Dr Hilary Stewart

Research Fellow - NIHR Decision Support in Gynae Radiotherapy, Research Fellow

Profile

I am a sociologist and qualitative researcher with research interests in: patient care and experience; health inequalities; trauma-informed approaches; bodies; disability; health & illness; science and technology studies; critical mental health.

I am co-applicant and Research Fellow on the GRACE project (Gynae Radiotherapy Consent Enhancement): an £800k project funded by NIHR which examines how health services can better support people’s decision making when considering radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer.

I am also a researcher on the NIHR PARITY project, exploring issues of quality and inequality in prehabilitation before cancer surgery.

My PhD considered the application of Pierre Bourdieu’s social theory for understanding the social position of disabled people during the period of austerity politics.

Selected Publications

Ghosts in the Machinery: Living With and Beyond Radiotherapy Treatment for Gynaecological Cancer
Stewart, H., Ashmore, L., Kragh-Furbo, M., Singleton, V., Hutton, D. 1/01/2024 In: Health. 28, 1, p. 90 - 107. 18 p.
Journal article

The ambivalence of radiotherapy: Re-framing effects and their temporalities in treatment for gynaecological cancer
Kragh-Furbo, M., Hutton, D., Stewart, H., Ashmore, L., Singleton, V. 14/08/2023 In: Social Science and Medicine.
Journal article

Patient Voices: An essential piece in radiotherapy’s data jigsaw
Hutton, D., Ashmore, L., Kragh-Furbo, M., Stewart, H., Singleton, V. 31/05/2023 In: Radiography. 29, Suppl. 1, 3 p.
Editorial

We need to talk about ... radiotherapy for gynaecological cancer
Ashmore, L., Singleton, V., Kragh-Furbo, M., Stewart, H., Hutton, D., Singleton, C., Salisbury, L. 31/07/2022 Lancaster University. ISBN: 9781862204287.
Book

A Sociotechnical History of the Ultralightweight Wheelchair: A Vehicle of Social Change
Stewart, H., Watson, N. 1/11/2020 In: Science, Technology, and Human Values. 45, 6, p. 1195-1219. 25 p.
Journal article

Digital Support for Living with and Beyond Gynaecological Cancer
Ashmore, L., Stewart, H., Hutton, D., Evans, K. 1/11/2020 In: Radiography. 26, 4, p. E270-E276. 7 p.
Journal article

The cost of school holidays for children from low income families
Stewart, H., Watson, N., Campbell, M. 1/11/2018 In: Childhood. 25, 4, p. 516-529. 14 p.
Journal article

Organic electronics: benefits, barriers and opportunities: A violet biotechnology understanding of organic electronics with a focus on display technology
Stowell, A., Hardy, J., Cass, N., Stewart, H. 26/08/2020 Lancaster University Management School. 24 p.
Commissioned report

Creating patient-centred infrastructures to enhance informed consent and improve patient experience of radiotherapy for gynaecological cancers
01/09/2024 → 28/02/2027
Research

Society for the Social Studies of Science (4S) Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience

  • Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society