Stephanie Sodero

Stephanie Sodero is a Lecturer in Climate Change and Health at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute (University of Manchester). Her work focuses on vital mobilities—how medical goods like blood, oxygen, and IV solutions move through supply chains in climate-affected contexts. She co-convenes the Mobile Medical Materials working group and authored Under the Weather: Reimagining Mobility in the Climate Crisis (2022). Her research emphasizes climate-resilient healthcare systems.

Education:

• PhD in Navigating Disruption: Mobile Society & Hurricanes Juan and Igor (Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2016)
• MSc in Policy in Motion: Reassembling Carbon Pricing in British Columbia (Oxford University, 2010)

Research Interests:

• Climate adaptation in medical supply chains
• Disaster sociology and health equity
• Mobile futures and ethical research practices

Her work intersects with UN SDGs addressing climate action, health, and sustainable cities.

Awards & Recognition: Open Access Competition grant for her book, cited by leading scholars in mobility studies.

Projects: Collaborates with UK-Med and Save the Children on climate-resilient aid systems. Developed creative methods like 'Follow the Thing' visualized in digital illustrations.

Labs/Teams: Mobile Medical Materials working group, HCRI interdisciplinary initiatives.