She holds a PhD in Life Sciences from the University of Metz under the supervision of Professor Annik Schnitzler. The PhD. dissertation was entitled “Sylvigenesis of the fir-beech forest of the Vosges mountains.” In this thesis, funded by the Parc Naturel Régional des Ballons des Vosges, she studied the natural dynamics of lowland birch forests, mountain mixed-beech woodlands and subalpine beech forests, in unmanaged areas. The results contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of these forests.