Giulia is a Research Associate in Epidemiology in the Centre for Mental Health Policy and Evaluation at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. 

Since joining King's, she has worked on projects examining environmental determinants of mental health outcomes in urban communities, with a particular focus on extreme heat events.

She is currently involved in ClimateKind, exploring how community-based climate action supports mental wellbeing, as well as supporting the evaluation of initiatives within the Mind & Body programme.

She previously worked at Queen Mary University of London as an epidemiologist and statistician on COVIDENCE UK, a national cohort study launched during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her focus was on breakthrough infections and long-term outcomes of acute respiratory infections, forming the basis of her PhD in Epidemiology.

She has a background in mathematics and applied statistics. Before moving into research, she worked as an editor at The Lancet.

Research interests

• Environmental epidemiology
• Causal inference
• Longitudinal data analysis
• Public health policy

Expertise and public engagement

Giulia produced and presented webinars for COVIDENCE UK participants and the wider public.