Dr Marisha Palm

Public Programmes Research and Evaluation Officer

Marisha Palm joined the Public Programmes team in February 2010 as a Research and Evaluation Officer. This role involves commissioning and management of public consultation and other engagement activities, conducting research and evaluation of projects and contributing to the development of Nowgen’s public engagement strategy.

In March 2011, Marisha began a two day per week secondment, working Mondays and Fridays as the North West People in Research (NWPiR) Forum Facilitator. The NWPiR Forum is a new organisation that aims to support patient and public involvement and public engagement in health care research in the North West. This role complements Marisha's post in the Public Programmes team, and covers Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester.

Marisha completed undergraduate and MSc degrees in Psychology before receiving an Overseas Student Award to do a PhD in Neuroscience and Psychiatry at the University of Manchester. Following this she worked in industry as a Health Outcomes Manager, looking at patient reported outcomes across a range of disease areas. More recently, Marisha worked as a health services researcher on a longitudinal multi-centre study measuring the impact of social and psychological factors on individuals with osteoarthritis who have undergone a hip replacement.

Marisha is currently on the editorial board of Incite, a quarterly newsletter for research staff working at the University of Manchester, and on the Steering Group of the Manchester Local Involvement Network (LINk). The Manchester LINk aims to give people in the community a voice in the improvement of health and social care services.