Professor of Occupational Health Nursing
Department of Nursing – University of Thessaly

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Maria Malliarou is Professor of Occupational Health Nursing at the Department of Nursing, University of Thessaly. She serves as Director of the Healthcare Innovation Laboratory and Director of the MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice. She maintains an active international academic profile through her participation in European networks, research collaborations, and internationalization initiatives.

International Engagement & Academic Networks

·         Member of the Academic Committee of the Florence Network, representing the Department of Nursing, University of Thessaly. The Florence Network is one of the oldest and most well-established European academic networks in Nursing and Midwifery, comprising more than 52 universities across Europe.

·         Chair of the Organizing Committee of the Florence Network Annual Meeting 2024, hosted by the University of Thessaly, strengthening the international academic visibility and strategic outreach of the Department.

·         Erasmus Academic Coordinator and Head of Internationalization of the Department of Nursing, actively fostering student and staff mobility partnerships and European academic cooperation.

·         Member of the European COPSOQ Network.

·         Member of the European Network Education and Training in Occupational Safety and Health (ENETOSH).

Administrative Positions

·         Director, Healthcare Innovation Laboratory.

·         Director, MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice.

·         Organizer of two Departmental Career Days, enhancing students’ professional networking opportunities and engagement with national and international healthcare stakeholders.

European Projects

·         Work Package Leader in the European project:
TeleNursing: Digital Qualification of Nurses to Manage the Increasingly Demanded Telecare Services for Home Remote Monitoring
(2022-1-DE02-KA220-VET-000088728), contributing to the development of digital competencies for nurses at European level.

Education and Academic Qualifications

·         1996 – Bachelor’s Degree, Military Nursing Academy (School of Nursing Officers), Greece

·         2002 – Clinical Specialization in Mental Health Nursing, Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece

·         2007 – MSc in Healthcare Management – Health Informatics, Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

·         2012 – PhD in Nursing, Department of Nursing, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

·         2013 – MSc in Healthcare Management, Open University of Cyprus

Research Activity

·         Registered Expert Evaluator, Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (HFRI).

·         25 years of clinical experience in Military Hospitals.

·         Since 2014, Adjunct Academic Staff Member, Hellenic Open University.

·         Supervision of more than 100 Master’s theses.

·         Currently supervising 5 PhD candidates and 1 postdoctoral researcher (ongoing). She has successfully supervised one postdoctoral researcher to completion.

Extensive publication record indexed in international databases including Scopus (Author ID: 36449668700), PubMed, Google Scholar, and ORCID (0000-0002-6619-1028). Dr Maria Malliarou, Professor of Occupational Health Nursing - ‪Google Scholar,  malliarou maria - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov), Scopus Author Identifier: 36449668700 Malliarou, Maria - Author details - Scopus, orcid id: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6619-1028).