master's at Parasitology from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2000) and ph.d. at Parasitology from Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2006). Has experience in Parasitology, focusing on Entomology and Malacology of Parasites and Vectors, acting on the following subjects: esquistossomose, epidemiologia, achatina fulica, schistosoma mansoni and biomphalaria tenagophila.