Born in Lisbon in April 1957, she is married and mother to Tiago, Inês and Maria - and grandmother to Manuel, Xavier, Francisca and Carlota. A student at the Liceu Nacional de Oeiras (1969-1974), she studied science in the 3rd cycle, with the aim of becoming a physics researcher. However, thanks to April 25, her vocation took a decisive turn... She finished her degree in Sociology in 1979 (Fac. des Sciences Économiques et Sociales, Univ. Genève). D. in Sociology in 1991 at ISCTE. She took her habilitation exams at the University of Lisbon (2008). She is currently a coordinating researcher at the Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa and was President of its Scientific Council (2014-2023). She was Vice-President of the National Health Council (2021-2023), is a member of the IAC's Advisory Board and the Ethics Board of the ProChild Collaborative Laboratory. In December 2021, she was invited by Pedro Strecht to join the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuses against Children in the Portuguese Catholic Church (2022-2023), co-authoring the report Giving Voice to Silence. She co-founded and coordinates the Inter-University Doctorate in Sociology, OpenSoc - Knowledge for Open and Inclusive Societies (a consortium that includes ICS, ISCSP and ISEG - ULisboa, Nova's FCSH, UEvora's IIFA and UAlg's Faculty of Economics). She is a member of the Bureau of the Comité de Recherche Sociologie de l'Enfance of the Association Internationale des Sociologues de Langue Française, as well as being a member of the Board of the Research Network Childhood of the European Sociological Association. Her favorite scientific topics include the family, childhood and school. Her research focuses on child abuse, children's cultures and disasters, children and animals, and ethics in research with children.