Graduated in Physics from the Sao Paulo State University (UNESP). Master and doctorate's degree in Meteorology at National Institute for Space Research (INPE). Visiting researcher at the Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) - Australia. Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Sao Paulo (USP, Institute of Astronomy, Geophysics and Atmospheric Sciences). She is currently professor at Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI) and collaborating researcher at the Center for Research Support - CLIMATE CHANGE (INCLINE - USP) and World Environmental Conservancy, Inc. (WEC - USA, http://worldenvironmentalconservancy.org), performing in the areas of Climatology, Dynamic Meteorology, Climate Change and Climate Modeling. Member of Espinhaço Institute (http://www.institutoespinhaco.org.br/).