She earned both her Master's degree (Labor and Business Psychology) and PhD (Psychology) from the University of Porto. She now teaches at Católica, giving classes on "Labor Psychology," "Health, Age and Work" and "Work, Employment and Organizations." She is a guest professor in the Master's program in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Engineering in the Department of Engineering. Areas of research include: links between work and health; public service work; research methods. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the scientific journal LABOREAL, published by FPCE-UP in Labor Psychology and Ergonomics.