Dr Catherine El Zerbi
Senior Research Fellow Sustainability (RSS)Research Overview
I am an interdisciplinary and mixed methods applied health researcher. My primary research areas are planetary health, innovations in environmentally sustainable healthcare research design, arts for health, and co-development of asset-based approaches alongside communities to reduce health inequalities. At university-level, I also serve as a co-champion for the 'Sustainability, Environment, Health and Care' theme as part of Health@Lancaster.
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Developing a North East and North Cumbria Children and Young People’s Research Partnership
01/09/2024 → 28/02/2026
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Developing a North East, North Cumbria Children and Young People’s Research Partnership
01/09/2024 → 28/02/2026
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Developing inclusive school environments: Optimising the provision of staff training to support positive mental health in autistic young people
01/06/2022 → …
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Children’s views about Universal Credit (5-11 years); how might these influence policy?
01/05/2022 → 31/03/2024
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Equitable access to paediatric critical care and surgery in the North East & North Cumbria
01/03/2022 → 31/08/2023
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Rooted in Nature: scaling up a programme of nature-based activities for a diverse group of young people in Middlesbrough
24/01/2022 → 24/05/2023
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Universal Credit through the eyes of children and young people in the North East & North Cumbria. A rapid review
01/01/2022 → 30/04/2022
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Young people’s views about Universal Credit; how might these influence policy?
01/01/2022 → 30/04/2023
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A pilot study to co-produce wellbeing measures with primary school children, teachers, and artists for a school-based dance intervention: The South Tees Arts Project
01/09/2021 → 30/09/2022
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Optimising school staff training to support LGBT+ young persons
01/11/2020 → …
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Mutual Aid, Mutual Experiences? A comparative study of Mutual Aid groups & community mental health during the COVID-19 outbreak
01/06/2020 → 31/08/2020
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Sound Young Minds: a proof of concept of effective methodologies to evaluate musical interventions in adolescent mental health settings
01/10/2019 → 28/02/2021
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Poster Presentation - 'Scoping review of greener research practices: a people and communities partnership perspective' at Research for Greener Surgery 2025 hosted by NIHR and the University of Birmingham
Participation in conference - Academic
NIHR's research support services for SME Innovators
Invited talk
Carbon Measurement webinar
Invited talk
Improving the involvement of young people as research advisors
Invited talk
Application 101 - NIHR's decarbonisation funding programme
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
NIHR RSS Hub & Specialist Centre for Social Care delivered by Lancaster University and Partners
Invited talk
Poster presentation - 'RSS Hub Sustainability Team hosted by Lancaster University and Partners' - NIHR infrastructure supporting decarbonisation
Participation in conference - Academic
Poster Presentation - 'Scoping review of greener research practices: a people and communities partnership perspective'
Participation in conference - Academic
Making Research Greener
Invited talk
Nitrous Oxide in Maternity - Equity, Technology, Practice and Sustainability
Invited talk
NIHR RSS National Sustainability Seminar
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
Sustainable Healthcare Academic Research and Enterprise Conference 2025
Invited talk
Sustainable Healthcare Research – where are the gaps, and how can we help close them?
Invited talk
Northern NHS England Greener Week
Oral presentation
Introducing NIHR's RSS Sustainability Team
Invited talk
Environmental sustainability in health and social care research for SMEs
Invited talk
Sustainability in Research Design - NIHR RSS Hub delivered by Lancaster University & Partners
Invited talk
Research Sustainability
Invited talk
Universal Credit, Children, Young People and Families Workshop with the Department for Work & Pensions.
Invited talk
Universal Credit, Children, Young People and Families. Hosted by the End Child Poverty Coalition.
Invited talk
Young people’s views on Universal Credit in North East England: how might these inform policy? A workshop
Invited talk
Rooted in Nature - Thriving Communities Green Social Prescribing Seminar.
Invited talk
Rooted in Nature. Royal Geographical Society’s Annual International Conference
Invited talk
EQUIPS. Equitable Access to Paediatric Critical Care & Surgery in the North East & North Cumbria.
Invited talk
Sound Young Minds: An Evaluation of Impact.
Invited talk
'I Study Smoking Trends: Ask Me Anything' at the Science Gallery London
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
‘Off the Hook: Addiction in South East London’ at the Science Gallery London
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
‘Sound Mind: Exploring Psychedelia through Virtual Reality and Piano’
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
2025 Dean’s Award
Prize (including medals and awards)