Researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Cassava and Fruits Unit (Cruz das Almas, BA), where she works in the areas of Food Security, Nutrition, and Health. She holds a degree in Home Economics (2000) from the Federal University of Viçosa, and a Master's (2002) and PhD (2007) in Agricultural Microbiology (area of ​​concentration: Food Microbiology) from the same institution. She is a postgraduate student in Fruit and Vegetable Technology at the Federal University of Pelotas. She was responsible for the Food Science and Technology Laboratory (2008 to 2011) and as a member of the Local Publications Committee of Embrapa Cassava and Fruits (2016 to 2021). She leads the research group "Processing, Value Addition, and Post-Harvest of Cassava and Tropical Fruits" at the CNPq. He coordinates and/or participates in research projects on the following topics: physicochemical, physical, biochemical, and sensory characterization of food raw materials; dehydration of tropical fruits; processing of green banana flour products; and the use of edible coatings for quality preservation and postharvest disease control in fruits. He has experience in food microbiology and food science and technology, focusing primarily on the processing, value addition, and physicochemical characterization of tropical fruits (pineapple, papaya, umbu, acerola, and banana).