Coordinator

Ricardo Ocaña-Riola
Ph.D in Mathematics
Professor of Statistics
Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada)
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Professional career

PhD in Mathematics (University of Barcelona, Spain). Professor of Statistic in Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada, Spain). Coordinator of postgraduate courses in Statistical Methods, Data Analysis and Epidemiology. Director of several national and international research projects in Public Health. Currently, the main fields of research are related to disease mapping and small-area ecological studies. Member of the Expert Advisory Group for European Union (Research Directorate, European Commission, Brussels). Coordinator of the Expert Reviewer Group for the validation and evaluation of national projects financed by the Spanish Health Government. Statistical reviewer of national and international scientific journals related to Statistic and Medical Research.

Researcher

Alberto Fernández Ajuria
Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugía
Profesor de Epidemiología y Salud Pública
Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (Granada)
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Professional career

Physician. Master in Occupational Health (McGill UNiversity, Montreal, CA). Since 1995 Professor in Andalusian School of Public Health. Since 2003 Coordinator of the Master of Public Health and HEalth Management and since 2005 of the European Master of excellence in Public Health: Europubhealth. Currently responsible for institutional relations for teaching coordination. Between the lines of work today, apart from those relating to the geographical distribution of mortality in small areas and its relationship to socio-economic indicators, it is conducting studies on disease burden (DALYs) in Andalusia and the attributable burden of disease risk factors. It is also involved in the implementation and development of HIA: impact assessment in health policies, plans and programmes in Andalusia.

Researcher

Piedad Martín Olmedo
Ph.D in Pharmacist
Proffessor of Public Health
Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada)
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Professional career

Pharmacist Degree, MSc and PhD. She is a senior scientist who developed her career in collaboration to multidisciplinary teams at the Spanish National Research Council in Seville (Spain), Edinburgh University (GB), ATSDR Agency (CDC, Atlanta- EE.UU), DG-SANO and Regional Office for Europe-WHO. Working at EASP since 2000, has successfully designed, developed, and implemented innovative training programs for Public Health Officers on Food Safety and Environmental Health issues. Her major interest in research has been focused on human chemical exposure assessment, especially related to those substances with endocrine disrupting capacity. Other interests in research concentrate on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of environmental factors, especially ambient air pollution and contaminants in drinking water. She also takes part in the Spanish Network of Excellence for Research in Public Health funded by the Spanish Ministry of Health. At present she is an elected member of the Executive Board of the Spanish Food Safety Society, and the Spanish Association of HIA.

Researcher
Carmen Sánchez-Cantalejo Garrido
MSc Statistic
Researcher
Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada)
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Professional career

Graduate in Statistic (University of Granada, Spain). Researcher in the  public health area of the Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada, Spain). Today is a doctorate student at the line of research in statistics, applied economics and health: geographical statistic. Within this line of work she has developed multiple projects related to the geographical distribution of mortality in small areas and its relationship to socio-economic indicators. Among her most important publications are the Interactive Atlas of Mortality in Andalusia AIMA 1981-2006 and various scientific articles in international and national journals.

Researcher

Silvia Toro Cárdenas
BSc Statistic
Research
Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada)
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Professional career

Project technical expert of Public Health in Andalusian School of Public Health (Granada, Spain). She has worked in Public Health, mainly about inequalities on health, environmental health and health geography. About that, she has contributed in several articles of science’s magazines.