Marta Benet Blasco
Coordinator Impact Unit, Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute
Marta Benet coordinates the Impact Unit at the Sant Joan de Déu Research Institute and the SJD Social Innova programme. She holds a PhD in Comprehensive Care and Health Services, along with two master’s degrees in Public Health and Psychosocial Intervention.
Her work is characterised by a strong transdisciplinary approach, combining insights from health and social sciences to address complex social and health challenges. She has a solid background in gender and participation, with experience in teaching and research in public health, qualitative methods, and transversal skills.
Her expertise includes participatory methodologies (including participatory evaluation), Living Lab and open innovation approaches, gender mainstreaming, and qualitative and mixed-methods research design. In project development, she focuses on analysingEuropean policy frameworks, shaping impact-driven proposals (including Theory of Change and impact pathways), and designing participatory evaluation and co-creation methodologies.