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- Social Marketing and Behaviour Change
- employment relations
- Gender equality and diversity in organisations
- health communication
- qualitiative research
- quantitative research methods
- women working in male-dominated industries
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- Qualifications:M.A. (Applied Social Research)
- Position:Research Fellow: Bristol Leadership and Change Centre
- Department:FBL - Law
- Telephone:+4411732 83435
- Email:Stella.Warren@uwe.ac.uk
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About me
Stella is a Research Fellow in the Bristol Leadership and Change Centre with a background in applied social research. Stella supports a wide range of research project teams within Bristol Business School and also teaches research methods at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her expertise includes social marketing and the understanding of psychological pathways for behaviour change in health; gender and inequality in organisations; the gender pay gap; and women working in male-dominated industries. She is a founder member of alta, an ESRC Impact Award winning mentoring scheme for professional women in aviation and aerospace. She is also a member of the British and European Sociological Association and on the board of the Research Network ‘Gender Relations, Labour Markets and the Welfare State (RN14).
Area of expertise
Social marketing and the understanding of psychological pathways for behaviour change in health; equality, diversity and inclusive leadership in organisations; the gender pay gap; mentoring, and women working in male-dominated industries.
Funded Research Projects
[2023-current] Reaching my Potential: designing a mentoring programme to increase engagement with the aviation sectors. UKRI Future Flight Programme
[2020-2022] Barriers and enablers for female pilots to apply for the pilot trainer role: designing and implementing a diversity and inclusion strategy to effect change in the aviation industry. Higher Education Innovation Fund
[2020-2022] Evaluation of Bristol's Golden Key project, supporting fundamental change in the way services are delivered to address the needs of people with multiple and complex needs. Golden Key/National Lottery
[2019-2022] Navigating reduced hours careers: Experiences of male and female executives and senior management. BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grant
[2018-2019] Development of a diagnostic tool to manage the role and design of social marketing. Sustrans
[2018-2019] Centre Line Removal - to investigate whether the removal or non-reinstatement of centre lines on some local roads leads to improvements in road safety, and in particular improvements for cycle users. Road Safety Trust
[2018-present] Planning for later in life/end of life. Public Health England
[2017-present] Building Leadership for Inclusion – Research and evaluation to address inequality within the NHS. NHS National Leadership Academy
[2017-present] Taking forward Wheels Skills and Thrills. Road Safety Trust and Department for Transport
[2016] A review of action plans developed by public authorities in relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties. Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI)
[2016] Youth engagement with alcohol brands in the UK. Cancer Research UK
[2016-2017] Dying Matters Evaluation. Public Health England
[2014-2015] 'Close the Deal Fill the Gap' (Support for Civil society and other stakeholders aiming at promoting equality between men and women) on the Gender Pay Gap, a three-country study with Italy, the UK and Poland. EU Progress funds action grant JUST/2013/PROG/AG/GE
[2014-2015] Building a Mentoring Scheme (alta) to Support Professional Women in Aviation and Aerospace. ESRC, Airbus, RAF, and Royal Aeronautical Society.