Dr Taru Silvonen
PhD, MA, BSc
Expertise
Current positions
Senior Research Associate
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Embedding Evidence and Evaluation into Research Culture Change at Bristol
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/11/2025 to 31/07/2026
Evaluating the Why Weight Pledge for creating healthier places together
Role
Researcher
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2025 to 31/03/2027
Qualitative evaluation of IMHT Hub in Weston, Worle and Villages for NHS BNSSG ICB
Principal Investigator
Description
Qualitative evaluation of community mental health services pilot programme (One Hub) in Weston, Worle and Villages for the NHS Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucester Integrated Care Board.Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
27/03/2023 to 13/10/2023
Network+ Decarbonisation of heating and cooling sandpit project
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2023 to 30/06/2023
Addressing barriers to participation in digital health research and public engagement for older adults from diverse backgrounds
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
14/03/2022 to 31/07/2022
Publications
Recent publications
01/05/2026Optimising teamworking processes in an ongoing research consortium
Evidence and Policy
Accelerating heat pump diffusion in the UK
Oxford Open Energy
How Do We Get the Public Into Public Health Research? Learnings and Key Recommendations From Initiating a Community Involvement Project Scheme
Health Expectations
Service Providers' Perspective of an Integrated Community Mental Health Service in the UK
Community Mental Health Journal
Reflections from the ‘Hold the door open’ project: Inviting older adults across the UK to shape dissemination of health research findings
Health Expectations
Related people
Professor Hannah Christensen
Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Adam Trickey
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Ellen Brooks Pollock
Professor of Infectious Disease Modelling
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Amy Thomas
Research Fellow in Zoonotic Disease Epidemiology
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Sarah Denford
Senior Research Fellow
Bristol Medical School (PHS)