CNPq Level B Productivity Research Fellow. She holds a degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). She specialized in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis on Psychological Assessment and Neuropsychology at UFRGS. She completed advanced training in Neuropsychology (Fellowship) at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. She holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Gerontology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), as well as a Postdoctoral degree in Psychology from PUCRS. Currently, she is a Full Professor in the Undergraduate and Graduate Psychology Programs at the School of Health Sciences, PUCRS. She also coordinates the research group Assessment, Rehabilitation, and Human-Animal Interaction (ARIHA). In 2020, she received the CAPES Award for Best Psychology Dissertation. She has experience in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis on Psychological Assessment, Neuropsychological Assessment, Rehabilitation, and Gerontology. Her research interests also include the validation and standardization of psychological instruments, as well as aspects related to human-animal interaction, considering behaviors, pathologies, and personality and cognitive aspects resulting from this interaction. She is a member of the ANPEPP Working Group on Psychological Assessment Research. She collaborates on research with international investigators (Universitat Católica de València and Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza)