Geographer, holds a Master and PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology (New Lisbon University), with Specialization in Anthropology of Space (Florence University). She is a Researcher at LNEC from 1991, where she has been working on national and international research projects covering different issues on the relationship between heritage, social memory, territory, society and culture, urban public space, urban policies, qualitative and collaborative methodologies applied to urban planning and heritage conservation; with several publications related to the studies carried out an chaired. She has participated in organizing and scientific commissions of national and international scientific meetings, as well as conducting academic seminars integrated in postgraduate, master's and doctoral courses related to study themes, also collaborating with specialized training through workshops and actions. training on specific topics. She was coordinator of the Social Ecology Res