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Dr. Monica Pirani is a Lecturer in Biostatistics at the School of Public Health within the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London. She previously held roles as a Research Associate in Biostatistics at Imperial College and a Research Fellow in Statistics at the University of Southampton, collaborating with the Oceanographic Centre. Prior to this, she spent 10 years in Italy working as a Statistician and Sociologist for Public Health Agencies and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
Monica Pirani holds a PhD in Environmental Studies from King's College London, and multiple advanced degrees including an MSc and BSc in Biostatistics and Experimental Statistics from the University of Milano-Bicocca, an MSc in Epidemiology from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart (Rome), and a Specialization in Sociology and a Degree in Political Science from the University of Bologna.
Her research focuses on applying statistical methods to understand human-environment interactions, emphasizing the One Health framework. Key interests include spatial and spatio-temporal statistics, Bayesian methods, time-series analysis, and multi-source data fusion. She investigates ecological impacts of climate change, environmental health dynamics, and epidemiological phenomena, with notable work in São Paulo (Brazil) on temperature-related mortality and vector-borne diseases like dengue. Her methodological contributions span hierarchical Bayesian models and nonparametric statistics.
Pirani’s articles (15 most recent listed) reflect a growing emphasis on climate change and pandemic health impacts. Recent work explores temperature-associated mortality trends, air pollution effects on brain health, and virtual collaboration strategies for interdisciplinary research. Her studies often bridge environmental science with public health policy, particularly in vulnerable populations and urban settings.
She contributes to the Earth Observation Network, Epidemiology and Biostatistics department, and the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London. These affiliations support her focus on environmental monitoring, epidemiological analysis, and climate change mitigation strategies.
