Registered Nurse with a Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Nursing from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil, and a Specialist certification in Pediatric and Neonatal Nursing awarded by the Brazilian Society of Pediatric Nurses (SOBEP). Associate Professor (Level III) at the Federal University of Santa Maria, Palmeira das Missões Campus, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Health and Rurality at UFSM. Researcher at the Maternal and Child Health Research Group (GPESMI/UFSM) and the Neonatal, Child, Adolescent and Family Health Research Group (CRIANDO/UFSM). Served as Coordinator of the Undergraduate Nursing Program at UFSM, Palmeira das Missões Campus, from 2021 to 2025.His academic activities encompass teaching, research, extension, and academic management, with a focus on neonatal, infant, and child health. His areas of expertise include child health care, growth and development, neonatal care, primary health care, health care networks, maternal and child health, and prevalent childhood conditions. He conducts research using diverse methodological approaches, with emphasis on epidemiological studies, quantitative methods, and mixed-methods research. He has extensive experience in neonatal and pediatric nursing, particularly in neonatal follow-up care, well-child care, neonatal and pediatric assessment, health surveillance, and the organization of care across different levels of the health system