She has graduated in Human Resources Management in 2011 at ISLA (Instituto Superior de Línguas de Leiria), and she works as a Senior HR Technician in the City Council.

Currently, she is a PhD student at UTAD-University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro in the doctoral programme of Development, Societies and Territories. Her main research interest focuses on Entrepreneurial Innovation Ecosystems and Markets.