PhD student with FCT grant (Current: 2020 – 2024) in Biology and Ecology of Global Change, University of Aveiro. Thesis: “Small cetaceans as Persistent Organic Pollutants biomonitoring tools in marine waters of continental Portugal”. Supervisors: Dr. Amadeu Soares, Dra. Catarina Eira.

Master in Marine Biology (2018), University of Aveiro. Thesis: ” Hematologia e Bioquímica do Sangue de Animais Marinhos em Recuperação no CRAM-ECOMARE”. Supervisor: Dra. Catarina Eira.

Degree in Aquatic Sciences (2016), University of Porto. Final project: ” Efeito individual e combinado de microplásticos num bivalve invasor de água doce (Corbicula fluminea).