Anne MacFarlane

Anne MacFarlane is Foundation Chair and Full Professor of Primary Healthcare Research at the University of Limerick School of Medicine. As Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Participatory Health Research with Refugees and Migrants, she leads research on migration health, participatory methodologies, and healthcare equity. Her work focuses on developing innovative approaches to refugee and migrant involvement in health policy, service development, and research.

Research innovations include:

• Developing 'participatory space' frameworks for migrant health
• Implementing interpreter training programs in healthcare systems
• Creating arts-based participatory research methods
• Applying normalization process theory in implementation science

Current projects focus on improving refugee and migrant involvement in public health policy through participatory learning and action methods. She co-leads Ireland's national PPI Ignite Network for public involvement in research.