Samantha Micsinszki

Lab Alumna: Postdoctoral researcher; Training Director, Family Engagement in Research Training Program

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Biography

Samantha Micsinszki is a registered nurse and currently a postdoctoral researcher at CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research at McMaster University, and the Training Director of the Family Engagement in Research (FER) Training Program. Since completing her PhD at the University of Toronto in 2020, Sam has a particular interest in patient and family engagement in research as well as knowledge translation and research impact. Her work focuses on participatory approaches to inclusive and meaningful patient and family engagement across the lifespan. In 2021, Sam was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, an experience that has had a significant impact on her personally and professionally. She is keen to use her experiences and her new perspective to create awareness of and advocate for equitable patient and family centered research and care.

Publications

Micsinszki, S. K., Tanel, N. L., Kowal, J., King, G., Menna-Dack, D., Chu, A., & Phoenix, M. (2022). Codesigning simulations and analyzing the process to ascertain principles of authentic and meaningful research engagement in childhood disability research. Research Involvement & Engagement, 8, 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00398-y AND 7. Micsinszki, S.K., Buettgen, A., Wyndham-West, M., Mulvale, G., Park, S., Fleisig, R., Bruce, E., Rogerson, K., Murray-Leung, L., Moll, S., and Phoenix, M. (2021). Co-Designing a Co-Design Hub: A Critical Approach to Create System Change in Health and Social Services with Structurally Vulnerable Populations. Evidence and Policy Advance special issue on Creative Practices in Research Co-production, online publication. doi: https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16366319768599