Master and PhD in Political Science from the University of São Paulo. She is currently a professor at the Political Science Department of UNICAMP. He coordinates the Nucleus of Political Institutions and Elections of CEBRAP (Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning) and is a member of the Researchers' Chamber of the same house. She is a researcher on the thematic project: Political Institutions, Patterns of Executive, Legislative and Governance Capacity and at the Center for Comparative and International Studies of USP (NECI / USP). His areas of interest are Coalitions, Executive-Legislative Relationships, Political Parties, Elections, Party Migration.