She is a researcher at CHAM - Centre for the Humanities at NOVA FCSH (Faculty of Social and Human Sciences), where she serves as the President of the Scientific Commission.

She is Assistant Professor in the History Department of NOVA FCSH's master's program 'Heritage' and in 'History of Portuguese Empire' (e-learning).

With a master's degree in History of Art of the Early Modern Period (1997) and a PhD in History of Art (specialization in Museology and Artistic Heritage, 2014), she leads the project 'VESTE _ Dressing the Court: costume, gender and identity(ies)' which focuses on the history and cultures of fashion during the early modern period. Her research is cross-cultural and interdisciplinary, requiring teamwork and different skills. Her areas of interest include: - Heritage studies addressing methodological, safeguarding, and societal challenges; - The history and study of everyday objects entangling archaeology and visual resources; - And the analysis of artistic relationships between Portugal and Portuguese India during the early modern period. She is also an active member of several networks and research projects, such as the UNESCO Chairs on the Oceans' Cultural Heritage (also as a member of the scientific board) and Atlantic Heritage and Insularities, and the project HPIP _ Heritage of Portuguese Influence. Additionally, she is a member of several professional organizations and networks, including ICOM.PT, the Portuguese Association of Art Historians, the Association of Dress Historians, and the European Association of South Asian Studies.