Undergraduate studies at the University of Athens (diploma in History and Archaeology, with a specialization in Archaeology and Art History, 1991), postgraduate studies at University College London (M.A. in Field and Analytical Techniques in Archaeology, 1993) and the University of Oxford (D.Phil. in Byzantine Art and Archaeology, 2000). Fellow in Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. (2001-2002). Hannah Seeger Davis Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in the Program of Hellenic Studies, Princeton University (2002-2003). Visiting Staff (P.D. 407) in Byzantine Archaeology at the University of Crete, Department of History and Archaeology (spring 2004). Summer Fellow in Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. (2004). She teaches at the University of Cyprus since January 2005.

Formation processes of Byzantine art, representation of realia, Byzantine and medieval Cyprus, cultural exchange in the fields of court ceremonial, dress and art, daily life in Byzantium and the exploration of alternative sources for the study of Byzantine material culture, Byzantine dress, imperial ceremonial, light and lighting in Byzantium.