Anja works in the field of adaptive technologies in social learning situations, focusing on emotionally adaptive support. She received her B.Ed. and M.Ed. from the University of Potsdam where she also worked as a student assistant in the department of educational sciences. She has worked as a student assistant for SCIoI since September 2020 and later pursued a PhD in educational sciences at the University of Potsdam, joining SCIoI as a researcher in project 6, where she investigated the effectiveness of emotionally adaptive technologies and robotic agents in social learning contexts.