Anna Maria Spagnolo

Anna Maria Spagnolo serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of Genoa, Italy. Her academic responsibilities span multiple degree programs including Food Science, Dentistry, Healthcare Management, and Design disciplines, where she teaches core subjects in hygiene, food safety, and healthcare quality assurance.

Her research focuses on critical public health intersections between historical practices and modern challenges. Key areas include infection prevention in healthcare settings, environmental hygiene, food safety protocols, and quality assessment systems. Recent work analyzes historical disinfection methods from 1817 epidemics alongside contemporary issues like Legionella detection, methylmercury exposure through seafood, and fungal contamination in medical facilities.

Her 2025 publications reveal a cohesive research trajectory bridging historical epidemiology with current public health threats. The articles demonstrate methodological rigor in interlaboratory comparisons, risk perception studies, and contamination investigations—particularly emphasizing practical applications for healthcare settings and food systems.

Dr. Spagnolo's teaching portfolio includes Food Hygiene, General and Applied Hygiene, Ergonomics for Design, Health Care Planning, and Quality Assessment across seven distinct degree programs. She maintains active research supervision through the MEDS-24/B curriculum in General and Applied Hygiene.