Dr. Alison Herbert is a Research Affiliate with the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at the Institute for Lifecourse and Society in the University of Galway. Alison researches older rural women and diverse relationships with rural place and ageing.
Publications
Herbert, Alison (2024) What Is the Relationship between Remote Rural Island Place and Perspectives on Ageing of Mid-life Women? Journal of Social Studies https://journals.muni.cz/socialni_studia/issue/view/2603
Herbert, Alison (2021) ‘Why older rural women in Ireland want to work: it’s not all about the money’. Ageing and Society, 1-23. doi:10.1017/S0144686X21001501. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/55424E5B58CBB7B3199298D394E57427/S0144686X21001501a.pdf/why-older-rural-women-in-ireland-want-to-work-its-not-all-about-the-money.pdf
Herbert, A (2020) ‘What Role Does Rural Place Play in the Lives of Mid-Life Women in Sweden and Ireland?’. Societies Journal [http://hdl.handle.net/10379/16294] (doi: 10.3390/soc10040084)
Herbert, A (2018) ‘Social exclusion and inclusion of mid-life women in rural Ireland: exploring social relationships and space’. Journal of Social Studies (https://journals.muni.cz/socialni_studia/index)
Doctoral thesis (2017) ‘What are the perspectives on ageing of mid-life women in rural Ireland?’ PhD, NUI Galway. [Available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/6312]
Related Media
https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2018/0516/963907-is-active-ageing-really-what-older-people-want/
https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2018/0323/949523-who-knows-where-the-time-goes/
https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2018/0306/945410-how-empowered-do-some-irish-women-feel-today/
https://www.rte.ie/eile/brainstorm/2018/0207/938908-do-we-need-celebrity-role-models/
Careers to date include: research, teaching, public relations, journalism.
