PhD student in Public Policy at ISCTE-IUL, has a Master degree in Health Education at the University of Porto, and more than 10 years of experience as project manager in European projects dedicated to education. As a result of fruitful collaborations with European higher education entities over the years, further developed and applied scientific practices in school-based interventions and participated in conferences and in the ellaboration of publications. Recently, part of the dynamic team at the Centre for Research and Innovation in Education (InED) within the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, pursuing the intention to follow an academic career in education policy.