Research Themes:

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My ongoing research projects focus on four main areas: 

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1. Social Inequalities in Child Well-Being Dynamics

2. Impacts of Digital Media on Young People's Well-Being

3. Adolescent Time Use and Well-Being in Micro and Macro Contexts

4. Gender Inequalities in Parents' Mental Health and Time Use 

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Ongoing Projects as PI:

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*  Gender Inequalities in Mental Health across Parenthood Transitions: A Life-Course Approach (2022-2024)

PI: Sandrine Metzger (PhD researcher awardee); Senior PI & Supervisor: Pablo Gracia; Funder: Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship; Irish Research Council; Grant: €55.000

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* Social Inequalities in Child Time Use and Development in Ireland: A Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Approach (2020-2023)

PI: Melissa Bohnert (PhD researcher awardee); Senior PI & Supervisor: Pablo Gracia; Funder: Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship; Irish Research Council; Grant: €72.000

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* Researching and Promoting Positive Adult and Child Mental Health and Wellbeing in Lone-Parent Families (2019-2021)

PI: Cadhla McDonnell (post-doctoral researcher awardee); Senior PI & Academic Mentor: Pablo Gracia; Non-Academic NGO Partner: Niamh Kelly ('One Family'); Funder: Irish Research Council, European Commission; Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, IRC COFUND (CAROLINE); Grant: €172.000

 

* Social Inequalities, Children’s Activities and Child Development: A Longitudinal Approach (2018-2022) 

PI: Pablo Gracia; Funder: Provost Project Award, Trinity College Dublin; Grant: €104.000. 

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International Projects (leading partner):

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* DIGYMATEX: Establishing A Comprehensive Understanding and Taxonomy of Children's Digital Maturity (2020-2024) 

PI: Marco Hubert; TCD Partner Leader: Pablo Gracia; Funder: European Commission, Horizon 2020 / -SC6- TRANSFORMATIONS-07-2019-RIA; Grant: € 3.5 million (total); €225.000 (Trinity College Dublin).

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Ongoing Projects as Leading Project Partner:

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* Child Digital Use and Social Inequalities: The Role of Digital Socialisation in Intergenerational Inequalities in Ireland (2019-2021) 

PI: Pablo Gracia; Funder: Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund; Grant: €3.000.

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* Social Inequalities in Girls’ and Boys’ Daily Activities and Skills Accumulation (2018-2020) 

PI: Pablo Gracia; Funder: Arts and Social Sciences Benefactions Fund; Grant: €3.000.

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* Inequalities in Child Daily Activities and Development: A Multi-Method, Longitudinal, and Cross-Country Approach (ChildTimes) (2018-2019)

PI: Pablo Gracia; Funder: Enterprise Ireland; Grant: €14.500.

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* Parental Conditions, Family Relations and Work: Implications for Families and Children (2015/17)

PI: Pablo Gracia; European University Institute. Max Weber Programme; Grant: €48,000.

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* Family Conditions and Child Outcomes (2013-2014)

Coordinator: Pablo Gracia; Partners: University of Amsterdam (AMCIS); WZB, Berlin; Goethe University, Frankfurt; Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS); University of Mannheim (MZES); University of Oxford (Nuffield College); Funder: EqualSoc Network, 7th FP European Commission; Grant: €3,500.

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* Stratified Family Dynamics: Polarizing Trends in Couple Behavior and Parenting (2010 - 2012) 

- PI: Gosta Esping-Andersen; Funder:  7th  FP European Commission, ERC Advanced Grant; Role: PhD researcher (Pablo Gracia); Grant: €2.1 million.

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* Analysis of Multiple Equilibria in Families (2010 - 2012)

PI: Gosta Esping-Andersen; Funder: Spanish Ministry of Science; PhD researcher (Pablo Gracia); Grant: €165.770.

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* Family-Work Policies and Gender Inequalities in Paid and Unpaid Work in Spain (2009-2010)

PI: Pablo Gracia & Daniela Bellani; Funder: Fundación Alternativas - Estudios de Progreso; Grant: €1.500.

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* Diverging Parenting: Socioeconomic Background, Gender and Institutions (2008-2012)

PI: Pablo Gracia (PhD researcher awardee); Funder:  Spanish Ministry of Science; Grant: €55.000.

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* Economic Change, Quality of Life and Social Cohesion (EqualSoc) Project (2008-2010)

Coordinator: Robert Erikson; Funder:  7th FP, European Commission; Role: Researcher at the FAMNET group (Pablo Gracia; Grant: €8.429.000.

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* Redistribution Effects of Women’s New Roles (2008 - 2010)

PI: Gosta Esping-Andersen; Funder: Spanish Ministry of Science; Role: PhD researcher (Pablo Gracia); Grant: €138.000.