Aisling Connolly

Aisling Connolly serves as a Junior Researcher at the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP) within the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI), where she processes Generations and Gender Survey data, manages dissemination initiatives, and resolves user queries.

Education:

• Master’s degree in Sociology and Social Research from Utrecht University, with thesis research on ethnic diversity exposure among youth using geo-location data across spatial contexts.

Research Focus: Her expertise centers on youth development dynamics, migration patterns, and advanced spatial analysis methodologies, particularly examining how young populations experience ethnic diversity through geographic and social lenses. This interdisciplinary approach bridges demographic research with urban sociology.

Professional Background: Prior to NIDI, she contributed to crime pattern analysis at Amsterdam’s Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), investigating spatial-temporal distributions of high-risk crime facilities.