Social scientist, assistant professor at the University of Lisbon Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP) and researcher at the Centre for Administration and Public Policy (CAPP), where she coordinates the Society, Communication and Culture research group. She teaches on the undergraduate degree in Social Work and the Master's degree and PhD programmes in Social Policy at ISCSP. She was executive coordinator of the Master's degree course in Social Policy. Her research interests lie in the areas of welfare and social policy, focusing in particular on poverty, income adequacy and minimum income policies.