I am a Brazilian researcher, professor, and feminist whose practice and work are focused on sexual and reproductive rights and gender-related violence in Latin America. My theoretical foundation in these areas is grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from International Relations, Critical Data Studies, and Feminist and Gender Studies.
I am currently a Wallenberg Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Gender, Peace & Security (CGPS) in the Department of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. I am also affiliated with MIT’s Data + Feminism Lab and UFSC’s Research Group on Gender Studies in Foreign Policy and International Politics (NEGPEI).
I hold a Ph.D. (’24) and a Master’s degree (’20) in International Relations from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC, Brazil), as well as a B.A. (’17) in International Relations from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM, Brazil).
Previously, I’ve taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), and Simmons University. During the 2024-2025 academic year, I have also worked as a Postdoctoral Associate in the MIT Women’s and Gender Studies Program. During the 2023-2024 academic year, I was a Ph.D. visiting scholar and recipient of the MIT-SHASS Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship within the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. In 2022-2023, I was a Ph.D. visiting student at MIT’s Data + Feminism Lab.
