The Department has participated and conducted different research projects, both national and international as other more locals. You can find here the list of the past projects and the ongoing research projects led by members of the investigation group:
Food security in question: transforming social and gender inequalities for a healthier and more inclusive nutrition Research project led by Mabel Gracia, PhD.
Questioning poverty feminisation in Catalonia: intersections between work, care and health Research project led by Mabel Gracia, PhD.-
Housing initiatives for the elderly. Local and community-based alternatives to the challenge of deinstitutionalisation of care (ALTERCARE) Research project led by Yolanda Bodoque, PhD, and Montserrat Soronellas, PhD. -
Human-Robot Interaction with older adults suffering from dementia: Sociocultural and gender differences and ethical and professional implications in the use of companion robots (MyRobot) Research project led by Blanca Deusdad, PhD, and Fernando Vidal, PhD. -
Healthy eating: A cross-cultural analysis of the social and nutritional conditions of aging in the Czech Republic, Iceland, and Spain Research project led by Mabel Gracia, PhD. -
Improvement in the coordination of Social Services and the Autonomous Police Force in secondary schools Research project led by Blanca Deusdad, PhD. -
Rethinking “the social” in mental health: mapping and analysis of autonomy-producing initiatives in Spain Research project led by Martin Correa Urquiza, PhD, and Angel Martinez Hernaez, PhD. -
Gender gap, mental health and labour market access: causes and proposals for improvement Research project led by Jordi Roca Girona, PhD. Immigrant-origin youth resilient strategies against social exclusion Research project led by Claudia María Anleu Hernández, PhD.
Challenges of Primary Health Care during the Covid-19 Pandemic Research project led by Francisco Ortega, PhD, and Josep Barceló, PhD.
Promotion of the Digitalisation of Basic Social Services in Catalonia. Research project led by Eva Zafra Aparici, PhD, i Maria Victòria Forns Fernández, PhD.
Needs and rights of children of feminicide. A transdisciplinary approach to the consequences of gender violence in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Project led by Eva Zafra Aparici, PhD.-
Anthropology and Phenomenology of the Locked-in Syndrome. Project led by Fernando Vidal, ICREA Researcher
RECENTLY FINISHED PROJECTS
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