Lulu completed her BSc in Tourism and Hospitality Management and her MSc in Tourism Management from the Eastern Mediterranean University (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) before obtaining her Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Middlesex University Dubai.

Lulu has taught at Middlesex University Dubai for over a decade, and her learning and teaching interests include The Business of Tourism, Tourism Impacts and Sustainability, Events Management, Tourism Policy and Planning, Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism Management, Strategic Business in the Hospitality Environment, Integrated Marketing Communication and Direct Marketing.