Dr Steve Robertson
PhD, BSc, RGN, RHV
School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Programme Director, RCN Research Alliance
+44 114 222 2624
Full contact details
School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Room 109
362 Mushroom Lane
葫芦影业
S10 2TS
- Profile
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My clinical background was 17 years in critical care nursing and public health nursing (health visiting) before I commenced an applied research career. My main interests are around social theories of gender and masculinity and the application of these to public health and health promotion. Conceptually, I have particular interest in Critical Realism, the work of Pierre Bourdieu and in the theory and practice of Thematic Analysis.
I have extensive experience evaluating a range of health promotion and self-care interventions. In 2007, I wrote what has become a seminal text, 鈥楿nderstanding Men and Health鈥. I have worked with fellow academics, policy makers and practitioners in Australia, the United States, Canada and Europe. In 2016, I became an Adjunct (Visiting) Professor at Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland and in 2017 became Emeritus Professor at Leeds Beckett University. I am currently Programme Director on the University of 葫芦影业/RCN Alliance Research Programme.
- Publications
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Books
Edited books
Journal articles
Chapters
Book reviews
Conference proceedings papers
Reports
Other
Preprints
- Teaching interests
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Gender, masculinities and health; research skills and methods; the sociology of health & illness; health promotion. I have a strong track record in Master鈥檚 level dissertation supervision, in Doctoral supervision and completion and have mentored at Post-Doctoral level.
- Professional activities and memberships
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I am Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Men鈥檚 Social & Community Health and Section Editor, Mental Health, American Journal of Men's Health.
I have reviewed for a wide range of national and international grant awarding bodies including Nationally: the ESRC; NIHR; Health & Social Care Research & Development Office, Northern Ireland; The Prostate Cancer Charity; British Academy/Leverhulme; BUPA Foundation; Chief Scientist Office, Scotland. Internationally: Swedish Research Council; Health Research Board, Ireland; Canadian Institute of Health Research; Australian Research Council.
In 2017 I accepted an invitation to become a member of the Council of Reviewers for the Canadian Institute of Health Research. I am a member of the British Sociological Association and have acted as a consultant on gender and men鈥檚 health to the UK Department of Health and to WHO (Europe).