Biography

Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of Limerick; Director of MA Gender, Culture& Society; Convener of Gender Arc @UL PhD. Sociology, Lancaster University, England; MA Lancaster University; MSW University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Diploma Legal Studies, College of Commerce, Rathmines (Dublin Institute of Technology); B.Soc.Sc. (Hons.), University College, Dublin, Ireland.

Research Interests

My research interests cover the politics of gender/sexuality, migration, diaspora and religion in relation to contemporary governing processes. On-going research projects include:

-Migration, state and faith: post-welfarist modes of solidarity

-The politics of state diaspora engagement

-Gender and post-Fordist work/life

Professional Activities

Award

  • 2020 - Researching and Advocating for Quality Education: Achieving Equality for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth in Schools
  • 2020 - Member of the Special Interest Group for the Study of the Collaborative Economy in Ireland – SIG-SCEI
  • 2020 - Member of Working Group
  • 2019 - Visiting Scholar Award
  • 2015 - New Foundations Mentor
  • 2014 - Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Nominee for UL Award for Excellence in Research
  • 2014 - New Foundations Mentor
  • 2013 - Seed Funding
  • 2013 - Partner on Women's Mobility in Contemporary Galician and Irish Literatures
  • 2011 - New Foundations Mentor
  • 2009 - PI The Irish Catholic Church and the Politics of Migration
  • 2008 - PI Nomadic Work/Life and the Knowledge Economy
  • 2008 - UL Seed Funding Somadic Work/Life and National Technology Park
  • 2002 - UL Partner Narratives of Migration and Return
  • 2001 - PI Travellers' Tales. Remembering 1950s Ireland
  • 2000 - PI Immigrant Lives. Life Narratives of New Immigrants to Ireland
  • 2000 - Scientist in Charge (Marie Curie)
  • 1999 - PI - HEA -PRTLI Research Project Award
  • 1995 - Economic and Social Research Council Post-Graduate Award
  • 1993 - Lancaster University, Social Science post-graduate award
  • 1984 - Rotary Foundation International Fellow Award

Association

  • 2017 Associate Editorial Board member, BSA Journal of Work, Employment and Society
  • 2013 Editorial Board Member, Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions (JISASR)
  • 2009 International Board Member, SAI - Irish Journal of Sociology
  • 2006 Founding Editorial Board Member, Translocations. Migration and Social Change
  • 2003 Founding Editorial Board Member, Migration Letters. An International Journal of Migration Studies
  • 2003 Editorial Board Member, Irish Feminist Review

Committee

  • 2016 Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Internationalisation Committee,
  • 2013 Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Scienes Post-graduate Research Committee, *
  • 2002 University of Limerick Research Ethics Committee, *
  • 1996 DION, *

Employment

  • 2000 University College Cork, Irish Centre for Migration Studies - Head of Research
  • 1999 University College Cork, Irish Centre for Migration Studies - Research Fellow
  • 1997 University College Cork, Department of Sociology - Lecturer in Sociology
  • 1994 Lancaster University, Department of Sociology - Tutor, Sociology and Women's Studies
  • 1993 University of Central Lancashire - P/T Lecturer in Sociology
  • 1993 Edge Hill University College, Lancs. - P/T Lecturer in Applied Social Science

Education

  • 1998 Lancaster University - PhD
  • 1993 Lancaster University - MA
  • 1986 CCETSW - Professional Qualification in Social Work
  • 1985 University of British Columbia - Master of Social Work Degree
  • 1984 College of Commerce Rathmines - Diploma
  • 1980 University College, Dublin. - BA

Consultancy

  • - Voluntary sector agencies in Britain
  • - Member of Steering Group HEA PRTLI 1 project - Women in Paid Employment in Munster 1936-60, NUI Cork (1999-2002)
  • - Member of Steering Group HEA PRTLI 1 project - The Irish Women¿s Movement, NUI Cork (1999-2002).
  • - Collaborative Research Project - University of Hull and University of York

Language

  • English

Peer Reviewed Journals

2011

Governing Integration

Gray, B,Fanning, B,Munck, R (2011) Governing Integration. Globalization, Migration And Social Transformation: Ireland In Europe And The World :93-105

