Public Involvement and Engagement Group

The Fuse Public Involvement and Engagement Group (PIEG) focuses on enhancing the quality of the research undertaken within Fuse through promoting the depth and means of involvement of the public and communities.

The work of the PIEG includes acting as a resource to provide public involvement expertise to Fuse, developing links to wider networks of public involvement groups and liaising with other research bodies such as the NIHR School for Public Health Research (SPHR), the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for North East and North Cumbria (ARC NENC) and Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East (VONNE).

The Group is co-chaired by Fuse public partner Victoria Bartle alongside Pamela Graham, Assistant Professor in Community Wellbeing at Northumbria University and Fuse Public Involvement and Engagement lead. Pamela provides overall leadership for public involvement and engagement within Fuse and the Centre’s membership of the NIHR School for Public Health Research.

PIEG Terms of Reference 2025

Membership of the Public Involvement and Engagement Group‌

Pamela Graham, Chair, PIEG Co-Chair
Assistant Professor, Northumbria University

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Victoria Bartle, PIEG Co-Chair
Fuse Public Partner

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Eleanor Anderson, Fuse Public Involvement
and Engagement Manager, Newcastle University

Paul Chazot, Professor, Durham University

Christina Cooper, Lecturer
Northumbria University

Florence Darling | Sociology Research Student | Newcastle Uni - School of Geography, Politics and Sociology - Newcastle University

Florence Darling, Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Durham University

Fiona Duncan, Research Associate
Newcastle University

Jim Greer, Senior Lecturer in Social Work, Cumbria University

Lesley Haley, AskFuse Research Associate
Teesside University

Vicki Harris, Head of Public Partnerships, Newcastle Health Research Partnership & Clinical Research Directorate

Jennifer Ironside, Fuse Public Partner

 

Sadia Mir, Fuse Public Partner

Staff | Voluntary Organisations' Network North East

Francesca Morland, Health and Wellbeing Research Partnerships Coordinator, VONNE

Anne Oakey, Head of Practice Learning & Partnership Engagement

Agata Robertson, Fuse Manager
Newcastle University

Lesley Scott, Senior Lecturer
University of Sunderland

Mehru-Nisa Shah, Haref Development Officer (Allies), Connected Voice

Mark Welford, Fuse Communications Manager
Teesside University

Cheryl Wiscombe, Research Administrator
Newcastle University
 

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