She got her doctoral degree in Hydrology from Kyoto University, Japan, in 1992. She further enriched her experience at the Center for South East Asian Studies of Kyoto University as Visiting Research Fellow from 1996-1997. Her research areas include farming system, agriculture and community empowerment, and poverty alleviation. She contributes as an expert to several Japanese government projects in Indonesia and also conducts series of volunteer work especially under Lembaga Pelangi, an NGO which was established in 1996 under her initiative.