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Dr Ruth Lewis is a Senior Lecturer in Public Health at the University of Glasgow's School of Health and Wellbeing, where she co-leads the Sexual Health and Wellbeing research group. She serves as Co-Chair of the IReSH network (Interdisciplinary Research in Sexual Health) and Associate Director for the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships. With a background in sociology, Dr Lewis focuses on how social relationships affect health, particularly in sexual health and wellbeing.
Dr Lewis holds a BA in Geography from the University of Leeds, an MSc in Social Research from the University of Edinburgh, and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to her current position, she worked at the University of Edinburgh (2009), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2009-2014), and University of the Pacific (2014-2017).
Her research employs mixed methods to understand relationship-health connections and develop complex health interventions. Key interests include adolescent and young adult health, sexual and mental wellbeing, complex interventions, public involvement, co-production approaches, systems thinking, and qualitative methodologies. She actively collaborates with communities to co-produce interventions that improve health and reduce inequalities.
Current projects include Sexual Wellbeing as an Ambition for Scotland (Co-PI), Equally Safe at School (Co-Investigator), Good Measure, Katawag, Natsal-4, and Partnership for Change. Her recent work focuses on school-based interventions, sexual wellbeing measurement, and youth engagement in sexual health research and policy.
- Sexual Wellbeing as an Ambition for Scotland: Co-Principal Investigator
- Equally Safe at School: Co-Investigator and Process Evaluation Lead
- Good Measure: Co-Investigator
- Natsal-4: Team Member since 2011
Dr Lewis has published extensively from 2007-2025, with recent work examining school-based interventions, sexual wellbeing measurement, digital sexual health, and participatory approaches to research. Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on sexual health across the lifespan, with particular attention to adolescent and young adult populations.
She is actively involved in mentoring students and professional development, though specific names of advisees are not provided in the available information. Her work through the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit involves interdisciplinary collaboration to address complex public health challenges in sexual health and wellbeing.
