A musicologist, music and theatre critic, a PhD in Art History, and Associate Professor at the Department of Theatre, Literature, and Music History of the Novosibirsk State Theatre Institute. 

She is a graduate of the Novosibirsk State Glinka Conservatory. 

She has served on the music jury of the National Theatre Festival and Award Golden Mask, as well as other all-Russian and regional theatre and music festivals and competitions. She delivers public lectures on musical theatre. 

As a critic, she collaborates with publications such as the journals Musical Academy, Musical Life, Ballet, St. Petersburg Theatre Journal; Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russian Gazette), and others. 

She is a member of the Union of Composers of the Russian Federation and the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation.