Research fellow at the Post-Doc Programme in Integral Human Development at Católica Doctoral School. PhD in Social Work since 2022 at Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) with a work entitled "Marie-Thérèse Cécile Lévêque e o Instituto de Serviço Social (1935-1946): História e Memória". At that same Faculty also obtained a Master's Degree (2009) and a Bachelor's Degree (2005) in Social Work.  

Researcher at the Centre for Religious History Studies – UCP since 2008, being in charge for organizing and describing M.ª Leonor Corrêa Botelho´s (1915-96) documentary collection, and also a member of the editorial team working on "Enciclopédia de História Religiosa em Portugal" (online). Was part of the Centre for Social Work and Sociology Studies – UCP, between 2006 and 2016, where participated on a study about homeless immigrants in Portugal and on surveying the support needs of elderly people in Lisbon. Author of "O Discurso Histórico sobre o Serviço Social em Portugal" (UCE, 2009) and co-author of "Imigrantes Sem-Abrigo em Portugal" (ACIDI, 2013). Has participated in conferences with lectures on her research topics: history and development of social work profession; poverty and social assistance.  

Adjunct coordinator and teacher on the postgraduate ‘Current Perspectives, Accompaniment and Inclusion in Social Work’ (2023/24) at Madeira Island´s University (UMa), through a partnership with UCP. Was a teacher on the Bachelor's Degree in Social Work at UCP (2006-16), as well in UMa (2007-08). Belonged to the Advisory Board of the "Anuário do Centro de Estudos de História do Atlântico" (2009-15) and headed the sustainability and social responsibility office at Grupo Sousa, Funchal (2016-19).  

Member of the Paris-based Groupe de Recherche sur l'Histoire du Service Social (GREHSS) and from the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA), joining the "Social Work, History and Research" group.