Lola Casal-Sanchez

Lola Casal-Sanchez is an Early-Stage Researcher and a PhD. student at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Robert Gordon University (RGU) in the United Kingdom within the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions ITN EuroAgeism. She received her MSW from the New York University and attained her Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Social Work at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. She has more than 15 years’ experience working on the fields of ageing and migration for government and non-government organizations in different countries, including Spain, Portugal, The United Kingdom, the United States and The Netherlands. Lola is the Chair of the European network of Intercultural Care (ENIEC) and the founder of AGEvida. These two organizations focus on social-political issues that affect older migrants who confront cultural integration process and face discriminatory situations to access to social and health services. Prior to joining the doctoral program, she worked as the International Relationship Manager at the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW).