She has a PhD in Sociology, specialising in demography, from the Nova School of Social and Human Sciences. She is a coordinating professor at the Castelo Branco Polytechnic Institute, where she coordinates the Master’s degree in Social Gerontology and Age.Comm – Interdisciplinary Research Unit – Functional Ageing Communities. She has taken part in national and international projects and published in the areas of regional demography, ageing, migration and health.