Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria in the field of Botany, she has experience in Systematics/Taxonomy and Molecular Phylogeny, experti in cool-season grasses groups. She is particularly interested in investigations involving endangered plants and molecular markers. Collaborates in studies involving invasive and medicinal plants, and in local floristic studies. She is currently vice-curator of the SMDB herbariu, and section editor at Ciência e Natura. She is a permanent professor in the Post-Graduate Program in Agrobiology at UFSM (master's degree), and a member of the Botanical Society of Brazil.