She has a PhD and a Master’s in Linguistics from the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCSH). She has a postgraduate qualification in Health Literacy from the University Institute of Psychological, Social and Life Sciences – ISPA. She is a member of the LLT group (Lexicology, Lexicography and Terminology) at the Linguistics Centre of the NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA CLUNL). She has collaborated on various projects, including designing and developing methodologies in Terminology and Lexicography, focusing on specialised communication and citizen literacy, particularly in the legal and health areas. She has been a guest lecturer at the FCSH on several occasions, teaching subjects in both the bachelor’s and master’s programs (Terminology and Specialty Information Management 2008/2017). Between 2020 and 2024 (Feb.) she was a member of VOH.CoLAB – Collaborative Laboratory on Value for Health, where she was responsible for Health Literacy. She is currently a visiting scientist (with scholarship status) at the International Portuguese Language Institute – IILP.