Carol Rivas

Carol Rivas is a Professor of Health and Social Care at UCL's IOE Social Research Institute since 2017. She specializes in intersectional approaches to marginalized groups' health and social care needs, with a focus on culturally tailored interventions. Her work integrates qualitative methods, AI, and participatory research. She co-leads the CICADA study examining pandemic experiences of minoritised communities and developed the nationally awarded HEAL-D diabetes program for African/Caribbean populations. Rivas is also an EDI advocate, departmental inclusion lead, and contributes to policy via roles like NIHR panel member and SAGE textbook co-editor. Her teaching includes modules on qualitative methods and social policy.

Education: PhD in Medical Sociology (QMUL, 2012), MSc Cognitive Neuropsychology (Birkbeck, Distinction), BSc (Hons) from QMUL. Languages: German, French, Ukrainian, and Spanish proficiency.

Research Focus: Intersectionality, disability rights, and transdisciplinary methods. Recent projects address healthcare inequities for migrants, chronic illness, and pandemic impacts. Her work emphasizes co-production with communities to drive policy/practice change.

Awards: National award for HEAL-D (2019), acclaimed CICADA research. Grants: NIHR spotlight studies, MRC-funded projects. Labs/Teams: Leads the Social Research Institute's health equity initiatives and collaborates across UCL and NHS.