Doutoranda em Saúde Coletiva pelo ISC/UFBA e Especializanda em Psicoterapia Integral pelo ISEO/Espaço Humanize. Mestre em Educação (FACED/UFBA, 2012). Graduada em Serviço Social (UCSal, 1999).
Especialista nas áreas de: Saúde Pública; Gestão das Redes de Atenção à Saúde; Processos Educacionais na Saúde; em Saúde da Família e gerenciamento do processo de trabalho; e, em Psicopedagogia.
Bolsista CNPq, integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa em Comunicação e Saúde. Participa do Eixo Mídia e Saúde do Observatório de Análise Política em Saúde (OAPS), ambos do Programa de Pós-Graduação ISC/UFBA e também das ações do Grupo de Pesquisa do Centro de Estudos das Migrações e Relações Interculturais (CEMRI) da Universidade Aberta de Lisboa, Portugal. E, participa também do grupo de estudos e pesquisas em análise do discurso (CEPAD, FACOM-UFBA).
Graduated in Social Work from Catholic University of Salvador (2000). Post-graduation courses in Educational Psychology Clinic and Institutional Faculty St. Benedict (2007). Specialization in Family Health: emphasis on managing the work process, by UFBA / EESP (2008). It masters degree in Education from the Federal University of Bahia \ FACED. It was "Songwriter of learning" at the Specialization Course on Regionalized Management for the SUS-Ba, the first certification course for EESP-Ba. Was as a listener in the Course of Specialization in Labor Management and Continuing Education in Health and Technical Education's Permanent SESAB by the Board of Management of Care, and was transferred to serve as Coordinator of Health Education of the Municipal Camaçari-Ba and Coordinator of microregional Deployment Lines of Care and Continuing Education in Health Microregion East-Ba. It also coordinated the attendance of the Specialization Course in Family Health for the Implementation of Lines of Care, the project partnership EESP/DAB- SESAB, Conceição Hospital and MS, with the group of students Camaçari-Ba. He took part in the construction of the proposed creation of the Management Department of Labor and Education in Health for muncípio Ham, Carl-Ba. And in this municipality is also professional exam.