Journalist, mother by choice through adoption, creator of the A.dot app. Founder of the Adotar É blog.
Psychologist (CRP 08/0774), holds a master's and PhD in psychology from the University of São Paulo (USP), and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in human development at the University of Brasília (UnB). She served as a professor at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) for 40 years. She is the author of 19 books and one hundred scientific articles. Her research has focused on adoption and abandonment since 1989.