Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, Dell’Aglio graduated in Psychology in the Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (1983). Completed her Master in Developmental Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1992) and her PhD in the same University, in 2000. Currently, she is a professor at the Graduate Program in Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and editor of the journal “Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica”. Has experience in Psychology with an emphasis in Developmental Psychology, acting on the following topics: teenagers, foster care, children, coping, sexual abuse, support network, wellbeing, resilience and violence.