Biography

Psychologist, Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Graduate Program in Psychology (Master's and PhD) at Federal University of Minas Gerais-Brazil. Holds a Master's degree in Psychology (UFMG) and a PhD in Nursing (UFMG), with an internship at Paris VII University and Cergy-Paris University. Currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra, with the project "User embracement and access to primary health care among users with severe mental illness." She has worked at the interface between Psychology and Mental Health/Public Health, especially in the context of Primary Health Care, on topics such as: production of bonds and autonomy; expanded and interprofessional clinical practices; training strategies for mental health care.