Books

Book Chapters

2020

Making Home Work Places

Ciolfi, Luigina.; Gray, Breda; De Carvalho, A. F. P. (2020) Making Home Work Places. Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work: The International Venue on Practice-centred Computing on the Design of Cooperation Technologies - Exploratory Papers, Reports of the European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies

2011

The making of nomadic work: Understanding the mediating role of ICTS

Aparecido Fabiano Pinatti de Carvalho, Luigina Ciolfi and Breda Gray (2011) The making of nomadic work: Understanding the mediating role of ICTS. Hershey PA : IGI Global The Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing: Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts :381-396

2011

Governing integration

Gray B. (2011) Governing integration. Globalization, Migration And Social Transformation: Ireland In Europe And The World :93-105

2011

Governing Integration

Breda Gray (2011) Governing Integration. London : Ashgate Globalization, Migration and Social Transformation Ireland in Europe and the World :93-106

Edited Books

2006

Preface

Breda Gray (2006) Preface. Lampeter : The Edwin Mellon Press M. Cinta Ramblado-Minero and Auxiliadora Perez-Vides, (ed) Unmarried Mothers' in Twentieth-century Ireland: Cultural Reflections :i-vii

Other Journals

Conference Publications

2012

Sexing the Nation

B. Gray,Williams, J. P.,Phillips, B. E.,Smith, K.,Atherton, P. J.,Rankin, D.,Selby, A. L.,Liptrot, S.,Lund, J.,Larvin, M.,Rennie, M. J. (2012) Sexing the Nation. School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health, University of Nottingham, Derby, United Kingdom. john. Am J Clin Nutr :*-*

2010

CrossCare Conference

B. Gray,Villatoro, E.,Mulla, M.,Larvin, M. (2010) CrossCare Conference. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews :*-*

2009

Merriman Summer School

B. Gray,Villatoro, E.,Mulla, M.,Hall, R.,Larvin, M. (2009) Merriman Summer School. Pancreas :*-*

2003

Women in Higher Education Annual Conference

B. Gray,Ammori, B. J.,Becker, K. L.,Kite, P.,Snider, R. H.,Nylen, E. S.,White, J. C.,Larvin, M.,McMahon, M. J. (2003) Women in Higher Education Annual Conference. British Journal of Surgery :*-*

2002

Wiles Trust Colloquium

B. Gray,Rahman, S. H.,James, A. M.,Ammori, B. J.,Larvin, M.,McMahon, M. J. (2002) Wiles Trust Colloquium. Gastroenterology :*-*

2002

Women's Studies Network (UK) Annual Conference

B. Gray,Ammori, B. J.,Cairns, A.,Dixon, M. F.,Larvin, M.,McMahon, M. J. (2002) Women's Studies Network (UK) Annual Conference. Division of Surgery, The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg :*-*

2001

Open Seminar Series, MPhil Race and Ethnic Studies

B. Gray,Ward, S.,Morris, E.,Bansback, N.,Calvert, N.,Crellin, A.,Forman, D.,Larvin, M.,Radstone, D. (2001) Open Seminar Series, MPhil Race and Ethnic Studies. School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, UK. Health Technol Assess :*-*

Conference Contributions

Published Reports

Editorials

Book Reviews

Other Publications

2015

Foreword

Breda Gray (2015) Foreword. Cork : Attic Press Ide B. O'Carroll, Models for Movers: Irish Women's Emigration to America :ix-xi

2011

Foreword

Breda Gray (2011) Foreword. Cork : The Collins Press Ghosts of the Faithful Departed by David Creedon :i- v

2006

Preface

Breda Gray (2006) Preface. Lampeter : The Edwin Mellon Press M. Cinta Ramblado-Minero and Auxiliadora Perez-Vides, (ed) Unmarried Mothers' in Twentieth-century Ireland: Cultural Reflections :i-vii

2005

Social support structures for migrants – Rapporteur's Report'

Breda Gray (2005) Social support structures for migrants – Rapporteur's Report' . Dublin : Office for Social Inclusion Irish EU Presidency 2004 Conference Papers: Reconciling Mobility and Social Inclusion - the role of employment and social policy :168-172