Degree in Sciences and Biological Sciences (1981), Masters and Doctorate (1990) in Biological Sciences (Entomology) by the Federal University of Paraná. He is a professor at the Federal University of Paraná, who teaches at the UFPR Postgraduate Program in Entomology and the Postgraduate Program in Zoology at the Feira de Santana State University in the areas of Taxonomy, Systematics, Ecology, and Entomology. He is the leader of the Research Group (CNPq) Systematics and Bioecology of Coleoptera (Insecta). She was Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Entomology (1992-1994) and (2000-2002) and Area Editor (Systematics, Morphology, and Biogeography) of the Brazilian Journal of Entomology (2013-2016); President of the Brazilian Society of Entomology (2002-2004), (2009-2010), (2015-2016) and Editor-in-Chief of the Brazilian Journal of Entomology (2005-2006) and (2007-2008). Has experience in Zoology, with emphasis on Taxonomy of Recent Groups: Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, Biology, Morphology, Taxonomy and Forensic Entomology.