Sonia Lenehan

Sonia Lenehan is the Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Coordinator with the In4kids Network and is also working on the ELEVATE project as Education and Public Engagement (EPE) manager. Before taking up her current position, Sonia was the project manager on the SFI Discover funded project Science4SightLoss, investigating how children with sight loss interact with science both inside and outside the education system.

Sonia has a BSc in Neuroscience and is currently completing her PhD looking at how the environment affects development, and the use of an eye-tracking assessment in 18-month-olds.

Career Profile

• 2024 – Present – ELEVATE Education and Public Engagement (EPE) Manager
• 2022 – Present – Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Coordinator with the In4kids Network
• 2021-2022 – Project Manager Science4SightLoss
• 2017 – Present PhD, Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork
• 2017 Research Assistant, INFANT
• 2012-2016 BSc (Hons) Neuroscience, University College Cork

Professional Activities/Achievements

• 2023 Promotion of Equality and Diversity Award, UCC College of Medicine and Health Postgraduate Student Awards 2023
• 2020 Irish Research Council Postgraduate Awardee
• 2018 Neon Zone winner of student-led STEM enrichment activity I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!