She holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute, Florence. Her research interests are in the intersection of Labour and Health Economics. She has participated in research projects financed by FCT and POAT/QREN and developed consulting work for national organizations. She was an advisor of the Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, a member of the Policy Advisory Board of the EU-FP/ project Multilinks and, until recently, of the Portuguese Association of Health Economics (APES) executive board. Currently, she is a member of the UMinhoExec executive team.