Ignite Involvement Podcast

Episode 1: Professor Thilo Kroll

Prof. Thilo Kroll is the site lead for PPI Ignite Network @UCD, part of the HRB funded National Network on Public and Patient Involvement in Health and Social Care Research (2021-2026). Since 1992 Thilo has been conducting research into the social dimensions of health and well-being with a particular emphasis on public health perspectives on disability and health topics. Thilo’s background in psychology has led to a variety of interdisciplinary research studies combining quantitative and qualitative research methods with a particular emphasis on inclusive research designs for otherwise marginalised groups. His research interests and passion are focused on systems-related topics in global public health and inclusion. Here, Thilo talks to Dr. Nora Lieggi, the former programme manager for the PPI Ignite Network @ UCD about the basics of PPI and tells us his own journey into PPI.

Episode 2: Purity Mwendwa

Dr Purity Mwendwa is a postdoctoral research fellow in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems at University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland. Her PhD is in global health and her research interests are in the social determinants of health in the context of Africa and among immigrant communities. Her research portfolio is influenced by her experiences growing up in Kenya and those gained working and travelling in various parts of the world. She has expertise in qualitative methods and community-based participatory research based on her extensive work engaging diverse communities in research, education and practice development. Here, Purity speaks to Dr. Nora Lieggi (the former programme manager) and Prof Thilo Kroll site lead for the PPI Ignite Network @ UCD about her experience of PPI in sub-saharan Africa.

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