Sociologist. Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), invited professor at NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities and coordinator of the Education section at the Portuguese Sociological Association. Postdoctoral fellow of the Foundation for Science and Technology (Portugal), with the project From the intimate to the public: intervening vulnerabilities. The main research works are related to policies of school and career guidance, school justice and social intervention in scenarios of high vulnerability.