i am a 1st-year ph.d. student in the communication program at ucsd, originally from southeast brazil. also, i am a researcher in the media, discourse, and social networks research laboratory (midiars).

i received my master's degree in science education from universidade federal do rio grande do sul (ufrgs) in 2023, for which i wrote my thesis "platformization of truth: disputes for the truth about covid-19 vaccines on twitter." at the same university in 2021, i received my licenciatura — equivalent to a bachelor's degree in the U.S. — in chemistry, writing my undergraduate thesis "discoursive clashes between science communication and fake news".

my research interests are connected with political communication, scientific communication, public opinion, dis/misinformation, social network analysis, comparative analysis, discourse analysis, knowledge and power, neoconservatism and neoliberalism in brazil, critical global health, and climate crisis.

🚴⚽🕹️ in my spare time, i like to watch football matches of the brazilian club i root for (inter de porto alegre), play video games, and get to know the city by bike. also, i'm a big fan of doctor who!