Holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Nursing from the Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM), with a multidisciplinary specialization in Pediatric Oncology. She earned her PhD in Sciences from the Paulista School of Nursing at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). From 2016 to 2025, she served as an Assistant Professor at the Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nursing at the Health Sciences Center of the Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM). Her teaching, research, and extension activities focus on Pediatric Oncology, Oncology, Chronic Diseases, Family Nursing, and Nursing Education. She is a member of the Laboratory for Studies and Research in Family Intervention (LEPIF) and the Study Group on Child, Adolescent, and Family Health (GESCAF). She also serves as a member of the Nursing Committee of the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Oncology (SOBOPE) and the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Nurses (SOBEP).