PhD in agricultural entomology, at the Federal University of Viçosa (2009). She is a professor at the Federal University of Piauí, coordinator of the degree in biological sciences (2011–2013), president of the Chamber of Agricultural Sciences at FAPEPI (2013–). Member of the editorial board of the magazine Comunicata Scientiae. She has experience in agricultural entomology, working mainly on the following topics: insecticide ecotoxicology, insect ecophysiology, plant resistance to insects, and entomology of stored products.