Holds a degree in Modern Languages and Literatures (Univ. de Lisboa), a master’s degree in Comparative Literature (Univ. Nova de Lisboa), and a doctorate in Literary Theory (UAb). In teaching and research, she has dedicated herself to Intercultural Communication, Literary Pedagogics, Comparative Studies, and Global Studies. She is the author of, among others, the following studies:
- The image of the city in modern poetry: Cesário Verde and Fernando Pessoa
- The teaching of literature to foreigners at the University
- Desire and seduction. The intercultural circulation of Don Juanism
- Communicating well: communicative practices and structures