I am an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Department of Economics. I received a Ph.D. in Economics from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2017. I was a visiting researcher at the University of California – Berkeley from September 2014 to May 2015.  My research focuses on Domestic Violence, Economics of Crime, and Justice.

Co-founder of Leme - Violence Reduction Lab. Invited Researcher JOI Brazil - J-PAL and Gender and Economic Agency Initiative - J-PAL. Researcher at the Center for Applied Research to Public Safety (FGV). Member of the Family and Gender Economics Study Group (GeFam).