Apresentação Pessoal

Academic training:

PhD in Law from the Faculty of Law of U. Porto (2016), with the public and viva voce defense, on 17 October 2016, of the dissertation «O arguido como meio de prova contra si mesmo: considerações em torno do princípio nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare» (The defendant as evidence against himself: considerations about the principle nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare). The evaluation panel was composed of Miguel Pestana de Vasconcelos (President, by rectoral delegation), Jorge de Figueiredo Dias, Manuel da Costa Andrade (Advisor), Cândido da Agra, José Damião da Cunha (external examiner), Augusto Silva Dias, Maria João Antunes, Frederico de Lacerda da Pinto Costa and António Manuel de Almeida Costa (internal examiner). The doctoral thesis has been unanimously graded Approved with Distinction, the highest grade awarded by the University of Porto. It was also awarded an Honorable Mention in the 3rd edition of the IAB Prize (2017), and is published in the Livraria Almedina theses collection.

Obtained a Master's degree in Criminal Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of U. Coimbra (2006), with the public and viva voce defense of the dissertation «A protecção de testemunhas no processo penal» (Witness protection in criminal procedure), published under the seal of Coimbra Editora). The Master thesis was rated Very Good with Distinction (18 points in 20).

Graduated in Law from the Faculty of Law of U. Porto (2000).

Teaching activity:

In addition to the teaching activity at FDUP, she has collaborated in the teaching of several courses of the 1st and 2nd Cycles of Studies in other Faculties of U. Porto. At the invitation of the Center for Judicial Studies (CEJ), she has occasionally been speaker in Continuous Training Actions for Judicial Magistrates and the Public Prosecution Service. Collaborated as an external trainer with the Center for Studies and Municipal Training (CEFA).