Elaine Craig

Elaine Craig is a Senior Research Assistant in Mental Health at the Department of Nursing, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). She holds a BSc in Psychology with Abuse (2017, 85% average) and an MSc in Psychological Wellbeing in Clinical Practice (2018, 95% thesis). Her work focuses on interdisciplinary mental health interventions, abuse-related trauma, and qualitative methodologies. She is pursuing a NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship for a PhD in Psycho-traumatology.

Elaine co-founded Manchester’s Mental Health Choir, a community project demonstrating significant mental health benefits through singing. This initiative influenced Manchester City Council’s Arena Attack Anniversary events and collaborations with Kensington Palace’s ‘Heads Up’ campaign. She has been a guest lecturer in MMU’s MSc Nursing and Psychological Wellbeing programs, teaching on topics like abuse-related trauma and mental health intervention design.

• Affiliations: Honorary Research Assistant at Mersey Care NHS, member of EViPRG, RRN, and FOSTREN.EU.
• Media Engagement: Featured in BBC Radio, ITV, and Granada Reports for mental health advocacy.

Awards:

• 2019: Early Career Researcher 1st Prize Poster Presentation
• 2018: Student Researcher of the Year
• 2017: Pro-Vice Chancellor Award, Exemplary Professionalism Award, and Outstanding Contribution to Academia

Initiatives: Founded the Student Academic Innovation Journal at MMU, recognized with the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Academia’ award. Her research emphasizes participatory action and co-production in mental health care design.