Carmo graduated in Management in 1995 and has worked at Universidade Católica - Porto ever since. Initially responsible for the Communications and Public Relations Department, she currently coordinates the Integral Development of the Person Unit. In this unit she has promoted and energized themes of faith, solidarity and sustainability/university social responsibility, namely the involvement of the academic community with the external community through volunteering and the Service-Learning methodology. She is a member of the Observatory of Social Responsibility and Higher Education Institutions, where she coordinates a Service-Learning group.