She holds a PhD in Contemporary American literature. Her main research and teaching interests are Anglo-Portuguese Studies (mainly British and American travelers in Portugal), Portuguese-American Studies, North American Literature, and Literary Translation. She has published and taught in these areas since 1983. She is a member of CETAPS (Centre for English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies) and of ULICES (University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies) as well as of other international associations of literature, languages, translation and American Studies, such as ESSE, EAAS, ACLA, and PSA. Email: iom@netcabo.pt