Catherine’s research interests are in the areas of community development; ecosocial work; and participatory governance and state-civil society relations.
Teaching and Learning in Ecosocial Work: Concepts, Methods and Practice
Springer Nature, 2024 (lead editor)
She is also lead editor on the special issues Community Development in Social Work Education: Themes for a Changing World (Community Development Journal, October 2021) and Ethics in Youth Work Practice in the Twenty-First Century: Change, Challenge and Opportunity (Ethics and Social Welfare, April 2024).
Catherine is Co-Investigator on the Horizon Europe Intersectional Spaces for Participation: Inclusive, Resilient, Embedded (INSPIRE) Project (2024–2027), she was co-Pxxx Investigator on the research project Feminist Communities for Climate Change (National Women’s Council of Ireland, 2023–2024).
