About me

Welcome to my website!

Who am I? I'm a thought developer on evolution and a thought collector of theories and images related to life and evolution. I investigate how evolutionary theories require us to re-conceptualize our current worldviews; how evolutionary theories develop in biology; how they are applied to study symbolic (behavioral, sociocultural, and linguistic) evolution; and how both are depicted in diagrams and cosmographies such as cycles, chains, scales, timelines, trees, and networks.

In addition to writing books and papers, lecturing, and presenting the results of my research, I actively engage in dissemination activities by editing book volumes and academic journals on these topics. I contribute to global community building by organizing conferences and workshops, as well as coordinating educational initiatives. 

My work has so far been sponsored by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, The Institute of Philosophy of the University of Porto, The Center for Philosophy of Science of the Faculty of Science of the University of Lisbon, the John Tempelton Foundation, the Marie Curie Actions, the American Museum of Natural History, the Konrad Lorenz Institute, the Flemish Fund for Scientific Research, and the Dutch Free University of Brussels. 

I live in Portugal with my husband, our cats, and our numerous houseplants.