I am a philosopher working on the philosophies of religion and psychiatry. I am interested in understanding extraordinary beliefs and experiences, and my work is empirically informed and unconcerned with disciplinary boundaries. I lead the project Expanding the Philosophy of Religion by Engaging with Afro-Brazilian Traditions (2021–2024) and am a member of How Emotions Inform Religion: Integrating Christian Theology And Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (2023–2025).
I am currently a research fellow at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. I've been a postdoc at the Federal University of Santa Maria, the Rutgers Center for the …
I am a philosopher working on the philosophies of religion and psychiatry. I am interested in understanding extraordinary beliefs and experiences, and my work is empirically informed and unconcerned with disciplinary boundaries. I lead the project Expanding the Philosophy of Religion by Engaging with Afro-Brazilian Traditions (2021–2024) and am a member of How Emotions Inform Religion: Integrating Christian Theology And Cognitive Affective Neuroscience (2023–2025).
I am currently a research fellow at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. I've been a postdoc at the Federal University of Santa Maria, the Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion, the Jesuit School of Philosophy and Theology, and the Federal University of Paraná. I've also been a visiting fellow at the Leeds Centre for Philosophy of Religion and the Birmingham Centre for Philosophy of Religion. I received my BA, MA, and PhD from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in my hometown of Porto Alegre.