Graduated in Food Chemistry from the Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel, 2006), with a Masters degree in Agroindustrial Science and Technology from UFPel (2009), a Specialization in Food Science with an emphasis on Fruit and Vegetable Technology (2010), and a PhD in Food Science from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP, 2014), including a sandwich doctoral period at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain, 2012). Completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Graduate Program in Food Engineering and Science at the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG, 2014).She is currently Professor in the Department of Food Technology and Science at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), advisor of undergraduate research and permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Food Science and Technology (PPGCTA-UFSM), where she supervises Master's and PhD students. She also co-supervises a PhD student at the Universidad de Talca (Chile). She is a CNPq Research Productivity Fellow (PQ-2) and a member of the National Institute of Science and Technology in Analytical Chemistry of Foods (INCT-ALIM).She is the Leader of the Research Group on Bioactive Compounds and Alternative Technologies in Plant-Based Products (VegeTalBio, Brazilian Directory of Research Groups). Full Member of the Academic Committee Productos Naturales Bioactivos y sus Aplicaciones (AUGM). ORCID: 0000-0002-8490-1679