Graduated in Psychology from the United Catholic Faculties of Mato Grosso (1982); Master’s degree (2004) and PhD (2009) in Education from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS). She is a professor at the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), teaching the disciplines of especial education, developmental psychology and learning in the undergraduate courses in Pedagogy, Physical Education, Biological Sciences, Psychology and others. Ziliani has experience in education studies and conducts researches on secondary education, professional education, youth, schooling and subjectivity. She is a member of the History of Education, Memory and Society Study Group (GEPHEMS/UFGD) and of the Group of Study and Research on Foucault References (GEIARF/UFMS).