Katrina Messiha

Fragmented Knowledge: Bridging the Divide from Naive Praxis to Robust Co-creation

by Katrina Messiha, Danielle Agnello, Giuliana Longworth, Quentin Loisel

In research, the transition from naive practice to a robust co-creation approach is hindered by fragmented knowledge about co-creation. This fragmentation arises from diverse theories, methods and perspectives linked to co-creation, with very little cross-learning between fields and contexts. This complicates the synthesis of existing… Read More »Fragmented Knowledge: Bridging the Divide from Naive Praxis to Robust Co-creation

Katrina’s Secondment in Brussels at EuroHealthNet

by Katrina Messiha

Exciting developments unfolded in Brussels as Katrina Messiha concluded her secondment at EuroHealthNet on December 15th, 2023. In her role as an Academic and Policy Researcher, Katrina focused on crafting a Policy Précis addressing health equity through inclusive participatory processes. This document provides a comprehensive… Read More »Katrina’s Secondment in Brussels at EuroHealthNet

Katrina’s Secondment in Cambridge, the ComPHAD project

by Katrina Messiha

Katrina Messiha, in her capacity as a Visiting Researcher at the University of Cambridge through the NIHR-funded ComPHAD project, has been involved in integrating her PhD work to contribute to the advancement of brain health research, with a focus on prioritising historically marginalised groups. Since… Read More »Katrina’s Secondment in Cambridge, the ComPHAD project

Katrina Messiha Showcases Co-Creation in Public Health at Key European Events

by Katrina Messiha

In Brussels, Katrina Messiha immersed herself in co-creation, participatory processes, collaboration among EU member states and public health initiatives. Notably, she made a recent contribution to the MOSAIC Project Final Event, through a poster presentation (see poster here) underlining the significance of critical realism in… Read More »Katrina Messiha Showcases Co-Creation in Public Health at Key European Events

Systematic Review of Contemporary Theories Used for Co-creation, Co-design and Co-production in Public Health

by Katrina Messiha

In the first systematic review of its kind, published in the Journal of Public Health (Oxford University Press), a diverse team of co-creation researchers, led by Katrina Messiha, identified and summarized contemporary (explicit) theories used in co-creation, co-design and co-production within public health research. A… Read More »Systematic Review of Contemporary Theories Used for Co-creation, Co-design and Co-production in Public Health

Enriching the Evidence Base of Co-creation in Public Health with Methodological Principles of Critical Realism

by Katrina Messiha

Katrina Messiha led co-working sessions at our October 2023 Barcelona meeting, on part of her PhD research on “Enriching the Evidence Base of Co-creation in Public Health with Methodological Principles of Critical Realism”. These sessions aimed to connect critical realism (a meta-theory) with practical application,… Read More »Enriching the Evidence Base of Co-creation in Public Health with Methodological Principles of Critical Realism

Cascading Collaborative Approaches in Public Health

by Katrina Messiha

Contributing to The University of Cambridge’s ComPHAD Project Katrina Messiha is a Marie Curie doctoral fellow within the Health CASCADE project. Her research focuses on developing theoretical principles for co-creation in public health. In this blog, Katrina Messiha discusses her recently published systematic review (Messiha,… Read More »Cascading Collaborative Approaches in Public Health

6th International Conference on Practice Research: “Participation, Co-creation and Service Users’ Positions”

by Katrina Messiha

On 4th December 2022, Katrina Messiha (ESR1) received abstract acceptance of her systematic review, following the conference’s double-blind peer review process, which she’ll present at the 6th ICPR 2023 on “Participation, Co-creation and Service Users’ Positions”; contributing to its agenda of transforming knowledge and critically… Read More »6th International Conference on Practice Research: “Participation, Co-creation and Service Users’ Positions”

Katrina’s First MSCA Secondment with Obesity Action Scotland: A Whole Systems Approach to Co-creation for Addressing the Obesity Crisis

by Katrina Messiha

One year ago, Katrina Messiha’s (ESR1) earliest secondment hosted by GCU mainly entailed experience and collaboration with Obesity Action Scotland’s (OAS) co-creation work. Funded by the Scottish Government and hosted by the RCPSG, OAS offers clinical guidance and advocacy on addressing obesity in Scotland. OAS… Read More »Katrina’s First MSCA Secondment with Obesity Action Scotland: A Whole Systems Approach to Co-creation for Addressing the Obesity Crisis

‘True’ Co-creation Versus ‘False’ Co-creation

by Katrina Messiha, Rabab Chrifou

Katrina Messiha is a Marie Curie doctoral fellow within the Health CASCADE project. Her research focuses on developing theoretical principles for co-creation in public health. Rabab Chrifou is a Marie Curie doctoral fellow within the Health CASCADE project. Her research focuses on the ethical aspects… Read More »‘True’ Co-creation Versus ‘False’ Co-creation

Katrina Messiha

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