International expert on Digital Citizenship Education (Council of Europe), member of the EU Expert Group on Tackling Disinformation through education and training (European Commission), invited researcher at CIES-ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon (Media Literacy and Journalism), lecturer at Autonoma University of Lisbon (Communication Sciences), teacher trainer (Portuguese Ministry of Education), trainer of trainers (CENJOR) and professional journalist (CP1524). Concluded a degree in Education, post-graduations in ICT and in Journalism, a PhD in Education (Media Literacy), and a 6-year post-doctorate in Communication Sciences.

Ongoing international projects:

- Media Information Literacy - Community Connections (funded by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, through EMIFund, 2024-2026) - project coordinator

- IBERIFIER Plus - Iberian Digital Media Observatory (funded by European Commission, 2024-2026) - invited researcher

- Redressing Radical Polarisation: Strengthening European Civil Spheres facing Illiberal Digital Media (DepolarisingEU), (funded by European Commission, 2024-28, COST Action, CA22165) - researcher

- ALGOWATCH - Developing algorithm literacy for all, to fight disinformation and foster e-inclusion with quality information for knowledge-based democratic societies (funded by European Commission, 2023-2025) - national coordinator

-  “Luso-American Initiative for policymakers and their staff to counter disinformation through Media Literacy workshops” (LAI) (funded by US State Department, 2023-25) - coordinator

- “MEdia LIteracy for SEnior European citizens” (MELISE) - (funded by European Commission, 2023-2025) - researcher

- Digital Citizenship Education (Council of Europe, 2016-...) - researcher

Ongoing national projects:

- Digital Citizenship Academy (funded by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 2015-2024) - coordinator

- Media Literacy and Journalism (Portuguese Journalists Union / Ministry of Education, 2017-...) - cocoordinator

- Youth, News and Digital Citizenship – YouNDigital” (PTDC/COM-OUT/0243/2021, Portugal, 2021-2024) - consultant 

Recent projects: 

- TeamLit - Teacher education in digital and media literacy: providing guidance, resources and support for teacher trainers in Europe (funded by EmiFund, 2023-2024) - consultant

- IBERIFIER - Iberian Media Research and Fact-checking (funded by European Commission, 2021-2024) - invited researcher

- Digital Citizenship in General Education Schools in Georgia: Challenges and Ways of Implementation (funded by Shota Rustaveli Foundation, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2019-2023) - international advisor

- COMEDIG - Competências de literacia digital e mediática em Portugal (PTDC/CED-EDG/32560/2017, funded by FCT) - researcher