Currently, I am doing a joint PhD in Psychology at Iscte-IUL (PhD program in Psychology) and at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (PhD program in Science of Psychology and Education). My project aims at investigating how people learn science through different text genres (narrative and expository) and the cognitive control and sociocognitive processes involved in this learning. I have a BsC in Psychology (Iscte-IUL), a MsC in Cognitive Science (University of Lisbon) and I also completed an Erasmus+ research internship at the Center for Research in Cognition & Neurosciences (Université Libre de Bruxelles; supervised by Régine Kolinsky). I have also been involved in teaching activities pertaining to topics of cognitive psychology and psychophysiology at Iscte-IUL and I have done more practical work in the non-formal learning domain, as a science explainer (Pavilion of Knowledge) and a cognitive tutor (Hikari). While my first steps in research were given in social and cognitive neuroscience projects, my PhD research and research interests lie at a complex intersection between non-formal education, cognitive and sociocognitive processes, text and discourse comprehension, innovative pedagogical tools and mixed methods.