Ferran Ballester Diez

Ferran Ballester Diez is a Professor in the Department of Nursing at the Faculty of Nursing and Chiropody, University of Valencia, where he contributes to academic and research activities in nursing and public health. He is a member of the GIESA Research Group on Epidemiology and Environmental Health, aligning his work with population health and environmental risk factors.

His research focuses on the intersection of environmental exposures and human health, particularly how air pollution and temperature fluctuations impact mortality. These interests are rooted in his doctoral work on the short-term relationship between pollution, temperature, and mortality in Valencia. Key areas include environmental epidemiology, climate and health, air pollution effects, and mortality pattern analysis.

Ferran Ballester Diez earned his doctorate from the Universidad de Alicante with a thesis titled Relación a corto plazo entre contaminación, temperatura y mortalidad en la ciudad de Valencia (1996), supervised by Dr. Fernando García Benavides. His academic training laid the foundation for ongoing research in environmental health risks.

He is actively involved in research through the GIESA Research Group, contributing to epidemiological studies on environmental determinants of health. While no specific grants or funded projects are listed, his long-standing focus suggests sustained engagement in public health research. He has not been noted to supervise any formal students in the available data.

• Email: ferran.ballester@uv.es