Is currently a doctoral candidate in Social Work in the Interuniversity Doctoral Degree Program in Social Work at the Portuguese Catholic University and the University of Coimbra, developing the research project “Human Milk Banks, Human Rights and Public Policy: A Transnational Study of Best Practices”, funded by a doctoral studentship from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the Portuguese Catholic University, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Relations from NOVA University Lisbon. From 2020 to 2024, she was a member of the Child and Youth Policy Department of the Portuguese Committee for UNICEF. Her main research areas are public policy and human rights, particularly the rights of children and women. She is the author of publications and presentations in these fields, including a co-authored book chapter (2026), and scientific posters presented at international conferences in Venice (2025) and Rio de Janeiro (2026), with abstracts published in the respective conference proceedings.