She earned her PhD in economics (SGH) and habilitation in the study of religions (Jagiellonian University in Cracow). She is also a vice-Dean at the Graduate Studies Office. Her research focuses on contemporary Middle East and Muslim communities in Europe. She published five monographs including one in English – Deconstructing Islamophobia in Europe (2014), and edited a book on Muslims in Poland and Eastern Europe. Widening the European Discourse on Islam (2011). She is currently heading two projects – next to this one, a Jean Monnet Project: ref:EU | Muslim minorities and the refugee crisis in Europe (co-funded by the European Commission within the Erasmus+ Programme).