PhD Thesis Prize to Amanda Batista
45th National Meeting on Production Engineering cerimony
🎉 Congratulations to Amanda Batista — Winner of the ABEPRO Best PhD Thesis Award!
We are delighted to celebrate Amanda Batista, PhD, for receiving the Best Doctoral Thesis Award in the Thesis category at the 45th National Meeting on Production Engineering (ENEGEP 2025), organized by the Brazilian Association of Production Engineering (ABEPRO).
Amanda defended her thesis, “Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: The COVID-19 Response from a Vulnerabilised Community in Brazil”, in April 2025 and was co-supervised by Silvio Hamacher (PUC-Rio, Brazil), Fernando Bozza (Fiocruz, Brazil) and Otavio Ranzani (DataHealth Lab, Spain). Her work provides a powerful and timely analysis of how vulnerable communities respond to public health crises, highlighting lessons for improving preparedness and resilience in future emergencies.
This recognition from ABEPRO adds to a growing list of honors Amanda has received for her doctoral work, including the Best Social and Engagement Action Award at PUC-Rio and a travel award to present her research at the international conference Pandemic Sciences 2024.
Congratulations, Amanda, for this outstanding achievement — a testament to your dedication, impactful research, and commitment to bridging science and social action. We are proud to have you as part of our team at the DataHealth Lab! 👏
