Carol Ballantine is a sociologist, currently employed as a postdoctoral researcher in the school of geography in UCD.

Her current research explores day to day experiences of social polarisation related to gender, sexualities and abortion. For her PhD from the school of sociology and politics in University of Galway (2020), she investigated narratives of violence in the lives of African migrant women living in Ireland. She has conducted research for UNHCR on gender and sexuality in the international protection system in Ireland.

Carol is interested in day-to-day experiences of changing gender and sexual normativities for minoritised and non-minoritised groups. She uses creative and narrative methods to facilitate energising research encounters and to share research widely. Her creative writing is published in the Stinging Fly and Banshee.

Gender, Sexuality & Power
 Conflict, Migration & Social Change