Social worker with a bachelor from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), master degree in Social Work from PUC-Rio with an emphasis on the voices of children in early childhood. Specialist degree in Gender and Sexuality from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Researcher at The International Center for Research and Policy on Childhood (CIESPI) at PUC-Rio. She also works in the spheres of public health and social assistance policies with an extensive experience in social projects involving the role of families, children, adolescents and young people.