Maria (Marysia) Pachowicz

Maria (Marysia) Pachowicz is TASC's Junior Researcher for Health. They have a B.A. in Psychology & Mathematics and an M.Sc. in Applied Psychology from Trinity College Dublin and are particularly interested in mental health and lived experiences of navigating mental healthcare. Maria is a member of the “Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone” Reference Group of Service Users and Family Members, where they advise the Department of Health on the implementation of Ireland's national mental health policy, ensuring that the voice of the service user is at the centre of all decisions. They also sat on the Health Research Board Expert Group tasked with producing Ireland’s first National Mental Health Research Strategy and now sit on the Strategy's Implementation and Oversight Group. Maria is a member of the Digital Mental Health Working Group of the International Alliance of Mental Health Research Funders.