: Both books were finalists for the Jabuti Award , Brazil's most prestigious literary honor, in 2020.
2021 – Present Academic Professional and Portuguese Language Supervisor, Department of Romance Languages, * University of Georgia. Cris Lira | Romance Languages - UGA
: Recipient of the 2025 Franklin College Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award , nominated by her students.
As a creative writer, Dr. Lira is a prominent voice in the (Women of Letters), a feminist literary movement. Her published works include: