Ana is a Guest Assistant Professor at the Lisbon School of Architecture, ULisbon, where she teaches undergraduate and master’s courses.
She completed her PhD in Design, with research focused on the topic of communication design in social innovation and the role it can play in designing sustainable future scenarios for territories and communities in Portugal inland and rural territories.
Throughout her professional career of more than 20 years as a communication designer working in design studios, she developed projects for multiple clients from various areas of activity and coordinated design teams.
Currently, she continues to work in the area of design and communication strategy, dedicated to projects related to her areas of research: design for territories, design for social innovation and communication design as an expanded area of practice.