Ciara Anne Smyth

Ciara Anne Smyth is a Senior Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Sydney. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in applied social policy and evaluation research, focusing on marginalized groups such as those affected by domestic violence, disability, homelessness, and child protection. She has led large-scale evaluations of government-funded services, contributing to policy improvements and service quality enhancements.

Education:

• BA (Hons), Trinity College Dublin
• MSc, Trinity College Dublin
• PhD, UNSW Sydney

Research Interests: Ciara’s work emphasizes improving services for excluded communities through rigorous policy analysis, mixed-method evaluations, and evidence-based recommendations. Her expertise spans qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, literature reviews, and data synthesis to inform public policy.

Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW, collaborating on interdisciplinary projects addressing social inequities.