Graduated in Pedagogy from the Faculty of Philosophy Sciences and Letters Immaculada Conceição (1984), post-graduated in Curriculum by Activities (1986), post-graduated in Educational Guidance (1991), Master in Education from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1999) and PhD in Education from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2003). Post-doctoral internship in Public Policy at the University of Valencia - Faculty of Philosophy and Science of Education as a CAPES / Fundação Carolina scholarship holder (2010-2011). Full Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in the School Administration Department. Professor in the Graduate Program in Education, at the Education Center of UFSM, in Research Line 2: Educational public policies, educational practices and their interfaces. Worked in Basic Education for more than twenty years. Leader of the ELOS Research Group, which encompasses research in the curricular field, permeated by public policies and educational practices. Coordinator of the International Cooperation Agreements signed by UFSM and the National University of Tres de Febrero (Argentina) and University of Valencia (Spain). Coordinated the courses of: Pedagogy (daytime [2006-2010]); EAD Pedagogy (2007-2010); Specialization in Educational Management (2012-2014); and the Postgraduate Program in Public Policies and Educational Management, which covers the Specialization courses in Educational Management and Professional Masters (2015-2018). Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Education (2018-Current).Coordinator of FORPREd South Forum National Association of Postgraduate Studies and Research in Education (ANPEd) (2023-Current). Evaluator at the National Institute of Educational Studies and Research Anísio Teixeira (INEP) (2010-Current). Participant of the Iberoamerican Network for Studies and Research on Higher Education Policies and Processes. Participant of the CE/UFSM Decentralized Internationalization Committee (CoDInter). Author of several articles and book chapters.