Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) linked to the Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering since 2009, and was a professor for 4 and a half years at the Federal University of Rio Grande Foundation (FURG). She holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), and a master's and doctorate in Water Resources and Environmental Sanitation from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (IPH-UFRGS), having also worked for the private sector. .Throughout his career he has been working with research related to stormwater, including drainage systems, use of LID, WSUDS/SUDS techniques, nature-based solutions and green infrastructure (green roofs, bioretention, rain barrels, detention pond, pervious pavements, etc.), stormwater drainage master plans , hydrological and hydrodynamic modeling and monitoring. She has experience in geoprocessing, water resources management, ecohydrology, wetlands,She is a permanent professor of the Graduate Course in Civil Engineering (PPGEC) and Environmental Engineering (PPGEAmb) at UFSM, advising at the master's and doctoral levels. She was the coordinator of the PPGEC, participated in the Structuring Teaching Nucleus of the Course, in addition to different commitees at UFSM.South Regional Coordinator of ABRHidro (Brazilian Association of Water Resources) from 2023 to 2024. Director of Publications of ABRHidro for the 2024-2025 term.