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Annette Boaz is a UK-based academic working on the relationship between research, policy and practice.[1][2][3] She is Professor of Health and Social Care at Kings College London, and Director of the NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit.[4][5]

Academic and policy career

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In 2005 Boaz co-founded the academic journal Evidence & Policy with Ken Young. The quarterly journal focuses on the relationship between research evidence and public policy. Between 2005 and 2017 Annette Boaz served as the editor in chief.[6][7]

In October 2019 Boaz was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.[8][9]

Annette Boaz is the co-founder with Kathryn Oliver of Transforming Evidence, an international community of researchers and policy makers sharing expertise about how evidence is made and used across different disciplines and sectors.[10][11][12]

In May 2022 Boaz and Kathryn Oliver, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, provided written evidence to the UK Parliament Inquiry on Delivering a UK science and technology strategy.[13]

Awards and honours

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In 2025 Annette Boaz became an NIHR Senior Investigator. 'NIHR Senior Investigators are prestigious research leaders who make a significant impact on health and care. They also make significant contributions to the work of the NIHR, acting as ambassadors and shaping research across social care, public health, and the NHS.' [14]

In October 2019 Boaz was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.[15][16]

Published works

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  • What Works Now? Evidence-informed policy and practice(2019) Policy Press, edited by Annette Boaz, Huw Davies, Alec Fraser and Sandra Nutley.[17]
  • 'It depends': what 86 systematic reviews tell us about what strategies to use to support the use of research in clinical practice Implementation Science volume 19 (2024)[18]
  • If health organisations and staff engage in research, does healthcare improve? Strengthening the evidence base through systematic reviews Health Research Policy and Systems volume 22, Article number: 113 (2024)[19]
  • Are research-policy engagement activities informed by policy theory and evidence? 7 challenges to the UK impact agenda Policy Design and Practice, Volume 4, Issue 3 (2021)[20]
  • Does the diffusion of innovations model enrich understanding of research use? Case studies of the implementation of thrombolysis for stroke Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 21 (4).[21]
  • Does the engagement of clinicians and organisations in research improve healthcare performance: a three stage review BMJ Open, 5 (12)[22]

References

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  1. ^ "Professor Annette Boaz". Wales Centre for Public Policy. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  2. ^ "Engaging with policy makers: can your research influence policy?". NIHR ENRICH. Archived from the original on 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  3. ^ "Professor Annette Boaz". FSA's Scientific Advisory Committees. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  4. ^ London, King's College (December 19, 2024). "Annette Boaz". King's College London. Archived from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce". Centre for Research on Inclusive Society. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  6. ^ "Evidence & Policy". Bristol University Press. Archived from the original on 2022-08-14. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  7. ^ "Annette Boaz". ORCID. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  8. ^ "Professor Annette Boaz conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences". City St George's, University of London. 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  9. ^ Sciences, Academy of Social. "Fellows". Academy of Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  10. ^ Oliver, Kathryn; Boaz, Annette (2019-05-28). "Transforming evidence for policy and practice: creating space for new conversations". Palgrave Communications. 5 (1) 60. doi:10.1057/s41599-019-0266-1. ISSN 2055-1045. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  11. ^ "Transforming Evidence". transforming-evidence.org. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  12. ^ "Our goals". Transforming Evidence. Archived from the original on 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  13. ^ "Professor Annette Boaz and Dr Kathryn Oliver, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine – Written evidence (STS0019)". UK Parliament.
  14. ^ {{url=https://www.nihr.ac.uk/career-development/research-career-funding-programmes/professorships-and-senior-investigators/senior-investigator-award
  15. ^ "Professor Annette Boaz conferred as Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences". City St George's, University of London. 2025-02-11. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  16. ^ Sciences, Academy of Social. "Fellows". Academy of Social Sciences. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  17. ^ Annette Boaz, Huw Davies. "What Works Now?". Policy Press. Archived from the original on 2024-12-11. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  18. ^ Boaz, A.; Baeza, J.; Fraser, A.; Persson, E. (2024). "'It depends': what 86 systematic reviews tell us about what strategies to use to support the use of research in clinical practice - PMC". Implementation Science : Is. 19 (1): 15. doi:10.1186/s13012-024-01337-z. PMC 10875780. PMID 38374051.
  19. ^ Boaz, Annette; Goodenough, Belinda; Hanney, Stephen; Soper, Bryony (August 19, 2024). "If health organisations and staff engage in research, does healthcare improve? Strengthening the evidence base through systematic reviews". Health Research Policy and Systems. 22 (1): 113. doi:10.1186/s12961-024-01187-7. PMC 11331621. PMID 39160553.
  20. ^ Hopkins, Anna; Oliver, Kathryn; Boaz, Annette; Guillot-Wright, Shannon; Cairney, Paul (July 3, 2021). "Are research-policy engagement activities informed by policy theory and evidence? 7 challenges to the UK impact agenda". Policy Design and Practice. 4 (3): 341–356. doi:10.1080/25741292.2021.1921373. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  21. ^ Boaz, Annette; Baeza, Juan; Fraser, Alec (October 1, 2016). "Does the 'diffusion of innovations' model enrich understanding of research use? Case studies of the implementation of thrombolysis services for stroke". Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 21 (4): 229–234. doi:10.1177/1355819616639068. PMID 27009153 – via SAGE Journals.
  22. ^ Boaz, Annette; Hanney, Stephen; Jones, Teresa; Soper, Bryony (December 1, 2015). "Does the engagement of clinicians and organisations in research improve healthcare performance: a three-stage review". BMJ Open. 5 (12) e009415. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009415. PMC 4680006. PMID 26656023. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via bmjopen.bmj.com.
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