Obtained a PhD in biology at the University of Latvia with specialization in plant physiology. The doctoral thesis was dedicated to seed dormancy and the effect of salt on germination of coastal plant species. 

From 2014 to 2018 she worked at the Latvian Plant Protection Research Centre, conducting scientific studies on weed distribution and biology, as well as participating in plant protection product efficacy trials. 

Since 2019, Jevgenija has been pursuing work on weed biology and weed control at the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies Institute of Plant Protection Research “Agrihorts”. 

Jevgenija also collaborates with weed researchers from other European countries, this work includes research on weed seed germination and weed development. Her main interests are seed physiology and ecology in different plant species, including agricultural weeds.

She is the author or co-author of peer-reviewed publications indexed in SCOPUS, with an h-index of 9.