PhD in Sociology and Master's in Demography and Population Sociology from Iscte. Associate Professor in the Department of Social Research Methods and Researcher at CIES-Iscte. She was President of ISCTE's Pedagogical Council, a member of the Scientific Committee of the Department of Social Research Methods at the School of Sociology and Public Policy (ESPP), President of the Jury for the ESPP M23 competition and a member of the Scientific Committee for the special competitions for access to ISCTE (2019-2023). Co-coordinated the Laboratory for Social Studies on Birth - nascer.pt, at CIES-Iscte. Co-coordinator of an international cooperation project in the field of Education and Higher Education with the Amílcar Cabral University in Guinea-Bissau.
She was a researcher on the FEMINA, EQUALS4COVID19 and ERASMUS+ Education and Training projects, and a member of the team responsible for drawing up the Strategic Plan for the Intermunicipal Development of Education in Alto Alentejo, the Baixo Alentejo Strategic Education Plan and Municipal Education Charters. Her main research interests centre on Demography, Population Sociology and the Sociology of Birth and Maternity.