2018-8-1 a 2019-2-25 - Honorary Fellow at the Department of Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2016-08 a 2017-02 - Honorary Fellow, Department of Comparative Literature & Folklore Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2015-09 a 2016-02 - Research Fellow, Department of Comparative Literature & Folklore Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2014 a 2015 - Research Fellow, Department of Comparative Literature & Folklore Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2013 a 2014 - Visiting Professor, Department of Comparative Literature & Folklore Studies, UW-Madison

2012 a 2013 - Research Fellow, Department of Comparative Literature & Folklore Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2011 a 2012 - Research Fellow, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2010 a 2011 - Research Fellow, Department of Comparative Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison

2009 a 2010 - Visiting Professor Department of Comparative Literature UW-Madison

2008 a 2009 - Visiting Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, UW-Madison

2007 a 2008 - Visiting Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, UW-Madison

2006 a 2007 - Visiting Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, UW-Madison

2005 a 2006 - Visiting Professor, Department of Comparative Literature, UW-Madison

2004 - Visiting Scholar, Departamento de Literatura Comparada da Universidade de Wisconsin-Madison (Agosto-Dezembro)

1996 - Tinker Visiting Professor, Departamento de Literatura Comparada da Universidade de Wisconsin-Madison (Agosto-Dezembro)

1992 - Professora visitante da Universidade da Madeira

1991 - Tinker Visiting Professor, Departamento de Literatura Comparada da Universidade de Wisconsin-Madison (Agosto-Dezembro)

1990 - Consultora do Office for International Studies and Programs da Universidade de Wisonsin-Madison (Agosto-Outubro)

1990 - Professora/Investigadora convidada do Departamento de Literatura Comparada da Universidade de Wisconsin-Madison (Agosto-Dezembro)

1988 a 2011 - Professora catedrática da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

1987 - Investigadora convidada do Departamento de Estudos Portugueses e Brasileiros do King's College de Londres (Outubro-Dezembro)

1987 - Investigadora Permanente do Centro de Estudos Sociais

1986 a 1988 - Professora Associada com Agregação da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

1986 - Professora do Curso de Férias sobre Língua e Cultura Portuguesas da Universidade da Ásia Oriental em Macau

1984 a 1986 - Presidente da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos Anglo-Americanos

1983 - Professora Visitante do Departamento de Literatura Comparada, Universidade de Wisconsin-Madison

1982 a 2002 - Membro do Conselho de Redacção da Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais

1982 a 1984 - Vice-Presidente da Associação Portuguesa de Estudos Anglo-Americanos

1982 - Directora do Curso de Mestrado em Estudos Anglo-Americanos

1982 - Professora Visitante do Dept. de Espanhol e Português, Universidade de Wisconsin-Madison

1979 a 1986 - Professora Associada da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

1974 a 1979 - Professora Auxiliar da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

1973 a 1974 - Assistente da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

1965 a 1968 - Assistente da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra

Outras atividades

2008 a 2011 - Scientific Director of the Ph. D. Program in American Studies (FLUC)

2008 a 2011 - Scientific Director of the Ph. D. Program in Feminist Studies (FLUC)

2007 a --- - Member of the Editorial Board of Portuguese Studies (London)

2006 a 2007 - 2006-2007 Member of the EURYI Review Panel "Humanities and Social Sciences"

2006 a 2007 - Member of the Wise-Susman Prize Committee (ASA)

2004 a 2004 - Chair of the Women's Committee of ASA (USA)

2004 a 2004 - Member of the panel for evaluating projects in Programa Lusitânia (ICALP/FCT)

2003 a 2004 - Member of the Scientific Committee for Humanities and the Social Sciences (FCT)

2003 a 2003 - Chair of the International Evaluating Panel to review research centers of Literary Studies in Portugal (FCT)

2002 a 2002 - 2002 Chair of the International Evaluating Panel to review research projects in Literary Studies in Portugal (FCT)

1999 a 2001 - Member of the Panel for awarding the Camões Prize

1999 a 2001 - Member of the panel for evaluating PRAXIS projects (FCT)

1999 a 1999 - Chair of the International Evaluating Panel to review research centers of Literary Studies in Portugal (FCT).

1999 a 1999 - Member of the Program Committee of ASA Convention

1998 a 2000 - Co-Chair, Task Force for International Women in American Studies (ASA)

1996 a 1997 - Chair of the Program Committee for the Third European Feminist Research Conference

1996 - Member of the Editorial Board, Sources (University of Orléans)

1994 a 1996 - Member of the Scientific Committee for Women's Studies (EU SIGMA Project, Comission DGXXI).

1992 a 1994 - Vice-President of the European Association of American Studies

1990 a 1994 - Coordinator of ERASMUS Exchange Programs (English/Portuguese).

1988 a 2002 - General Editor of the Series "Diálogo" (ICALP)

1987 a 1994 - Representative of APEAA on the Board of Directors of the European Association of American Studies

1984 a 1987 - President of APEAA

1983 a 2002 - Member of the Editorial Board of Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais

1982 a 1995 - Chair of the Department of Anglo-American Studies FLUC

1981 a 1982 - Representative of Anglo-American and Germanic Studies Ph. D. faculty on the Pedagogical Committee of FLUC

1980 a 1984 - Vice-President of the Portuguese Association of Anglo-American Studies (APEAA).

1979 a 1985 - Member of the Board of Directors of the Luso-American Educational Committee

1979 a 1982 - Representative of the Department of Anglo-American Studies on the Scientific Committee of FLUC

1977 a 1979 - Representative of Anglo-American and Germanic Studies on the Scientific Committee of FLUC

1976 a 1977 - Member of the Inter-university Scientific Committee for Germanic Philology

1975 a 1976 - Member of the Executive Committee of FLUC