PhD in Cultural Studies - American Studies – Film Studies (University of Lisbon). Master’s in Art History, specializing in Contemporary Art History (FCSH – NOVA University Lisbon). Bachelor’s degree in History from FLUL (University of Lisbon). Since 2014, she is the National Coordinator of the National Cinema Plan ( Portugal) at the Institute of Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation (EduQA) at the Ministry of Education (Lisbon). Researcher at CEMRI – Media and Cultural Mediation Research Group (Universidade Aberta) and at the Association of Moving Image Researchers (AIM). Member of the Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual- ICA Juries. Associate member of the Portuguese Academy of Cinema. Member of the Jury of several film festivals. Member of the Pedagogical Committee of the Association of History Teachers (APH). Co-supervisor and jury member for academic works in the fields of Cinema, History, and Education. Consultant for several research projects. She has presented numerous public communications regarding Cultural Studies, Film Studies, and, more recently, regarding the dissemination and implementation of the National Cinema Plan ( Portugal). Her primary research interests include Contemporary Cultural History, Film Studies, and the intersection of Cinema with History and Education.