RESEARCHER
Research Fellow at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences at the University of Milan. She has developed an interdisciplinary academic background, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and subsequently a Master’s degree in Healthcare and Health Sector Management from the University of Milan. During her studies, she also collaborated with the Clinical Engineering Department of IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico in Milan.
Her main research interests focus on digital innovation in healthcare, particularly telemedicine and the sustainability of healthcare systems; public value co-creation and co-production in healthcare; and healthcare operations management, with a specific focus on lean management and value-based healthcare. Her research is characterized by a strongly applied approach, grounded in real-world settings, primarily within the public sector. Her projects address both clinical and administrative processes through close collaboration with healthcare professionals and other stakeholders involved in service delivery.
From 2023 to 2025, she participated in the European PNRR-funded project MUSA (Multilayered Urban Sustainability Action), contributing to the task “Co-production of Health: the Role of Healthcare Organizations, Professionals, and Patients in the Collection of Big Data”. Since 2025, she has been collaborating as a researcher with the Gender Equity in Healthcare Leadership Observatory of LEADS – Women Leaders in Healthcare. In this role, she focuses on gender equity in healthcare leadership, viewing it as an important component of healthcare system sustainability. She contributes to the Observatory’s activities and to the preparation of its Annual Report. She also takes part in conferences and dissemination initiatives aimed at sharing research findings with policymakers, professional associations, and the general public.
She is a teaching assistant in several courses within the Master’s degree programme in Healthcare and Health Sector Management at the University of Milan. She also supervises master’s thesis students. In addition, she provides tutoring, teaching, and thesis supervision within executive programs designed for healthcare professionals.