Staff profile

Sanne Elbrink is a postdoctoral researcher seeking to create meaningful impact at the intersection of research and practice. Her research interest lies in utilising communities of practice to support knowledge transfer and learning, employing action research and co-design approaches. Sanne has over a decade of professional experience as a policy maker and project manager at governmental and non-governmental organisations in The Netherlands, focusing on health and social impact. She recently finished her PhD in Melbourne, Australia, exploring the role of communities of practice in addressing public health issues using action research and co-design methods. She is currently involved in a project that seeks to scale up the impact of social science research through commercialisation.

• Communities of Practice
• Social impact
• Entrepeneurship
• Knowledge & learning
• Action research
• Co-design

Journal Article

• Elbrink, S. H., Elmer, S. L., & Osborne, R. H. (2023). Are communities of practice a way to support health literacy: a study protocol for a realist review. BMJ Open, 11(8), Article e048352. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048352
• Elbrink, S. H., Elmer, S. L., & Osborne, R. H. (2023). Understanding needs and expectations to start effective communities of practice. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), Article 1230. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10241-z