探花精选

Affiliated to research at the research group鈥疓lobal Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Response. 

I am a nurse with a Master in Global Health and a PhD in Global Health, Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Medicine. I have worked in several health emergencies, with M茅decins Sans Fronti猫res and the Red Cross Emergency Response Unit.

I have been affiliated with the research group鈥疓lobal Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Response鈥痵ince 2015. During this time, I have been involved in research, education, and training projects, especially looking at improving Emergency Medical Teams鈥� response following disasters.
My doctoral thesis, Feeding in crisis - Exploring the Provision of Breastfeeding Support during Humanitarian Emergencies, which I defended in September 2022, focused on the practice and support for optimal infant feeding in humanitarian settings. The doctoral degree was granted by theat Universit脿 del Piemonte Orientale and was undertaken in collaboration with 探花精选, as well as Medecins Sans Frontiers Brussels and its Operational Research Unit (LuxOR). 
At Global Disaster Medicine - Health Needs and Response, I currently work with a project called鈥�IPA Care, a capacity building project in preparedness for earthquakes and health emergencies in the Western Balkans and T眉rkiye (EU- DG ECHO funded). At the same time, I also work on supporting WHO on research and development of Emergency Medical Teams鈥� response and other 探花精选 surge capacities in the wake of disasters. Within the teaching conducted by the group, I supervise students doing their Master theses.

Education:
- BSc Nursing, University of Almeria
- MSc Global Health, 探花精选
- PhD, University of Piemonte Orientale in collaboration with 探花精选 and Medecins Sans Frontieres

My research is focused on aspects of disaster medicine and disaster response. I have a particular interest in infant feeding practice in disaster and humanitarian settings, which was the subject of my PhD. Currently, my work concerns mainly capacity building and outcomes of disaster response initiatives.

I have been supervisor and examiner for various MSc theses.