Dr Emma Stewart
- Research Associate (MRC/CSO Social & Public Health Sciences Unit)
email:
Emma.Stewart@glasgow.ac.uk
MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-9522Biography
Emma Stewart is a Research Associate working with Ruth Dundas on MatCHNet - the Maternal and Child Health Network, as part of the Inequalities in Health Programme. MatCHNet aims to harness cross-country administrative data to evaluate national policy impacts on maternal, infant and child health and health inequalities across the 4 UK nations.
Emma holds a MA (Hons) First Class in Geography and a PhD in Geography, both from the University of Dundee. Her PhD thesis focused upon the multiple scales of exclusion faced by refugee doctors, including professionally and socially. After her PhD, she taught briefly at the University of Dundee, before taking up the post of Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Strathclyde for 10 years. Following a short career break, she worked as a Researcher in the Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention (SHIP) Research Group at Glasgow Caledonian University before joining the SPSHU.
Research interests
Emma's longstanding research interests are in the field of population studies, with a focus upon refugee and migration flows. Adopting a mixed methods approach, her ESRC funded projects have examined refugee mobility, evaluated UK dispersal policy and explored refugee integration. She has worked collaboratively with refugee organisations to develop understanding of citizenship and Britishness. She also led a UK-wide study into the internal/onward migration of dispersed refugees to highlight the importance of place, sense of belonging, and identity.
As part of MatCHNet, her current work focuses upon mapping policy variations across the 4 UK nations, with a specific focus upon the social determinants of health. She is interested in understanding how geographical differences in social, economic and environmental policies impact upon child health and health inequalities.
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Publications
2024
Martin, J. G., Stewart, E. , Lodge, H. and MacLachlan, A. (2024) Research Manifesto Guidance & Template. [Research Reports or Papers]
Martin, J. G., Stewart, E. , Lodge, H. and MacLachlan, A. (2024) Stakeholder Engagement Activities of UKPRP Funded Projects. [Research Reports or Papers]
2023
Stewart, E. et al. (2023) Using administrative data to evaluate national policy impacts on child and maternal health: A research framework from the Maternal and Child Health Network (MatCHNet). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(11), pp. 710-713. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220621) (PMID:37463771) (PMCID:PMC7615194)
Stewart, E. et al. (2023) Identifying opportunities for upstream evaluations relevant to child and maternal health: a UK policy-mapping review. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 108(7), pp. 556-562. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325219) (PMID:37001969) (PMCID:PMC10314013)
Stewart, E. (2023) Maternal and Child Health Network: Methods Briefing 1. [Research Reports or Papers]
2022
Stewart, E. and Shaffer, M. (2022) Ethical challenges of depositing refugee transcripts in the UK Data Archive. [Website]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Report 1: Welfare Grants in Pregnancy and Early Childhood. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Report 2: Early Years Education and Childcare. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Report 3: Universal Credit and Welfare Policies. [Research Reports or Papers]
Price, L., Gozdzielewska, L., Alejandre, J. C., Jorgenson, A., Stewart, E. , Pittet, D. and Reilly, J. (2022) Systematic review on factors influencing the effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubbing in healthcare. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 11, 16. (doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-01049-9) (PMID:35073993) (PMCID:PMC8785453)
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Briefing 1: Welfare Grants in Pregnancy and Early Childhood. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Briefing 2: Early Years Education and Childcare. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Briefing 3: Universal Credit and Welfare Policies. [Research Reports or Papers]
2021
Stewart, E. , Pearce, A. , Given, J., Gilbert, R., Broph, S., Cookson, R., Hardelid, P., Harron, K., Leyland, A. and Wood, R. (2021) Mapping UK policies and strategies relevant to child and maternal health to identify opportunities for upstream evaluations: Initial findings from the maternal and child health network (MatCHNet). SSM Annual Scientific Meeting 2021, Online, 15-18 Sep 2021. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-SSMabstracts.75)
Stewart, E. and Shaffer, M. (2021) The ethical and practical challenges of archiving refugee accounts: reflections from two research projects in the UK. Bulletin of Sociological Methodology = Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique, 150(1), pp. 51-69. (doi: 10.1177/0759106321995707)
Shaffer, M. and Stewart, E. (2021) Refugees on the move: resettlement and onward migration in 'final' destination countries. In: Cohen, J. H. and Sirkeci, I. (eds.) Handbook of Culture and Migration. Series: Elgar Handbooks in Migration. Edward Elgar, pp. 341-350. ISBN 9781789903454 (doi: 10.4337/9781789903461.00037)
Shaffer, M. and Stewart, E. (2021) Refugees on the move: resettlement and onward migration in ‘final’ destination countries. In: Cohen, J. H. (ed.) Handbook of Culture and Migration. Series: Elgar handbooks in migration. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 341-351. ISBN 9781789903454
2015
Stewart, E. (2015) Moving on? Dispersal policy, onward migration and integration of refugees in the UK. Geographer: The Newsletter of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 15-16(Winter), p. 23.
