She has a PhD and a postdoc in Education Sciences from the University of Lisbon and has been a visiting assistant professor at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa School of Human Sciences since 2023. She is an integrated researcher at the “Católica Research Centre for Psychological, Family and Social Wellbeing” (CRC-W) and is on the Social Adventure team. She is also an executive coordinator at the Observatory for Psychological Health and Wellbeing in Schools / Directorate-General for Education and Science Statistics (DGEEC).
She was executive coordinator on projects funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, such as «Dream Teen», «#GeraçõesComVoz» and «Learn to Fly».
Her research areas focus on positive development, psychological flexibility, social participation and the psychological health and wellbeing of children and teenagers, and she has written several publications related to these subjects.
Last updated: May 2025