She took her first-class honours BA in Film (Humanities Faculty Prize) from the University of Kent, followed by a Postgraduate Certificate in Radio, Film and Television Studies from the University of Bristol (Drama Dept.). As Scottish Film Training Trust Cannon-Elstree Studios Bursary holder, she received her Diploma in Directing from the National Film and Television School, UK (graduation film, Augustine – awarded Special Jury Prize, Best Student Film, Houston International Film Festival; screened Norwich Women’s Film Festival and Clermont Ferrand Film Festival), after which she obtained a PhD from the University of Kent for her research on Female Voice and Agency in Film Adaptation.