She holds a PhD in Language Studies from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics from PUCRS and a Bachelor’s Degree in Letters – English Language from PUCRS. She has been working as an English teacher for over 24 years. She is currently working at the the School of Aeronautical Science and the School of Humanities. Her major interests are teaching and learning English as a Foreign Language and Aviation English. She has also been working with Prof. Elizabeth Mathews - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in the development of research projects for the LHUFT Center.