Stewart, E. and Shaffer, M. (2015) Moving On? Dispersal Policy, Onward Migration and Integration of Refugees in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]
2014
2012
Stewart, E. S. (2012) UK dispersal policy and onward migration: mapping the current state of knowledge. Journal of Refugee Studies, 25(1), pp. 25-49. (doi: 10.1093/jrs/fer039)
2011
Stewart, E. and Mulvey, G. (2011) Becoming British Citizens? Experiences and Opinions of Refugees Living in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]
2010
Smyth, G., Stewart, E. and Da Lomba, S. (2010) Introduction: critical reflections on refugee integration: lessons from international perspectives. Journal of Refugee Studies, 23(4), pp. 411-414. (doi: 10.1093/jrs/feq043)
Maddern, J. and Stewart, E. (2010) Biometric geographies, mobility and disability: biologies of culpability and the biologised spaces of (post)modernity. In: Chouinard, V., Hall, E. and Wilton, R. (eds.) Towards Enabling Geographies: 'Disabled' Bodies and Minds in Society and Space. Ashgate: Farnham, Surrey, pp. 237-252. ISBN 9780754675617
2008
Stewart, E. (2008) Exploring the asylum-migration nexus in the context of health professional migration. Geoforum, 39(1), pp. 223-235. (doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.04.002)
2007
Stewart, E. (2007) Addressing the challenges facing refugee doctors in the UK. Local Economy, 22(4), pp. 409-417. (doi: 10.1080/02690940701736868)
Findlay, A., Fyfe, N. and Stewart, E. (2007) Changing places: voluntary sector work with refugees and asylum seekers in core and peripheral regions of the UK. International Journal on Multicultural Societies, 9(1), pp. 54-74.
2006
Stewart, E. (2006) Refugee doctors – a valuable resource. British Medical Journal, 332, s73. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7539.s73-a)
2005
Stewart, E. (2005) Exploring the vulnerability of asylum seekers in the UK. Population, Space and Place, 11(6), pp. 499-512. (doi: 10.1002/psp.394)
2004
Stewart, E. (2004) Deficiencies in UK asylum data: practical and theoretical challenges. Journal of Refugee Studies, 17(1), pp. 29-49. (doi: 10.1093/jrs/17.1.29)
2003
Stewart, E. (2003) A Bitter Pill to Swallow: Obstacles Facing Refugee Doctors in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]
2002
Findlay, A.M., Stockdale, A. and Stewart, E. (2002) Professional and managerial migration from core to periphery: the case of English migration to Scottish cities. International Journal of Population Geography, 8(3), pp. 217-232. (doi: 10.1002/ijpg.257)
Articles
Stewart, E. et al. (2023) Using administrative data to evaluate national policy impacts on child and maternal health: A research framework from the Maternal and Child Health Network (MatCHNet). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(11), pp. 710-713. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-220621) (PMID:37463771) (PMCID:PMC7615194)
Stewart, E. et al. (2023) Identifying opportunities for upstream evaluations relevant to child and maternal health: a UK policy-mapping review. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 108(7), pp. 556-562. (doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-325219) (PMID:37001969) (PMCID:PMC10314013)
Price, L., Gozdzielewska, L., Alejandre, J. C., Jorgenson, A., Stewart, E. , Pittet, D. and Reilly, J. (2022) Systematic review on factors influencing the effectiveness of alcohol-based hand rubbing in healthcare. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 11, 16. (doi: 10.1186/s13756-021-01049-9) (PMID:35073993) (PMCID:PMC8785453)
Stewart, E. and Shaffer, M. (2021) The ethical and practical challenges of archiving refugee accounts: reflections from two research projects in the UK. Bulletin of Sociological Methodology = Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique, 150(1), pp. 51-69. (doi: 10.1177/0759106321995707)
Stewart, E. (2015) Moving on? Dispersal policy, onward migration and integration of refugees in the UK. Geographer: The Newsletter of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 15-16(Winter), p. 23.
