Catarina Egreja has a degree in Sociology from ISCTE-IUL (2005), having pursued academic training at this institution with a postgraduate degree in Data Analysis in Social Sciences in 2007, a master's degree in Social and Solidarity Economics completed in 2009 and a PhD. in Sociology, for which she obtained a scholarship from FCT between 2013 and 2017. The doctoral dissertation, oriented by Professor António Firmino da Costa, entitled “The Presence of Sociology in Portuguese Higher Education, in Courses in Other Scientific Areas”, was defended in September 2018 and approved with distinction. Since completing her first degree, she has worked as a research fellow on several research projects, varying in themes and in host institutions, providing a broad work experience in the field of sociology. Along this path, Catarina Egreja has had the opportunity to gain experience in all phases of an investigation, from theoretical research, to the collection of empirical information, both through the construction and application of questionnaires, and the application of individual interviews. In all the projects in which she was involved, she participated in the data treatment phase, both quantitative and qualitative in nature. She has also actively and committedely participated in activities to disseminate scientific knowledge, in Portugal and abroad, and has written some published articles, together with the project coordinators or individually.