She holds a university degree in Mathematics and Philosophy (2008) and a PhD in Economics and Business Sciences (2015). She obtained her doctorate from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, with a dissertation focusing on management and managerial coaching. She has completed pedagogical and andragogical training for higher education teachers and associates, the national school leadership qualification, and professional training for members of supervisory and management boards of companies.

She has many years of experience in higher education, research, and project management. Before joining the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, she worked at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, where she was involved in research and teaching activities and managed the project office. She has extensive experience in managing research and development projects, collaborating with industry, and holding leadership positions in public institutions and companies.

She is the Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Anali PAZU HD and is involved in the editorial activities of the scientific journal Anali PAZU and the professional journal Pomurska obzorja. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of CEROP. She actively participates in organizing scientific conferences and peer reviewing manuscripts for international scientific journals.

• Organization and management,
• human resource management and human resource development,
• artificial intelligence and digital transformation of organizations,
• competency development, leadership, and organizational resilience,
• educational management and lifelong learning.

She is currently involved or has previously participated in the following research programmes and projects:

• P5-0433 – Digital Restructuring of Shortage Occupations for Society 5.0 (Industry 4.0), led by Prof. Boris Aberšek (FNM UM).
• P1-0403 – Computationally Intensive Complex Systems, led by Prof. Matjaž Perc (FNM UM).
• P5-0027 – Adaptation of the Slovenian Economy and Slovenia's Development Identity in the EU, led by Prof. Žan Jan Oplotnik (EPF UM).
• Natural Science and Mathematics Content in the Development of Digital Competencies – project coordinator; the project received the national ED.VITA Award.
• SETCOM – researcher and leader of the communication work package of an international project co-funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.
• Modernization of Teacher Education Study Programmes (Recovery and Resilience Plan – RRP) – researcher and coordinator of project activities.
• Avant Car – researcher and coordinator of a contract research project conducted in cooperation with industry.
• 2MOVE – REWATER: Development of Mobile Modular Waste, Water and Energy Treatment – Acting Project Manager of the research, development and innovation project.
• UčinkovitNVO+ – project leader of a national research and development project aimed at strengthening the organizational capacities of non-governmental organizations.

To date, she has served as a pedagogical mentor in nine student projects (ŠIPK, PKP, ŠI_UM, and PUŠ), aimed at strengthening cooperation between higher education, industry, and the wider community.