Psychologist, PhD in Psychology, Assistant Professor at the Psychology Department of TSU (Institute of Personal and Clinical Psychology). In 2008-2015, she was granted research and academic scholarships at the University of Tartu (Estonia), the University of Iowa and Western Washington University (USA); won a Fulbright scholarship; collaborates with the National Centre for Education Quality Enhancement as an expert in program accreditation. Research fields: narrative identity, personal and cultural narratives, the master narrative and the study of life, post-traumatic growth, psychological well-being and associated psychological, social and cultural characteristics.