PPI Ignite Network at DCU
Partner University
Dublin City University
THE TEAM
Who to talk to at DCU
Prof. Veronica Lambert
Academic Co-Lead
Professor Veronica Lambert (PhD, BNS (Hons), RCN, RGN) is the DCU academic co-lead for the National PPI Ignite Network. Veronica’s research focuses on child and family focused health and wellbeing research, with a specific interest in understanding experiences of children and families living with childhood long-term health conditions and children’s palliative care, including health communication, shared self-management responsibilities, and psychosocial wellbeing and illness impact on the child and family.
Arthur Templeman-Lilley
PPI Co-Lead
Arthur Templeman-Lilley is a children’s rights advocate and youth participation practitioner based in Wales, entering the final year of his Social Sciences degree at The Open University. His work focuses on youth participation in research, bringing young people’s perspectives into research spaces and supporting researchers to engage meaningfully with children and young people.
He has worked with organisations including UNICEF, Children in Wales and the Diana Award to help embed youth voice into operations and strategy. Arthur has recently joined the PPI Ignite Network@ DCU as Public and Patient Involvement Co-Lead, with a focus on children and young people.
Dr. Damian Haslett
Programme Manager
Dr. Damian Haslett (PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)) is the DCU Programme Manager for the National PPI Ignite Network. His work focuses on strengthening the quality, impact, and systemic embedding of PPI in health and social care research at DCU. Damian holds a PhD in Disability Studies from Durham University.
Before joining DCU, he worked as Senior Research Officer at the National Disability Authority, leading and managing research to inform Government policy. His wider research focuses on participatory approaches, disability studies, and the relationship between evidence, policy and lived experience.