Sarah Carol

I am a Research Fellow in the ‘Migration, Integration, Transnationalization’ department at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) and Assistant Professor in Sociology at University College Dublin. I work on how ethno-religious minorities are integrated in societies, for example, in terms of gender, health and well-being. I am currently Co-Principal Investigator in the project ‘WELLMOB – Residential mobility among ethnic minorities in Germany and its consequences for well-being’, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). I am also Co-Principal Investigator in the project ‘Health literacy among people with a migration background in Germany’ (HLS-MIG), funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung.

Within AGYA, I would like to contribute my expertise in the field of migration to address current societal issues and stimulate discussion to foster academic innovation.

My motivation to join AGYA was twofold. From a research perspective, I have a strong desire to broaden my horizons. In my experience, seeking inspiration from other disciplines leads to innovation. Through AGYA, I hope to expand my research through interdisciplinary cooperation. From a social perspective, joining AGYA allows me to get to know scholars I would otherwise never meet. Having done extensive research on immigration from the Middle East to Europe, I would like to collaborate on comparative studies including inner-Arab migratory movement.

Academic career