PhD in Sustainability and Development (Universidade Aberta); Master in Social Gerontology (Universidade dos Açores). Researcher at CEG-Universidade Aberta; Coordinator Local Learning Center (Madalena-Universidade Aberta); Specialising in Gerontology Education; Managment experience in Residential Strutures for Elderly People; Founder and coordinator in Senior University (Madalena-Pico-Açores); Member of the Portuguese Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology and Portuguese Association’s of Psychogerontologist.