Graduated in Physical Education, Master in Public Health (USP), Doctor in Health Sciences (UnB). Part of the Doctorate carried out at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, U.S.A. (CAPES scholarship holder). Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Physical Education and Dance at the Federal University of Goiás (FEFD/UFG). Lecturer in the postgraduate program in Physical Education (PPGEF) at the Faculty of Physical Education and Dance at UFG; Lecturer in the graduate program in Health Sciences ((PPGCS) of the Faculty of Medicine of the UFG. Coordinator of the specialization course in Strength Training at the FEFD. Conducts research on exercise, health and special populations.