Holder of a PhD in Coastal Cities Development for Tourism from the University of Thessaly, an MA in Town and Regional Planning and a Degree in Architecture from the University of Liverpool. The spatial aspect in the development of tourism and the integrated tourism and cultural development planning are major research interests.  She has published several original research papers and has participated in international conferences. She has worked as a lecturer in undergraduate and postgraduate courses teaching destination planning, tourism development and tourism and heritage management at Greek Universities and Technical Education Institutes. She has participated in the teams formulating strategic development and management plans for tourism for a number of destinations (Magnesia, Venice, Lebanon etc.).