Dr Amanda Bates
She/Her
About
Amanda is the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Lead for the Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS) and has worked in the PPI field since 2009.
Amanda’s role combines strategic and operational responsibilities with research activity, including grant development and delivery, publications, teaching, conference presentations, workshops, researcher capacity-building and PPI budget management. She provides tailored advice and support to CHSS researchers and students on embedding meaningful PPI throughout the research lifecycle, from shaping research questions and recruitment strategies to disseminating findings in accessible and relevant ways.
Amanda established and now facilitates, trains and supports two CHSS PPI groups: the Opening Doors to Research Group (ODRG) and the Research Involvement Group, comprising more than 40 public contributors. These groups work in partnership with researchers and students to ensure research is relevant, accessible and meaningful to the people it is intended to benefit, alongside supporting ethical and funder requirements.
Amanda’s expertise in PPI, combined with her lived experience, has led to national and international conference speaker invitations, including those organised by the American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association, the European Cleft and Craniofacial Initiative for Equality in Care, and the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Research interests
Patient and Public Involvement
Experts by Experience
Appearance and body image concerns
Visible difference/disfigurement
Disability issues and societal barriers
Teaching
I teach Patient and Public Involvement on the following courses/activities.
MSc Applied Health Research
(Qualitative Research Methods SOCI9002)
Research Champions programme - Research Champions - CHSS / Centre for Health Services Studies - Research at Kent
CHSS PhD student days
Professional
Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society.
Teaching
I teach Patient and Public Involvement on the following courses/activities:
- MSc Applied Health Research
- (Qualitative Research Methods SOCI9002)
Research Champions programme – Research Champions – CHSS / Centre for Health Services Studies – Research at Kent
CHSS PhD student days