Dr.
Peter Van Der Graaf
Fuse Knowledge Exchange Broker
Teesside University
Email:
Twitter:
@pvandergraaf75
Region:
Northern England
Member since
2017
Years in implementation:
6 or more years
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Honorary roles:
Primary types of work:
Primary areas of work:
Teesside University
Research
Local Government policy
Knowledge mobilisation
I manage AskFuse, rapid response & evaluation service of Fuse, Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, which supports collaborative projects between academia and practitioners in the North East. I am a NIHR Knowledge Mobilisation Research Fellow evaluating and supporting a regional System-Led Improvement approach for Best Start in Life.
Main topics of interest:
Adoption/De-adoption/De-implementation
Co-Processes (Co-Design, Co-Creation etc.)
Evaluation of Implementation
I am interested in the interface between research, practice and policy making and how this interface facilitates (or hinders) social improvement processes at local, regional, national and international levels.
I conduct research on knowledge mobilization in public health, with a focus on the wider determinants of health (e.g. housing, health landscapes, urban regeneration) and how they affect people's health and well being.
I am particularly interested in different types of knowledge, the processes and mechanisms through which these types are mobilised and how they help to inform policy making and service development.
PUBLICATIONS
Type
Year
Details
Link
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Journal or magazine article
2018
Van Der Graaf P, Cheetham M, McCabe, K and Rushmer R (2018). Localising and tailoring research evidence helps public health decision making. Health Information & Libraries Journal, 35(3), pp.202-212.
Open access
Journal or magazine article
2017
Van Der Graaf P, Forrest LF, Adams J, Shucksmith J and White M (2017) How do public health professionals view and engage with research? A qualitative interview study and stakeholder workshop engaging public health professionals and researchers. BMC public health, 17(1) p.892.
Open access
Journal or magazine article
2018
Van Der Graaf P, Francis O, Doe E, Barrett E, O’Rorke M. and Docherty G (2018). Structural approaches to knowledge exchange: comparing practices across five centres of excellence in public health. Journal of Public Health, 40 (suppl_1), pp.i31-i38.
Open access
Journal or magazine article
2019
Van Der Graaf P, Shucksmith J, Rushmer R, Rhodes A and Welford M (2019). Performing collaborative research: a dramaturgical reflection on an institutional knowledge brokering service in the North East of England. Health research policy and systems, 17(1), p.49.
Open access
Journal or magazine article
2019
Van Der Graaf P, Cheetham M, Lake A, Welford M, Rushmer R, Shucksmith J. and Rhodes, A (2019) Mobilising knowledge in public health: reflections on 10 years of collaborative working in Fuse, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice.
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