Selin Akaraci

Selin Akaraci is a Visiting Professor at Queen's University Belfast's School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences. Her research focuses on public health, environmental health, and epidemiology, with a particular emphasis on urban planning, maternal health, and the impact of green spaces. She holds the Evidence Synthesis Ireland Fellowship (2022) and has contributed to high-impact studies published in journals like The Lancet Planetary Health and BMJ Open.

Her work examines topics such as disaster preparedness in urban systems, pandemic-related mobility changes, and the health benefits of green infrastructure. Collaborations include international teams addressing global health challenges, including studies in the UK, Australia, and across multiple countries.

• Key Research Themes: Urban health interventions, environmental determinants of health, systematic reviews/meta-analyses.
• Recent Projects: System dynamics modeling for disaster resilience, greenway interventions in the UK, and maternal health outcomes linked to green spaces.

Awardees of her fellowship include recognition for evidence synthesis methodologies applied to public health challenges. She actively collaborates with institutions globally, contributing to policy-relevant research on sustainable urban development and pandemic response strategies.