Dr Maria Papadakaki is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University. She obtained a first degree in Social Work, holds an MPH and a PhD from the Faculty of Medicine. She is the President of Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Section of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) since 2020 and an Advisory Board member of the European Forum for Primary Care (EFPC) since 2021. She has been the Director of the Laboratory of Health and Road Safety (LaHeRS) since 2015 and the President of the Gender Equality Committee (GEC) of the Hellenic Mediterranean University since 2022.