Giuliana Raffaella Longworth

Academic background
• PhD in Public Health, Blanquerna–Universitat Ramon Llull (2024). Marie Sk¿odowska-Curie Fellowship.
• Master’s in Public Policy, Sciences Po Grenoble and Sciences Po Rabat. Excellence scholarship from the Rhône-Alpes Region.
• Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, Cardiff University.

Teaching activity
• Lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Blanquerna-URL and at La Salle-URL.
• Teaching in research methodology and systematic searches across several degree programmes.
• Guest lecturer at the University of Vic, teaching on Master’s and doctoral programmes.
• Visiting lecturer at MIT.
• Supervisor of doctoral theses (2 ongoing).
• Author of more than 30 scientific publications, with over 400 citations and an h-index of 11.

Research activity and knowledge transfer
• Public health researcher based in Barcelona and research collaborator with the SAFE research group at the Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences, Blanquerna-URL.
• Her research focuses on participatory research for the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of health interventions.
• Postdoctoral researcher at Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu.
• Visiting researcher at the University of South Australia, Ghent University and Glasgow Caledonian University.

Professional activity
• Experience as a project manager, project officer and work package lead in universities and organisations across several countries.
• She has also held professional roles at the University of Malta and in NGOs in Brussels, Freiburg, Valencia and Rabat.