Holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, 2015) and a Master's degree in Latin American Integration from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM, 2008). He is a faculty member at the Polytechnic College of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and a member of the Graduate Program in Professional and Technological Education (PPGEPT/UFSM).His teaching, research, and extension activities focus on Professional and Technological Education, with particular emphasis on the world of work, Integrated Secondary Education, educational trajectories, affirmative action policies, educational inequalities, and access to education. He coordinates research projects on the social profile, academic performance, and student retention in vocational and technological education, drawing on perspectives from the Sociology of Education and the Sociology of Inequalities.He has research experience in Political Sociology, particularly in the fields of citizenship, participatory institutions, participatory democracy, and civil society. His current research interests include the relationship between education, work, social inequalities, and educational opportunities within the context of Professional and Technological Education.