After years of teaching German as a second language (DaZ) and holding a coordinating role in language support for adult immigrants, she returned to Bielefeld University, where she completed her doctoral studies in the field of German as a foreign and second language on the topic of the language socialization experienced by adult immigrants in the working world. She subsequently taught a DaZ module for teacher education students, which she also helped to created. In Bremen, she wishes to further research the topic of migration-based multilingualism and German as a second language in the context of schools, vocational training, and work. She also wants to support the education of teachers.