ʃiː dˈɪd hɜː hˌæbɪlɪtˈeɪʃən æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv bˈɑːn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ænd pɚsˈuːd hɜː stˈʌdiz æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv dˈuːɪsbˌɜːɡˈɛsən.
She did her habilitation at the University of Bonn in 1985, and pursued her studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen.