She graduated in Nutrition from the Rio de Janeiro State University (known as UERJ) and held a Master’s Degree in Food, Nutrition and Health from the same institution. She completed her Doctorate in Experimental Clinical Pathophysiology in 2013 (UERJ). She did postdoctoral work at UERJ (2016) and in Medical informatics at the Department of Community Medicine, Health Information and Decision of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) (2019). Currently is Doctorate Integrated Member at RISE@CINTESIS, Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (FMUP).