I am a tenured professor in Tourism at UNESP (2022), with a degree in Physical Education from Universidade Estadual Paulista (1995), a degree in Tourism from UFRRJ (2018), a degree in Pedagogy from UNICV (2023), a degree in Visual Arts from UNICV (2024), and a degree in Sociology from UNICV (2024). I hold a specialization and a master's degree in Education from UNESP (2002), and a Ph.D. in Physical Education from UNICAMP (2009). I have specialized training from the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado - United States (2023), Universidad de los Andes - Colombia, and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona - Spain (2024).

I am a full-time professor at UNESP, where I teach courses on recreation and entertainment, tourism adapted for people with disabilities, leisure in contemporary society, and perception analysis in tourism. I coordinated the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) course and the Tourism course at UNESP (2019-2020). I was also a content creator for UNIVESP in the Integrative Project IV course.

Currently, I lead the GEPESIC (Study and Research Group on Stigmas in Sexuality and Body Image), and I am part of the Study and Research Group on curricular policies for teaching art in basic education. I am the head of the Department of Tourism, a permanent member of the teaching commission, and a member of the congregation at UNESP - FEC, as well as the board of the master's program in Sexual Education. I am a class advisor and professor of the Pedagogy course at UNESP/UAB and a course instructor for the Lato Sensu postgraduate program in Special Education with an emphasis on specialized educational services. I have supervised undergraduate theses in the Pedagogy 5.0 course in partnership with the municipality of São José dos Campos/SP. Additionally, I am a professor and advisor in the master's program in Sexual Education at UNESP in Araraquara. I am also a member of the ISP (International Society for Psychophysics) and work primarily in the following areas: visual arts, sociology, sexuality, perception analysis, inclusive education, leisure and recreation, tourism, adapted physical education, body image, stigmas in sexualities, liberal sexual behavior, sexuality of people with disabilities, and psychophysical scaling.