PhD in International Relations from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Master’s degree in International Relations from the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (now the University of Lisbon). Degree in International Studies from the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the Universidade Central da Venezuela. Assistant Professor at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, where she is currently Coordinator of the Degree in International Relations. Integrated researcher at OBSERVARE-Observatório de Relações Exteriores, specializing in Ibero-American Affairs. She is the author of several scientific publications in national and international journals in the area of ​​her specialty. She worked as a Consultant in the Education and Scholarships Service of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (between 2001 and 2005). Guest expert for several media outlets in Portugal.