I am a PhD candidate in International Relations at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. My research intends to present developments in the Arctic region through scenarios considering the period 2023-2035 that will help Portugal to consider the Arctic region and place itself in the Atlantic taking into account the upcoming connection of the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans facing maritime security and human security challenges in both regional contexts. My primary area of research is human security with a focus on Arctic Indigenous peoples with my thesis master focused on Human security of Inuit and Sámi in Canada and Finland: comparing Arctic policies, published in book version. The publication is open access.
My research has been funded by UNDP Cabo Verde for the development of an application for teenagers to contribute to ocean literacy and climate literacy and teaching about the negative impacts of plastic pollution.
I have participated in conferences and have published reflections and articles about the NATO and the Arctic, Governor General Mary Simon and the rapprochement of Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean, the latter published by Instituto de Defesa Nacional (IDN, Portugal).
I have presented my research at the Climate Change and Security Network organised by NATO STO CMRE held in Lerici (Italy) on October 2023 and was invited to comment on the Brazilian Polar Strategy for The Polar Journal.
I am a member of:
- APECS Portugal;
- NAADSN Research Fellow;
- Visiting researcher at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland (January-April 2024);
- Associate member at Network of Arctic Researchers in Ireland (NARI)
- IASC – ICARP IV, RPT 1: “The role of the Arctic in the Global System” – working group/theme 5 – social sciences;
- Eurodefense Portugal: included in the European Working Group 13 – climate; and
- included in the list of 100 Women in Polar Science.
Conferences in 2024:
- IV Maritime Security Course organised by Atlantic Centre (2024);
- National Defence Course at National Defence Institute (November 2024-May 2025);
- TSA 2024 Lancaster Conference (Portugal: Atlantic and Arctic getting closer);
- Next conference: EISA PEC 2024 Lille (August) (Globalisation of Climate Change, Ocean and Arctic: Security Nexus. Bringing Nature Back in International Relations);
Beyond academia, I have a wide range of professional experience, including more time as an Army Officer (Lieutenant) and working on international relations for multi-national companies (Salsa Jeans). The diversity of the work experience allowed me to gain and develop skills to try to better understand the changes happening in the world, more specifically in the Arctic region and ocean connecting to climate change and security.
Women in the Arctic and Antarctic 