She has a Master's degree in Sociology and is currently a PhD candidate  (with an FCT scholarship) at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto (FLUP). She has worked as a contract researcher for the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).  She is a member of the Organising Committee of the KISMIF International Conference, a member of the Executive Committee for Web/Publications of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM); Secretary-General of IASPM-Portugal (International Association for the Study of Popular Music - Portuguese Branch) and Executive Editor of the journal Todas as Artes - Revista Luso-Brasileira de Artes e Cultura. She is currently dedicated to research in areas such as migration, gender, arts, culture, social inclusion and arts-based research.