Graduated in Communication Science (2010), Master in Tourism, Heritage and Development (2012) from the Instituto Superior da Maia (ISMAI) and PhD in Tourism from the University of Aveiro (2021). Worked as a lecturer at the Instituto Universitário da Maia (ISMAI) and at the Instituto Politécnico da Maia (IPMAIA) between 2012 and 2019, at the Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo (ESHT) of the Instituto Politécnico do Porto (IPP) in 2018/2019 and as lecturer and course director in vocational education between 2018 and 2021 at Escola de Formação Profissional de Aveiro (EFTA). Currently is Adjunct Professor at Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração de Gaia (ISLA Gaia) and researcher at GOVCOPP.