2017 – Doutoramento em Ciências do Mar | European Joint Doctoral Programme on Marine Ecosystem Health and Conservation (MARES). Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal) e Ghent University (Bélgica)
2012 – European joint Master of Sciences in Nematology (EUMAINE). Ghent University (Bélgica), Bielefeld University (Alemanha) e Universidade de Évora (Portugal)
2010 – Licenciatura em Biologia. Universidade de Évora (Portugal)
Ecology of deep-sea ecosystems (continental slopes, abyssal regions, chemosynthetic habitats)
Anthropogenic impact in the deep sea (bottom-trawling fisheries, mining)
Mega-epifauna and imagery analyses
Meiofauna | Free-living marine nematodes