Dr Stephanie Hardley
Lecturer
吃瓜tv Institute of Education
Personal statement
I joined the 吃瓜tv in August 2024 as a Lecturer in Health and Wellbeing. My research focuses on health and wellbeing (HWB) of children and young people, health inequities, and the poverty-related attainment gap, and takes an interdisciplinary approach - drawing on theories from psychology, sociology, public health, and education to understand health promotion in schools. My prior research examined discursive constructions of HWB in curriculum and policy and how this influences school practice, and my doctoral study explored how a Scottish secondary school conceptualised and supported HWB for pupils from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. I am also part of the UK PE Collaborative, a team of researchers across the four nations of the UK exploring HWB and PE enactment in schools. Before joining 吃瓜tv, I worked at the University of Edinburgh teaching modules on health and wellbeing, health promotion, and qualitative research methods for public health. Previously, I completed a BA in Psychology and Social Behaviour at the University of California, Irvine (USA) as well as a MSc in Public Health with Distinction and a PhD in Education both at the University of Edinburgh. Prior to academia, I practiced as an oral healthcare clinician within the state of California, with experience in direct patient care, health promotion, and health education.
Publications
- , Gray Shirley, McQuillan Ruth
- Health Education (2026)
- Gray Shirley, Stirrup Julie, McFlynn Paul, Sandford Rachel, Hooper Oliver,
- European Physical Education Review (2026)
- Stirrup J, Gray S, McFlynn P, , Bryant A, Sandford R, Hooper O
- Sport, Education and Society (2025)
- Gray S, Stirrup J, Hooper O, Bryant A S, Sandford R, Carse N,
- Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education Vol 16, pp. 205-221 (2025)
- (2024)
- , Gray Shirley, Sandford Rachel, Stirrup Julie, Hooper Oliver, Bryant Anna S, Carse Nicola
- (2024)
Research Interests
My research interests focus on health and wellbeing (HWB) of children and young people and health/education inequities. My work takes an interdisciplinary approach - drawing on theories from psychology, sociology, public health, and education to understand health promotion in schools.
Professional Activities
- Organiser
- 23/3/2026
- Host
- 1/8/2025
- Speaker
- 30/6/2025
- Speaker
- 29/11/2024
- Speaker
- 29/11/2024
- Speaker
- 26/11/2024
Projects
- Taylor, Yvette (Principal Investigator) Charlton, Kayleigh (Co-investigator) Hardley, Stephanie (Co-investigator) House, Melody (Co-investigator) Marta, Samara (Co-investigator) Mevawalla, Zinnia (Co-investigator) Zhang, Siqi (Co-investigator)
- This SHSSS-SGSAH funded two-day workshop - Feminist Research Methods: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Inequality, Community and Creative Practice - returns the Spring Into Methods offering to the 吃瓜tv, where the original Feminist Research Methods initiative was first developed in 2016 (funded from 2017). We retain our commitment to widening participation, supporting students and staff across the career course, and from institutions that have historically been under-represented.
Building on this legacy, the workshop extends 吃瓜tv鈥檚 commitment to inclusive, interdisciplinary and publicly-engaged scholarship, while drawing on a rich ecosystem of collaboration with external partners such as Glasgow Women鈥檚 Library (GWL). The 2026 iteration will focus on methodological approaches that speak directly to key SGSS themes (social inequalities, inclusive culture, heritage and creative practice) centring interdisciplinary as an aim, objective and learning outcome. - 13-Jan-2026 - 14-Jan-2026
Contact
Dr
Stephanie
Hardley
Lecturer
吃瓜tv Institute of Education
Email: stephanie.hardley@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted