Ph.D. students
Centro di Ricerca Interdisciplinare Health Science
Nicola Spezia
Bio
- Research Fellow and PhD Candidate at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Health Science
- Visiting PhD Student at Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Research Collaborator at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Department of Psychology, EngageMinds HUB Research Center
- Research Fellow at Politecnico di Milano, School of Management, Health and Social Care Research Group
- Teaching Assistant and Lecturer at Politecnico di Milano, Courses: Economics and Business Organization for Bachelor's degrees in Management and Biomedical Engineering
Research
Nicola’s research bridges the fields of public health and management, with a particular focus on the role of citizens and local communities in supporting healthcare delivery in peripheral and underserved areas, as well as on the social determinants that shape population health in these contexts. For this purpose, he is extensively involved in the development of the Population Experience Observatory in rural areas of Tuscany (Italy), a participatory research platform investigating local quality of life and well-being. He is also passionate about patient-, user-, and citizen-reported measures—including preferences, experience, satisfaction, and outcomes—as tools to enhance the effectiveness and people-centeredness of local public services.