Her research interests include cross-border cooperation in tourism, inter-destination collaboration and tourism impacts. She is the author of numerous scientific monographs and scientific articles published in international and national journals. She has participated on several international research projects and developmental strategies. In 2015, she received an award for teaching excelence by UP FTŠ Turistica. She was a Vice Dean for student affairs at the faculty and president of the Commission for Student Affairs at the University of Primorska from 2011 to 2015. She was the Head of the Department for Sustainable Development of Tourist Destinations, and a member of the faculty Senate from 2009 to 2017. She is a member of numerous international editorial boards of international journals and visiting professor at faculties abroad.