Marisa De Andrade

Biography

Dr Marisa de Andrade joined the University of Edinburgh in November 2014 to assume the role of Programme Director for the Postgraduate Programme in Integrated Service Improvement. Prior to that, she was an Impact Research Fellow in social policy, public health and critical communication at the University of Stirling’s Institute for Social Marketing (ISM) mentored by Prof Gerard Hastings. Marisa is also a radio presenter, journalist, practitioner and lecturer in the creative industries and has worked as a freelancer and consultant around the world. She is committed to an interdisciplinary, innovative approach to research, teaching, policy, practice and knowledge exchange on local, national and international levels.

Research Interest

Asset-based approaches, co-production and co-design. bridging the gap between top-down and bottom-up approaches to health policy, practice and theory by using ethnography and innovative, participatory research methods. media representation of scientific information and commercial sector involvement in public health policy (pharmaceutical, tobacco, alcohol and food industries). pharmaceutical regulation on national, European and global levels; stakeholder relations and policy networks. community engagement (particularly with minority ethnic groups and the most disadvantaged in our society), knowledge exchange (including with international colleagues in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan and the US) and citizen “empowerment”.