Laura Rinaldi, BSc, PhD in Veterinary Sciences, AssEVPC, is Associate Professor of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases at the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. She received the WAAVP Peter Nansen Young Scientist Award 2011. She is President of the International Scientific Society of Geospatial Health; co-founder and Associate Editor of the Journal Geospatial Health and Section Editor of BMC Veterinary Research. Her scientific research and teaching experience mainly focus on epidemiology, diagnosis and control of parasitic infections of livestock and pets. Her main research activities (> 150 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals) focus on the use of geospatial tools and spatial analysis in the epidemiology of parasites. Professor Department of Pathology and Animal Health, University of Naples