Bachelor in Biological Sciences (2006), Masters in Development and the Environment (2009) and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (2013) at the Federal University of Paraíba, with a period as intern at the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institute, U.S.A.). Worked as an environmental consultant in continental and marine areas in Brazil. Currently a postdoctoral fellow (PNPD/CAPES) affiliated to the Psychobiology Graduate Program at UFRN. Research on Marine Mammals, mainly on behavioral ecology, population dynamics and morphology.