Sarah Barnes Aabø

Sarah Barnes Aabø is the PPI Co-lead for the PPI Ignite Network @ UCC. Sarah is a parent, carer & PPI Contributor with extensive experience of paediatric complex care, childhood cancer and long term illness from a carer’s perspective. She was appointed as a PPI Representative on the Health Research Consent Declaration Committee ( HRCDC) in 2025 & is a HRB Research Application Reviewer.

She is an active PPI contributor on a number of research projects both in University and with Patient Organisations & Charities. Sarah is a graduate of University College Cork where she completed her Undergraduate Degree & Master’s Degree in Modern English Literature.