About Michael John Norton
“Michael is currently a Research Administrator for Patient and Public Involvement with University College Dublin. He is also a part-time lecturer with University College Cork where he lectures on mental health policy and a Dissertation Supervisor with the RCSI Graduate School of Healthcare Management where he supervises on the MSc in Healthcare Management programme. Additionally, Michael is also an early career researcher with over 10 years of experience in research. His particular areas of interest include mental health, recovery, co-production, family recovery and early intervention and prevention initiatives such as Wellness Recovery Action Planning [WRAP] and peer-led services.
Michael’s work is based on his own lived experiences of mental health difficulties and recovery. He often presents at symposiums and guest lecturers in third level institutions based on this experience. Michael is a lifelong learner who always has a keen interest in learning new things and as such is a student at various universities including Waterford IT, DCU, UCC, Kingstown College, University of Galway, University of Birmingham, University of Oxford, Maynooth University and RCSI.”
