Professor Adele Stewart-Lord

As Professor in Health Workforce; I have a diverse portfolio of research interests with a focus on Workforce Evaluations and Development including but not limited to: Assistant and Advanced Practice; Virtual education and AI in imaging, Practice Development.  As a Mixed-Methods researcher I have experience of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.  I have undertaken a number of national surveys through various studies, demonstrating my ability to design, develop and conduct national evaluations.  I am skilled in using both onlinesurveys.ac.uk as well as Qualtrics.  Qualitative methodologies include Rapid Ethnography and also Realist evaluations.

I have a particular interest in developing clinical academics and have led the Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) bridging schemes for London from 2021 to 2025.  Since 2024 I am also co-lead for the NIHR funded INSIGHT Programme for South London.

In addition to my role as Associate Editor for Radiography my external activities include reviewing for a number of peer-reviewed journals.  I am also assessor for the Society and College of Radiographers and recognised as a Senior Fellow within the Higher Education Academy UK. 

2025 Evaluating Practice Development CLCH. PI 

2024 - 2025 Defining ‘liaison haematology’ British Society for Haematology

2023 – 2024 Whole systems Workforce Modelling Project. The British Society for Haematology. Principal investigator.
2022 – 2024 NHS AI in Health and Care Ultromics Evaluation. Project Lead WP2
2020 - 2022 REA-SWAN Collaboration Northern Care Alliance and University of Manchester. 
2019 - Advanced Clinical Practice in Radiotherapy and Oncology 
2019 - 2020 Interactive Patient Pathway Days – Collaboration Guys Cancer Centre. 
2018 - 2019 The exploration of VERT™IGRT to train image matching for radiographers. Collaboration Vertual and Kent Oncology Centre. 
2017 - 2019 ADAPT - Allied Health Professional Transformation Project. 
2017 - 2018 The utilisation of VERT™ in the education and training of 3D cross sectional anatomy. 
2014 - 2016 The utilisation of a VERT in patient information giving sessions. BHRT 
2014 - 2015 Evaluating the Coaching and Mentoring Programme. Collaboration Guy’s and St Thomas’ 

Lead REF UoA3