She has PhD in Sociology and her main interests are in sociology of space and urban sociology. She is Senior Scientist in Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, Croatia, and leader of projects which deal with urban phenomenon, urban transformation of urban spaces in post-socialist cities, process of gentrification, commercialisation and quality of living and housing, especially in the housing estates. She has worked from 2009 until 2022 at the Faculty of Forestry (University of Zagreb) teaching mandatory course Sociology of urban and protected space. Since 2012 until 2018 she has been Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal Sociology and Space published by the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb. Since 2015 she has been a member of the Editorial Board of Urbani izziv [Urban Challenge], journal of the Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. She was leader of many bilateral project between Croatia and Slovenia and the final one is titled Quality of living in the Housing Estates of the socialist and post-socialist era: a comparative analysis between Slovenia and Croatia (2020-2023) in collaboration with Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia. She has published scientific and professional papers in Croatian and international journals. She is a member of the Croatian Sociological Association, European Sociological Association (as institutional member) and European Network for Housing Research (ENHR).