Faculty Members

Associate Professor at the Laboratory of Management and Public Policies, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (PPGSP/UENF). Holds a BA in Social Sciences from UFRJ (2011), an MA and PhD in Sociology from PPGSA/UFRJ. Research interests include urban violence and public security, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Postdoctoral fellow at PPGSP/UENF (2019–2020), at PPGSA/UFRJ with a CNPq fellowship (2020–2021), and later with a FAPERJ PDR-10 fellowship.

Research is structured around three main axes: (1) sociology of violence and illegal markets, focusing on the social accumulation of violence, territorial control by armed groups, and organized crime dynamics; (2) analysis of the criminal justice system, focusing on procedural flows and penal execution, exploring selectivity and the impact of legal and extralegal variables; and (3) the interface between public policy and illegalisms, examining how urban policies, especially housing, interact with armed domination and everyday resistance strategies in violent territories.

Holds degrees in Social Sciences (2007) from UFJF and Pharmacy (2010). MSc in Public Health (UFF, 2014). PhD and Postdoctoral fellow in Political Sociology at UENF. Associate Professor at Centro Universitário Redentor/Afya since 2015. Member of NDE for Medicine and Nursing, Vice-chair of the Research Ethics Committee, and Extension Coordinator. Evaluator for INEP/MEC (Sinaes).

Investigates how institutional changes, governance arrangements, and public policy implementation processes shape mental health care and primary care. Emphasis on street-level bureaucracies as mediators between policies and service realities, considering work conditions, resources, and power dynamics. Research includes history of health policies, psychosocial care networks, and professional training as political socialization. Uses qualitative methods, case studies, and document analysis to link institutions, bureaucracy, and education to equity and policy effectiveness.