Professor at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre. She holds a bachelor's, master's and post-doctorate degrees in Psychology from UFRGS, post-doctorate in Psychological Evaluation from the University of São Francisco and post-doctorate in Educational Sciences from the University of Minho, Portugal. Honorable mention in the Thesis Capes Award/2006. At UFCSPA, she is a professor in undergraduate and graduate studies, coordinator of the Research Laboratory in Psychological Assessment and member of the permanent faculty of PPG.