Graduated in Pedagogy, Pre-School qualification from the Federal University of Santa Maria (1995), Master in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1997) and Doctorate in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (2006) . He is currently Full Professor of the Department of Fundamentals of Education, Federal University of Santa Maria. He has experience in the area of ​​Education, mainly addressing the following themes: educational psychology, gender relations and sexual diversity, distance education, technologies and Education, public policies and management of Basic and Higher Education. He is leader of the "INTERFACES: Study Group on Education, Technologies and Society". Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Public Policy and Educational Management at the Federal University of Santa Maria. She is an evaluator of undergraduate courses at INEP / MEC.