She received her Ph.D. degree in Physiotherapy (2008) and Pos-Doc in Motor Behaviour (2013) at Human Kinetic Faculty of Lisbon University. From 1990 to present, she has been a Senior Professor at School of Health Sciences - Leiria Polytechnic, Portugal. Her research interests include movement analysis, biomechanics and motor control of human movements, sports injuries, and injury prevention and health promotion.