Caroline is a Research Associate at the ERC, and is the National Project Manager for the OECD’s ‎Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 Study. She is also involved in the ‎‎2015 PISA study, and in the analysis of Growing Up in Ireland (GUI) data for the National Council ‎for Special Education (NCSE) on educational experiences and outcomes for children with special ‎educational needs. A staff member since 2012, Caroline previously worked in the area of child ‎and families’ research on health and wellbeing in Ireland and the UK, including the SENYPIC study ‎at University College Dublin, the KIDS study at Kings College London and the Social Report for ‎Ireland at the National Economic and Social Council (NESC). She holds a B.A. in Sociology and ‎Social Policy and a M.Sc. in Applied Social Research from Trinity College Dublin (TCD). Caroline is a ‎PhD candidate in School of Education TCD, exploring student processes in the transition to ‎computer based assessment in PISA 2015. She has a particular interest in the student processes ‎and engagement, child and family wellbeing, and educational equity.‎