Ana Carolina Frias is an Invited Assistant Professor at the School of Education of the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, where she teaches courses in the undergraduate degree programs in Gerontology, Sports and Leisure, and Basic Education, as well as in the Master's program in Health Education. She is also an Invited Assistant Professor at the School of Health of the Polytechnic University of Guarda, where she teaches courses in the undergraduate degree program in Nursing.

Since 2019, she has been a collaborating member of the Research Centre for Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education at the University of Aveiro and, since 2023, a collaborating researcher at inED – Centre for Research and Innovation in Education, Coimbra branch.

She holds a PhD in Didactics and Teacher Education (2015). She is the author and co-author of scientific publications on sexuality, gender, diversity, and media, at the intersection of health, education, and ageing. She is a member of the Ibero-American Network on Gender, Sexualities and Differences (RIAGSD).