Dr. Anastasia Paschalidou is a Professor of Meteorology - Atmospheric Pollution at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, where she teaches meteorology, air pollution, and climate change, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her research focuses on urban meteorology, environmental epidemiology, and climate change impacts. She has authored over 100 publications in peer reviewed journals, conference proceedings and book chapters and two textbooks, and has contributed to numerous research projects. Since 2020, she has served as an Associate Editor for the journal Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier).