Carol's work includes researching youth volunteering activities for the volunteering body, v, identifying good practice regarding gender equality and equal opportunities within European Social Fund activities, and an evaluation of the pilot of a tool used to assess sex offenders by police and probation. Carol has worked as a social researcher for over ten years in the academic and voluntary sector, with previous expertise of researching stigmatised populations, homelessness and sex work. She also enjoys developing methodological innovations and am currently recruiting young researcher to assist with participatory approaches.