She holds a degree in Nursing and Midwifery from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), a Master’s degree in Special Education from the Center for Education and Human Sciences at the same institution, and a PhD in Nursing from the University of São Paulo (USP). She completed postdoctoral training at the University of Toronto (Canada) and a senior research fellowship at King’s College London (United Kingdom).

She is currently a Full Professor at the University of São Paulo (USP), working in the Department of Public Health Nursing at the School of Nursing. She coordinates the Professional Master’s Program in Primary Health Care. As a researcher, she is a member of the Center for Early Childhood Science (NCPI) and has focused her research on understanding theories and practices in Primary Health Care Nursing and Parenting.

She was one of the developers of the “Primeiros Laços” program. At CISM, she works as a researcher in the implementation of the program and in the technical training of the healthcare professionals involved.