I am currently an assistant researcher at CESAM and Department of Biology at the University of Aveiro since 2012, and have been a part-time assistant professor at this institution from 2013/14 to 2018/19. I am also an invited assistant professor at University Lúrio, in Mozambique, since 2014/15. I have a PhD in Biology from the University of Aveiro since 2011. I was assistant professor at the University of Cape Verde, in 2011/12, where I was also Assistant Coordinator of Biology courses and member of the Scientific Council of this institution. As a researcher, my main areas of interest are: (i) to understand how population dynamics, structure, diversity and gene flow is affected by changes in land-use and land-cover; (ii) to understanding the process of biodiversity loss and the impact of anthropogenic stressors in this process; (iii) to identify vulnerable species, traits and taxa and help designing conservation measures; (iv) to promote the integration of biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use of ecosystems by human populations. I have also often collaborated in education and awareness projects for biodiversity conservation and environmental sustainability. I am the author / co-author of a book, two book chapters and 24 articles and 4 proceedings papers on internationally indexed journals (WoS or SCOPUS) and 20 other technical and scientific publications in the same area. I am also author/co-author of 52 presentations at scientific meetings and 11 lectures as guest speaker. I have led or collaborated in mentoring more than 40 students, including 16 master's students (including 5 students from University Lurio), 11 of whom have already defended their dissertations.