She holds a PhD in Political Sociology from the Graduate Program in Political Sociology at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2005), and a sandwich doctorate from the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany (2003). She holds a master's degree in Sociology from the Federal University of Pernambuco (1999) and a degree in Social Sciences from the Federal University of Pernambuco (1995). She is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria, assigned to the Department of Social Sciences, Center for Social and Human Sciences (CCSH). She is a Professor in the Graduate Program in Gender Studies at UFSM. She is Vice-leader of the Study and Research Group on Gender, Culture and Health (GEPACS). She is Coordinator of the Inequality Observatory Social Research Laboratory at UFSM. She is Coordinator of the Girls and Women in Science Program: seeking gender equity in the STEM area. She is a member of Labis Sociological Research Laboratory at UFSM. She was Head of the Department of Social Sciences at UFSM and Deputy Head of the same Department. She was Coordinator of the Social Sciences Course (bachelor's degree) at UFSM and Deputy Coordinator of the same course. She developed research on the following topics: sociological theory, social movements, collective identities, gender and public policies, electoral behavior. She worked as executive director and consultant in opinion polls and electoral research at the company JN Pesquisa e Consultoria. She is currently developing research on gender inequality in the Brazilian scientific field. She is interested in the following research topics: sociological theory, recognition theory, gender, feminism, feminist theory, women in science and motherhood. Mother of Valentina, 10 years old.