Stella Warren

Stella is a Research Associate 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, a 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. Gender and inequality in ​organisations, the gender pay gap and women working in male-dominated industries.

Selection of Research Projects

[2017-present] Building Leadership for Inclusion – Research & 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] Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI): A review of action plans developed by public authorities in relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties.

[2016] Brand Regulation in the UK Alcohol Market: a Pilot Study, Cancer Research UK.

[2016-present] Dying Matters Evaluation. Public Health England.

[2014-2015] 'Close the Deal Fill the Gap': EU Progress funds action grant JUST/2013/PROG/AG/GE (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.

Publications

Durbin, S., Schedlitzki, D., Adelopo, I. and Warren, S. (2018) The value of non-executive directors to small and medium size enterprises,including a gender perspective. Project Report. University of the West of England. [Submitted] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35423 ' Durbin, S., Schedlitzki, D., Adelopo, I. and Warren, S. (2018) The value of non-executive directors to small and medium size enterprises, including a gender perspective. Project Report. N/A. [Submitted] Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/35176 ' Morey, Y., Eadie, D., Purves, R., Hooper, L., Gillian, R., Warren, S., Hillman, H., Vohra, J., Hastings, G. and Tapp, A. (2017) Youth engagement with alcohol brands in the UK. Project Report. Cancer Research UK, The Policy Research Centre for Cancer Prevention (PRCP). Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/34070 ' Durbin, S., Lopes, A. and Warren, S. (2017) Creating change through feminist solidarities: Critical actors building critical mass. In: European Sociological Association Conference, Athens, Athens, Greece, 29 August - 1st September 2017. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33009 ' Warren, S. and Conley, H. (2017) Gender equality and political change in Northern Ireland. In: European Sociological Association Conference, Athens, Athens, Greece, 29 August - 1st September 2017. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/33008 ' Conley, H. and Warren, S. and Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (2017) A review of action plans developed by public authorities in relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties. Project Report. Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, Belfast. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31821 ' Spotswood, F. and Warren, S. (2017) The development of a framework for effective interdisciplinary behaviour change project management. Social Business, 7 (1). pp. 7-26. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31275 ' Durbin, S., Lopes, A., Neugebauer, J. and Warren, S. (2016) Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry. In: Gender, Work and Organization Conference: Acting for Women and Equalities in Organizations Stream, Keele, England, 6 June 2016. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31462 ' Rippin, A., Shortt, H. and Warren, S. (2016) ‘Dress and the female professional: A case study of working woman’. In: Elliot, C., Mavin, S., Stead, V. and Williams, J., eds. (2016) Volume V: Gender, Media and Organization: Challenging Mis(s)Representations of Women Leaders and Managers in the ILA Women and Leadership Book Series. USA: Information Age Publishing, pp. 95-110. ISBN 9781681235332 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/31535 ' Lopes, A., Durbin, S., Neugebauer, J. and Warren, S. (2015) Mentoring professional women in aviation and aerospace. CESR Review. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/25240 ' Tapp, A., Rundle-Thiele, S., Anibaldi, R., Warren, S. and Beardmore, A. (2014) Road wars? The role of language in perceptions of bikes and cars sharing the road: Possible implications for social marketing interventions. In: Australian Association of Social Marketing Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 1-3 December 2014. Brisbane, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Marketing Academy (ANZMAC) Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/24354 ' Pollard, K., Condon, L., Warren, S., Collins, K., Tapp, A., Boyles, A. and Ricketts, A. (2013) Social marketing to encourage initiation and continuation of breastfeeding in Penhill and Pinehurst, Swindon. Project Report. University of the West of England and Uscreates, Bristol and London. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20113 ' Condon, L., Rhodes, C., Warren, S., Withall, J. and Tapp, A. (2013) 'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support. Health Education Journal, 72 (2). pp. 156-162. ISSN 0017-8969 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/16500 ' Tapp, A., Warren, S., Rhodes, C., Condon, L. and Withall, J. (2013) Using social marketing to encourage teenage mothers to breastfeed. Journal of Social Marketing, 3 (2). pp. 144-161. ISSN 2042-6763 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/20830 ' Morey, Y., Warren, S. and Verne, J. (2012) Cutting out the fat: self harm, appearance and eating disorders on social media sites. In: Appearance Matters 5th Annual Conference, University of Bristol, 3 - 4 July 2013. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/21872 ' Morey, Y., Warren, S. and Verne, J. (2012) Understanding self harm online. In: South West Public Health Scientific Conference , Weston-super-Mare, UK, 1st February, 2012. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/21874 ' Tapp, A., Warren, S., Rhodes, C., Condon, L. and Withall, J. (2011) Using social marketing to encourage teenage mums to breastfeed. In: The 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 11-12 April 2011. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/13927 ' Tapp, A., Leonard, S., Collins, K., Spotswood, F., Warren, S. and Rhodes, C. (2011) A case study of a social marketing brand: The image of cycling in the UK. In: The 2nd World Non-Profit and Social Marketing Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 11th - 12th April, 2011. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/13924 ' Tapp, A. and Warren, S. (2010) Field–capital theory and its implications for marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 44 (1/2). pp. 200-222. ISSN 0309-0566 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/11300 ' Tapp, A., Rhodes, C., Withall, J. and Warren, S. (2009) Research leading to social marketing solutions to encourage breastfeeding amongst teenage mothers in hard to reach communities: report prepared for Bristol PCT, September 2009. Project Report. Bristol Primary Care Trust. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14244 ' Tailby, S., Pollert, A., Warren, S., Danford, A. and Wilton, N. (2009) Under-funded and overwhelmed: The voluntary sector as worker representation in Britain's individualised industrial relations system. Industrial Relations Journal, 42 (3). pp. 273-292. ISSN 0019-8692 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/12900 ' Eagle, L., Kemp, G., McDowell, R. and Warren, S. (2008) UK social marketing academic capacity mapping. Technical Report. National Social Marketing Centre, London. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/15169 ' Eagle, L., Kemp, G., McDowell, R. and Warren, S. (2008) "UK social marketing academic capacity mapping”. Report for National Social Marketing Centre, London. Project Report. National Social Marketing Centre, London. Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14255 ' Estrella, F., del Frate, C., Hauer, T., McClatchey, R., Odeh, M. ed, Rogulin, D., Amendolia, S. R., Schottlander, D., Solomonides, T. and Warren, S. (2005) Resolving clinicians queries across a grid infrastructure. Methods of Information in Medicine, 44 (2). pp. 149-153. ISSN 0026-1270 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/5942 '