Stewart, E. and Mulvey, G. (2014) Seeking safety beyond refuge: the impact of immigration and citizenship policy upon refugees in the UK. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 40(7), pp. 1023-1039. (doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2013.836960)
Stewart, E. S. (2012) UK dispersal policy and onward migration: mapping the current state of knowledge. Journal of Refugee Studies, 25(1), pp. 25-49. (doi: 10.1093/jrs/fer039)
Smyth, G., Stewart, E. and Da Lomba, S. (2010) Introduction: critical reflections on refugee integration: lessons from international perspectives. Journal of Refugee Studies, 23(4), pp. 411-414. (doi: 10.1093/jrs/feq043)
Stewart, E. (2008) Exploring the asylum-migration nexus in the context of health professional migration. Geoforum, 39(1), pp. 223-235. (doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2007.04.002)
Stewart, E. (2007) Addressing the challenges facing refugee doctors in the UK. Local Economy, 22(4), pp. 409-417. (doi: 10.1080/02690940701736868)
Findlay, A., Fyfe, N. and Stewart, E. (2007) Changing places: voluntary sector work with refugees and asylum seekers in core and peripheral regions of the UK. International Journal on Multicultural Societies, 9(1), pp. 54-74.
Stewart, E. (2006) Refugee doctors – a valuable resource. British Medical Journal, 332, s73. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7539.s73-a)
Stewart, E. (2005) Exploring the vulnerability of asylum seekers in the UK. Population, Space and Place, 11(6), pp. 499-512. (doi: 10.1002/psp.394)
Stewart, E. (2004) Deficiencies in UK asylum data: practical and theoretical challenges. Journal of Refugee Studies, 17(1), pp. 29-49. (doi: 10.1093/jrs/17.1.29)
Findlay, A.M., Stockdale, A. and Stewart, E. (2002) Professional and managerial migration from core to periphery: the case of English migration to Scottish cities. International Journal of Population Geography, 8(3), pp. 217-232. (doi: 10.1002/ijpg.257)
Book Sections
Shaffer, M. and Stewart, E. (2021) Refugees on the move: resettlement and onward migration in 'final' destination countries. In: Cohen, J. H. and Sirkeci, I. (eds.) Handbook of Culture and Migration. Series: Elgar Handbooks in Migration. Edward Elgar, pp. 341-350. ISBN 9781789903454 (doi: 10.4337/9781789903461.00037)
Shaffer, M. and Stewart, E. (2021) Refugees on the move: resettlement and onward migration in ‘final’ destination countries. In: Cohen, J. H. (ed.) Handbook of Culture and Migration. Series: Elgar handbooks in migration. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 341-351. ISBN 9781789903454
Maddern, J. and Stewart, E. (2010) Biometric geographies, mobility and disability: biologies of culpability and the biologised spaces of (post)modernity. In: Chouinard, V., Hall, E. and Wilton, R. (eds.) Towards Enabling Geographies: 'Disabled' Bodies and Minds in Society and Space. Ashgate: Farnham, Surrey, pp. 237-252. ISBN 9780754675617
Research Reports or Papers
Martin, J. G., Stewart, E. , Lodge, H. and MacLachlan, A. (2024) Research Manifesto Guidance & Template. [Research Reports or Papers]
Martin, J. G., Stewart, E. , Lodge, H. and MacLachlan, A. (2024) Stakeholder Engagement Activities of UKPRP Funded Projects. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2023) Maternal and Child Health Network: Methods Briefing 1. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Report 1: Welfare Grants in Pregnancy and Early Childhood. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Report 2: Early Years Education and Childcare. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Report 3: Universal Credit and Welfare Policies. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Briefing 1: Welfare Grants in Pregnancy and Early Childhood. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Briefing 2: Early Years Education and Childcare. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2022) Maternal and Child Health Network Policy Briefing 3: Universal Credit and Welfare Policies. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. and Shaffer, M. (2015) Moving On? Dispersal Policy, Onward Migration and Integration of Refugees in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. and Mulvey, G. (2011) Becoming British Citizens? Experiences and Opinions of Refugees Living in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]
Stewart, E. (2003) A Bitter Pill to Swallow: Obstacles Facing Refugee Doctors in the UK. [Research Reports or Papers]
Conference or Workshop Item
Stewart, E. , Pearce, A. , Given, J., Gilbert, R., Broph, S., Cookson, R., Hardelid, P., Harron, K., Leyland, A. and Wood, R. (2021) Mapping UK policies and strategies relevant to child and maternal health to identify opportunities for upstream evaluations: Initial findings from the maternal and child health network (MatCHNet). SSM Annual Scientific Meeting 2021, Online, 15-18 Sep 2021. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2021-SSMabstracts.75)
Website
Stewart, E. and Shaffer, M. (2022) Ethical challenges of depositing refugee transcripts in the UK Data Archive. [Website]
Professional activities & recognition
Research fellowships
- 2009 - 2010: ESRC Third Sector Placement Fellowship
External engagement
Public lecture or talk
- 2021 (Ongoing): Maternal and Child Health Network (MatCHNet) Webinar Series: Policy Evaluations in the Early Years
