She owns a BSc from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), MSc from Iowa State University under a full scholarship and assistantship and a PhD title from AUEB under a scholarship. She has served as a faculty member at the University of Peloponnese. She has also taught at Iowa State University, London School of Economics, AUEB and the University of Ioannina. Her specialization area lies with Economic Development and Growth, Foreign Direct Investment and Multinational Corporations, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and their internationalization. Her work is published in a number of well recognised journals with numerous citations.