Carly Stewart

Dr Carly Stewart

  • Deputy Dean
  • Poole House P306, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Carly is an Associate Professor and Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Science and Technology. She is an experienced academic leader, having previously led two departments in the Business School, the Department for People and Organisations and the Department of Sport and Event Management. She is currently leading the BU submission for Athena SWAN.

Carly's research interests are interdisciplinary, drawing on psychology and sociology to understand the embodied self and lived experience in various contexts, including sports, health, and education. She co-authored the Routledge book Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural Perspectives and has led several funded interdisciplinary community-based projects aimed at reducing inequalities. These include a European-funded project, SPEED-You-UP, which developed entrepreneurial skills in at-risk NEET young people in coastal regions across multiple countries. This project continues to influence policy development in skills development, education, transition to work, and economic growth...

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Good health and well-being

"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"

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Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Gender equality

"Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls"

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Reduced inequalities

"Reduce inequality within and among countries"

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Journal Articles

Books

  • Kerr, R., Barker-Ruchti, N., Stewart, C. and Kerr, G., 2020. Women's artistic gymnastics: Socio-cultural perspectives.

Chapters

  • Barker-Ruchti, N., Schubring, A. and Stewart, C., 2020. 5 Gendered violence in women's artistic gymnastics: A sociological analysis. Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare. 57-68.
  • Barker-Ruchti, N., Schubring, A. and Stewart, C., 2020. Gendered violence in women’s artistic gymnastics: a sociological analysis. In: Lang, M., ed. Routledge Handbook of Athlete Welfare. Routledge.
  • Stewart, C. and Carbinatto, M., 2020. Living with stories of gymnastics in higher education. Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural Perspectives. 69-80.
  • Lord, R. and Stewart, C., 2020. Trampoline gymnasts' body narratives of the leotard: A seamless fit? Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural Perspectives. 99-115.
  • Kerr, R., Barker-Ruchti, N., Stewart, C. and Kerr, G., 2020. Conclusion. Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Socio-cultural Perspectives. 231-234.
  • Pope, J., 2020. Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. In: Kerr, R., Barker-Ruchti, N., Stewart, C. and Kerr, G., eds. Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. Abingdon: Routledge, 1-246.
  • Stewart, C., 2017. Utilizing sporting autobiographies for feminist research: The case of cyclist nicole cooke. The Palgrave Handbook of Feminism and Sport, Leisure and Physical Education. 293-311.
  • Stewart, C., Jones, R.L. and Kingston, K., 2011. Negotiating Expectations in Football's Complex Social Culture. In: Gilbourne, D. and Anderson, M.B., eds. Critical Essays in Applied Sport Psychology. Human Kinetics.
  • Stewart, C., Lord, R. and Wiltshite, G., 2010. Ease of Movement and Freedom of Corporeal Expression? Femininity, the body and leotards in Trampoline Gymnastics. Leisure Identities and Authenticity: LSA Publication No 110. Leisure Studies Association.

Conferences

  • Harper, R., Sheppard, S., Stewart, C. and Clark, C., 2023. Exploring adherence to pelvic floor muscle training in women using mobile apps: a systematic review. In: the CSP Annual Conference 2023 26 October 2023 Cardiff.

Internet Publications

PhD Students

  • Gary Evans, (In progress)
  • Rosie Harper, (In progress)
  • Rhiannon Lord, (Completed)
  • Mara Mata. Cultural competency in sport coaching: An interactionist aprpoach
  • Samar Shahid. Teachers' perceptions of mental health and movement and how they impact upon a whole-school primary education mental health and movement intervention

Grants

  • Clinical PhD Studentship: Nudging Post-Partum Adherence to Exercise (National Institute of Health and Medical Research with NHS ARC Wessex, 26 Apr 2021). In Progress
  • Safe Swim: Supporting Physical Activity and Wellbeing for Transgender People (British Academy, 01 Dec 2020). Completed
  • SPEED-You-UP: Students and NEET young people, Professionals and Educators work on Employability and Entrepreneurial skills in the battle against school Dropout and Youth UnemPloyment. (European Commission Intereg 2Seas, 02 Nov 2020). Completed
  • PhD Studentship Stormbreak: Children's Mental Health and Movement (Osteotech Head Coach, 03 Sep 2018). In Progress

External Responsibilities

Conference Presentations

  • Work, Employment and Society, Community and the socio-spatial context in a social entrepreneurship programme for NEET young people in deprived coastal regions in the UK and Europe, 13 Sep 2023, Glasgow, UK
  • The 14th annual conference of the Transnational Working Group for the Study of Gender and Sport, Theorising gender and violence in women’s artistic gymnastics: A critical interpretative synthesis, 16 Nov 2022, Nord University, Bodo, Norway

Qualifications

  • Professional Certificate in Executive Coaching (Henley Business School, 2021)
  • PGCE in Teaching in Higher Education (University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, 2011)
  • PhD in Sport and Health Science (University of Exeter, 2007)
  • BSc (Hons) in Sport and Exercise Science (University of Exeter, 2001)

Memberships

  • Association for Coaching, Member (2021-),
  • British Sociological Association, Member,
  • The Henley Centre for Coaching, Member,