Meet the team

The Patient and Public Involvement team is proudly facilitating members of the public to become actively involved in research.

Patient and Public Involvement Advisor

The role of Patient and Public Involvement Advisor has been held by Carol Porteous. Carol has worked in patient public involvement and engagement for over ten years in Wales, England and Scotland.

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Patient and Community Involvement in Research Officer

Sammy Waite is our Patient and Community Involvement in Research Officer - her role is focused on building relationships and networks with local communities, and is often to be found out in community venues across Edinburgh and the Lothians 

Sammy Waite

Patient and Public Involvement Co-ordinator

Alisa Anokhina is our Patient and Public Involvement Co-ordinator. She has PPI experience in a broad range of topics, including mental health, physical health, health informatics and responsible AI. In her current role at UoE she enables researchers to deliver appropriate, meaningful and impactful PPI in a variety of research projects

•	Alisa Anokhina