A Comprehensive Guide to Adolescent Involvement in Health Research

Azza Warraitch, PhD
is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Trinity Centre for Global Health in Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on meaningful involvement of adolescents in health research. Azza holds an MPhil in Applied Psychology and a PhD in Psychology. Prior to her current role, she worked with non-profit organisations in Pakistan, contributing to the development and implementation of school-based programmes aimed at promoting the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents in rural communities. Her work sits at the intersection of global health, psychology, and youth participation, driven by a commitment to advancing equitable, contextually grounded approaches to adolescent health research and practice.

Kristin Hadfield, PhD
is an Associate Professor at the School of Psychology and the Trinity Centre for Global Health at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Her research focuses on resilience, wellbeing, and mental health of young people, particularly in challenging contexts. She has led and collaborated on numerous international projects examining psychological, physiological, and social influences on development. Dr. Hadfield’s work emphasizes effective measurement and methodological innovation, including adolescent participation in health research and the development of culturally relevant interventions. Her work promotes the involvement of children and adolescents in research to ensure their voices and experiences shape the studies that affect them.