Architect and Urban Planner, anda psychologist (1982 and 1987, UFRN), master and doctorate in Architecture and Urbanism (1996 and 2002, USP), post-doctorate in Architecture (2018, University of Lisbon). Teaching at UFRN since 1994, she is currently a full professor and researcher in the areas of architectural design and environmental psychology, working on the undergraduate course in Architecture and Urbanism, and in the postgraduate programs in Architecture and Urbanism (PPGAU), Architecture Design and the Environment ( PPAPMA) and Psychology (PPGPsi). Doctoral advisor, CNPq Productivity Fellow, Coordinator of the AUD area at CAPES (2018/2022).