Geographer (UFPB), with specialisation in Agrometeorology and Climatology (FAMEESP), Master's degree in Development and Environment (PRODEMA) and PhD in Geography from the University of Brasília (UnB). Postdoctoral degree in Physical Geography from the University of São Paulo (USP). She is a professor of Geography at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Coordinator of the Laboratory of Hydrography, Climatology and Cartography (LAHICC) and the Seridó Climatological Station (UFRN-INMET).