Assistant Professor at the Center for Behavior Theory and Research at the Federal University of Pará (2021-). Supervisor in the Graduate Program in Neurosciences and Behavior (UFPA). Coordinator of the Laboratory for Studies in Culture, Cooperation and Cognition (LAC3). Co-founder and member of the Maria Emilia Collective of rEvolutionary Women. Co-founder and member of Advancing Big-team Reproducible science through Increased Representation (ABRIR), funded by Grants-In-Aid to Reduce Barriers to Improving Psychological Science 2021-2022. Member of the Culture as a Tool working group, coordinated by Andrew Buskell and funded by the Cultural Evolution Society Transformation Fund 2021-2022. Member of projects funded by the SSHRC (Canada, 2022) and ESRC (UK, 2023).She was a National Postdoctoral Program (PNPD) fellow at the Laboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, linked to the Graduate Program in Psychobiology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (2019-2022). She has a PhD in Developmental Psychology from Durham University, England (2018), a master's degree in Psychobiology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (2012) and a degree in Psychology from the Federal University of Ceará (2007). She was awarded master's and doctoral scholarships by CAPES.Her main interests include: cultural learning, cooperation, sociocognitive development, evolutionary cultural psychology, women in evolutionary science, and open and big-team science practices.
Professora Adjunta do Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, da Universidade Federal do Pará (2021-). Orientadora no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Neuroci#7869;ncias e Comportamento (UFPA). Coordenadora do Laboratório de Estudos em Cultura, Cooperação e Cognição (LAC3). Co-fundadora e membra do Coletivo Maria Emilia de Mulheres rEvolucionistas. Co-fundadora e membra da Advancing Big-team Reproducible science through Increased Representation (ABRIR), financiado pelo Grants-In-Aid to Reduce Barriers to Improving Psychological Science 2021-2022. Membra do grupo de trabalho Culture as a Tool, coordenado por Andrew Buskell e financiado pelo Cultural Evolution Society Transformation Fund 2021-2022. Membro de projetos financiados pelo SSHRC (Canadá, 2022) e ESRC (Reino Unido, 2023).Foi bolsista do Programa Nacional de Pós Doutorado (PNPD) no Laboratório de Evolução do Comportamento Humano, vinculado ao Programa de Pós Graduação em Psicobiologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (2019-2022). É doutora em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento pela Durham University, Inglaterra (2018), mestre em Psicobiologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (2012) e formada em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (2007). Foi bolsista de mestrado e doutorado pela CAPES.Principais interesses incluem: aprendizagem cultural, cooperação, desenvolvimento sociocognitivo, psicologia cultural evolucionista, mulheres nas ciências evolucionistas, e práticas de ciência aberta e em grandes equipes.
