Graduated in Nursing and Obstetrics at Fundação Universidade do Rio Grande (1990), Master in Nursing Assistance from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (2000) PhD in Nursing at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2010). Estancia Postdoctoral en la Faculdad de Enfermería, Fisioterapía and Podología de la Universidad de Sevilla (2015). Professora associated at Universidade Federal do Pampa, have experience in Nursing, with emphasis on Nursing in Women's Health with the following themes (breastfeeding, women's health and ethics) Coordinator of Research Ethics Committee (CEP) Unipampa between 2012 and 2018