Public Policy (ESPP).
President of the Jury of the M23 competition of the ESPP, and member of the Scientific Committee of the special competitions for access to Iscte, which contributes to the design of training and monitoring responses for an increasingly diverse student body, aiming to improve access conditions and the academic and social experience of students (from 2019 to 2023).
Areas of research interest: Demography, Sociology of Population and Sociology of Birth and Maternity.
Co-coordinator of an international cooperation project in the area of Education and Higher Education with the Amílcar Cabral University in Guinea-Bissau.
Researcher in the projects FEMINA, EQUALS4COVID19, ERASMUS+ Education and Training, and member of the team responsible for the elaboration of the Strategic Plan for Intermunicipal Development of Education in Alto Alentejo, the Strategic Educational Plan of Baixo Alentejo and Municipal Educational Charters.