Anna is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Energy, Housing, and Equity. She currently works on the European research project funded under the Horizon Program called “HouseInc – Inclusive, affordable and sustainable housing for marginalized communities”.

Anna originally trained as an architect in Italy, completing her studies at the University of Udine. After briefly working as an assistant architect in the UK, she began her PhD at the University of Bath in 2020. Supported by the McIntyre Scholarship in Healthy Housing, her research focuses on the impact of shelter design on delivering healthy ventilation and indoor air quality. She currently works on the European research project funded under the Horizon Program called “HouseInc – Inclusive, affordable and sustainable housing for marginalized communities”.

During her PhD, Anna’s research proposal, which investigated the role of occupant behaviour in the use of natural ventilation in Japanese temporary houses, was awarded the Sasakawa Research Grant. This opportunity led to her becoming a visiting researcher at Rijal Lab at Tokyo City University. During her studies, she developed SheltAir, the first tool co-designed with humanitarian workers to inform shelter designers about indoor air quality, natural ventilation, and airborne disease transmission risk. SheltAir is currently being tested in Afghanistan and Gaza.

Anna is particularly interested in the impact of built environment on human health, with a focus on indoor air quality in displaced populations and vulnerable communities. She published the first paper reviewing the impact of shelter design on the health of displaced populations.

In addition to her research, Anna has held various academic roles, including Lecturer of Architectural Technology at the Welsh School of Architecture, Associate Tutor of Building Physics for Interior Design at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and Graduate Teaching Assistant for the RIBA Part III course at the University of Bath. She was also a teacher for Architecture and Civil Engineering on the Pathway to Bath course.