is a psychologist and researcher at ITI (Interactive Technologies Institute/LARSyS). Her academic background includes Arts, Social Psychology and Educational Sciences. She is the co-creator of the research project entitled Game Art and Gender Equity (GAGE). In 2023, she published a book on the results of her post-doctoral research in Multimedia Art carried out at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon. She has teaching experience in higher education institutions both in Brazil and Portugal. She has published several articles and book chapters on the integration and participation of women in the Portuguese digital games industry.
last update: November 2025
Articles published on IXD&A:
• ‘Yama’s Liberation: Co-designing a ludic educational system to support teens’ group therapy, pp. 162 - 193, abstract’, N. 66, 2025, pp. 162 – 193, abstract, download, (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-066-007), Google Scholar
"Digital media can contribute to emergence of eating disorders by reinforcing idealised body standards, generating dissatisfaction with body image and encouraging conditions such as anorexia nervosa. E..."
"Digital media can contribute to emergence of eating disorders by reinforcing idealised body standards, generating dissatisfaction with body image and encouraging conditions such as anorexia nervosa. E..."
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