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Lived Experience and Co-Production

Lived Experience and Co-Production

Research and research translation should be informed by the voices of those whom it affects. The AEDRTC is built on and inspired by a framework of Lived Experience & Co-Production. This core program ensures that lived experience expertise is interwoven across governance and all work streams of the Centre.

Co-Leads

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Shannon Calvert

Lived Experience Advisor

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Prof Genevieve Pepin

Deakin University

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Workstream Post Doctoral Researchers

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Dr Sanna Barrand

Post-Doctoral Researcher, Deakin University

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Advisory Committee Members

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Carla Clarence

Advisory Chair

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Melissa Keller-Tuberg

Youth Mental Health Advocate

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Dr Vicki Tsianakas

King's College London

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Emma Bryant

Research Officer

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Jamie Neal

Lived Experience Representative and IgnitED Recipient

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Anna Rose

Dietitian and Eating Disorder Clinician

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Jane Rowan

Executive Director, Eating Disorders Families Australia

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Amaya Alvarez

Lived Experience Advisor, Mental Health Carers Australia

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The Centre aims to set a national standard for inclusivity and diversity in research through:

  • Production of workforce development resources related to co-design and co-production that are scaffolded and include clear strategies to implement at diverse stages of research and other activities
  • Development of mechanisms for accessing Lived Experience contribution to research
  • Lived Experience researcher development
  • Advocacy for Lived Experience inclusion across all areas of research
  • Lived Experience research projects in collaborations with community-based eating disorder organisations

Our lived experience co-leads and advisory group bring diverse skills, knowledge, and expertise in the area of co-design and co-production, mental health, eating disorders, and lived experience.