I currently work as a post-doctoral fellow at the Division of Sport and Exercise Medicine (DiSEM)- Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Health Science Research and Innovation - Faculty of Health Sciences - Klaipeda University, Lithuania. Ph.D. in Physical Education from the Catholic University of Brasília-UCB (CAPES Scholarship holder) in the area of concentration Physical Activity, Health and Human Performance.