Elena Riza

Elena Riza is a Professor and Public Health Specialist at the Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She holds advanced degrees including a PhD in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Her roles include coordinating and teaching in undergraduate and postgraduate programs such as 'Occupational, Environmental and Pharmaceutical Risk Assessment and Management.' She focuses on epidemiology, public health policy, and global health crises, particularly addressing vulnerable populations like refugees and migrants.

Educational background: Master’s in Public Health (University of Dundee), PhD in Epidemiology (LSHTM), and additional certificates in Forced Migration (University of Oxford), Health in Humanitarian Crises (LSHTM), and Bioethics (Johns Hopkins University). She teaches epidemiology, global health, and research methodology across multiple programs.

Research interests center on migrant/refugee healthcare access, health equity, disaster medicine, and occupational/environmental risk assessment. She leads projects such as the Mig-HealthCare initiative to reduce health disparities among migrants in Europe. Her work spans telemedicine sustainability, pandemic response strategies, and environmental health interventions.

Publications emphasize refugee healthcare utilization, pandemic policy, and health equity. She actively contributes to humanitarian actions, serves on Médecins Sans Frontières, and reviews for scientific journals. Her work bridges academic research with real-world applications to improve population health outcomes globally.