Dalia is an analyst at the Public Policy and Management Institute in Lithuania. The Public Policy and Management Institute is a policy research and evaluation centre that conducts research and provides advice aimed to improve public policies and their management. Dalia works at the Institute since 2006. Her areas of specialisation include social research and evaluation of the implementation of European Structural Funds programmes. Dalia has conducted research and evaluation in the area of workforce training, non-formal education, and equal opportunities, including evaluation of grant schemes for employers for employees training under Human resourse development priority of Lithuanian SPD 2004-6. Dalia holds a Master degree in sociology, which she acquired from Vilnius University.