Carmen holds a Doctorate in Sociology and a BA in Political Science, Sociology and Psychological Studies from the University of Galway. Her doctoral thesis explored Polish migrant parents experiences of child-rearing and help-seeking in a culturally diverse neighbourhood in Ireland. Her research interests include; children, youth and parenting, but also inequality experienced by `marginalised groups. Since completion of her PhD, Carmen has worked on various collaborative projects such as the Mind the Gap report: Research on barriers to the realisation of rights of children with disabilities in Ireland (Centre for Disability Law and Policy in the University of Galway- funded by Ombudsman for Children); Crisis Coping: Living and Learning through COVID-19 (UCFRC and School of Education at University of Galway-funded by HRB and IRC) and the Its not just Science! Project (School of Education-funded by HEI). In 2022, as the only non-psychologist, Carmen was awarded one of 17 COVID-19 Global fellowships from the Society for Research on Adolescence. Since September 2023, she is the Postdoctoral Researcher on the Atlantic Futures project Digital Mental Health Supports for Young People, which is funded by theHigher Education Authority Shared Island fund and led by Prof. Barry and Prof Donohue (University of Galway, Ireland) as well as Prof Mulvenna and Prof O Neill (Ulster University, NI). More info here:a target=_blank rel=nofollow href=https:www.atlanticfutures.comthemes-and-researchresearch-stream-4https:www.atlanticfutures.comthemes-and-researchresearch-stream-4

Carmens research interests include childrenyoung people, parenting, migration as well as the inequalities experienced by marginalised groups.