BA in English Language and Literature, Universidade de Brasília,2016
MA in Portuguese, Indiana University Bloomington,2006
PhD, Portuguese, minor in Comparative Literature, Indiana University Bloomington, ABD

Taís Xavier Carvalho joined the School of Public Health - Bloomington in May 2024. Before this, she worked at IU as an enrollment assistant and as an educator, having taught courses in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and for the Collins Living-Learning Center. Taís's academic interests include researching pedagogical approaches and investigating Brazilian, Argentinian, and Angolan children's literature.