Sociologist working in the field of Public Health since 1990. She is the editor of Análise Social, the oldest Sociology journal in Portugal, and editor of Social Sciences in the journals Ciência e Saúde Coletiva (A1) and Cadernos de Saúde Pública (A1). She has a PhD in Sciences, is a tenured professor, Children and Women's Health postgraduate program, IFF-Fiocruz (grade 6) and is a CNPq productivity fellow. She was a member and coordinator (2023) of the CNPq Advisory Committee on Public Health and Nutrition. She currently serves as vice president of ABRASCO. She was a visiting professor at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon (2023-2024).