Sarah Steele
Biographic Data
| ID | 4599077 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Steele |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Steele |
| SIGNATURE | STEELE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1794-7394 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The commodification of human milk
Commercialising human milk-based products (HMBPs) poses complex public health, ethical, and regulatory challenges for governments around the world. This study investigates the corporate strategies of the HMBP industry through a qualitative analysis of industry documents obtained from the University of California, San Francisco's Industry Documents Library. The analysis identifies how HMBP companies construct markets by positioning their products …
Clothed, blurred, exposed
This article examines how Filipino male sex workers and content creators manage erotic visibility and safety through visual privacy : the aesthetic and affective labour of deciding what may be seen, hidden, or blurred. In a setting where both sex work and pornography remain criminalised and morally scrutinised, men who sell sexual content online must balance the economic value of exposure with the risks of recognisability, platform sanctions, and…
Discursive constructions of masculinity in campaigns addressing gender violence in London
Public service announcements (PSAs) increasingly position men as key agents in preventing gender-based violence (GBV), yet their ideological foundations remain underexplored. This study critically analyses two London-based PSAs – Have a Word and Maaate – through a discourse analytic lens to examine how they construct responsibility and masculinity. We introduce the concept of responsibilised masculinity to describe a hybrid formation that blends …
Pension reforms, economic security, and mental health
Pension systems play a crucial role in providing economic security and supporting well-being in later life. However, as governments implement reforms to ensure financial sustainability—such as raising the retirement age, reducing benefits, and shifting to defined-contribution schemes—these measures often overlook their psychological and social consequences. Pension insecurity has been linked to heightened stress, anxiety, and depression, as well …
Provenance groups in a Roman jet jewelry collection at Aquincum (Budapest, Hungary) and comparison with jet and jet-like gemstones
Jet and jet-like gemstones are found in graves from the Neolithic, but they became particularly popular during the Bronze Age and the Roman period. To discover their provenance, several techniques were used to determine distinctions between organic materials and occurrences. The present study utilized a combination of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopic (FTIR) and stable isotope ratio analyses to compare a unique Copper Age black bead („Lell…
The law of diminishing returns? The challenge of using freedom of information legislation for health policy research
Big food and drink sponsorship of conferences and speakers
Objectives: Research identifies that multinational corporations, including The Coca-Cola Company (‘Coca-Cola’), seek to influence public health research and policy through scientific events, such as academic and professional conferences. This study aims to understand how different forms of funding and sponsorship impact the relationship between Coca-Cola, academic institutions, public health organisations, academics and researchers. Design: The s…
Confronting potential food industry ‘front groups’
BACKGROUND: There are growing concerns that the public's trust in science is eroding, including concerns that vested interests are corrupting what we know about our food. We know the food industry funds third-party 'front groups' to advance its positions and profits. Here we ask whether this is the case with International Food Information Council (IFIC) and its associated Foundation, exploring its motivations and the potential for industry influe…
Pushing partnerships
Objective: There are concerns that some non-profit organisations, financed by the food industry, promote industry positions in research and policy materials. Using Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, we test the proposition that the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), one prominent non-for profit in international health and nutrition research, promotes industry positions. Design: U.S. Right to Know filed five FOI from 2015 to 2018 co…
A very lucrative liquid
Purpose An emerging market in human milk exists for both nutritional and biomedical research purposes. This commercialisation of human milk, however, raises issues about the exploitation and violence against women. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores the framing of the issues as one of human rights, and whether the shifting of gender issues away from gender-specific spaces in legal and ethical debates, makes their ethical consideratio…
Are industry-funded charities promoting “advocacy-led studies” or “evidence-based science”
BACKGROUND: Industry sponsorship of public health research has received increasing scrutiny, and, as a result, many multinational corporations (MNCs), such as The Coca-Cola Company and Mars Inc., have committed to transparency with regard to what they fund, and the findings of funded research. However, these MNCs often fund charities, both national and international, which then support research and promote industry-favourable policy positions to …
Real and unreal masculinities
Numerous scholars note the highly gendered nature of anti-trafficking responses. Much of the literature exploring anti-trafficking campaigns, however, focuses on the objectification of women and their placement as abject bodies, objects of violence, in pain and to be pitied. Nevertheless, few scholars explore how these campaigns portray men and shape masculinities. Using as example a highly publicised online anti-trafficking campaign, ‘Real Men D…
More than just a famous face
While the criminological literatures explore celebrity trials and investigations, the celebrity’s placement as an actor in criminal justice processes – and as an authoritative voice on crime – remains less investigated. With celebrity activism and testimony increasing around issues like human and child trafficking, this article contemplates the celebrity as an ‘expert-advocate’ who reinforces the state’s ability to regulate, especially in light o…
Trafficking in People
Real and unreal masculinities
Numerous scholars note the highly gendered nature of anti-trafficking responses. Much of the literature exploring anti-trafficking campaigns, however, focuses on the objectification of women and their placement as abject bodies, objects of violence, in pain and to be pitied. Nevertheless, few scholars explore how these campaigns portray men and shape masculinities. Using as example a highly publicised online anti-trafficking campaign, ‘Real Men D…
More than just a famous face
While the criminological literatures explore celebrity trials and investigations, the celebrity’s placement as an actor in criminal justice processes – and as an authoritative voice on crime – remains less investigated. With celebrity activism and testimony increasing around issues like human and child trafficking, this article contemplates the celebrity as an ‘expert-advocate’ who reinforces the state’s ability to regulate, especially in light o…
Trafficking in People
Trafficking in People
More than just a famous face
While the criminological literatures explore celebrity trials and investigations, the celebrity’s placement as an actor in criminal justice processes – and as an authoritative voice on crime – remains less investigated. With celebrity activism and testimony increasing around issues like human and child trafficking, this article contemplates the celebrity as an ‘expert-advocate’ who reinforces the state’s ability to regulate, especially in light o…
Real and unreal masculinities
Numerous scholars note the highly gendered nature of anti-trafficking responses. Much of the literature exploring anti-trafficking campaigns, however, focuses on the objectification of women and their placement as abject bodies, objects of violence, in pain and to be pitied. Nevertheless, few scholars explore how these campaigns portray men and shape masculinities. Using as example a highly publicised online anti-trafficking campaign, ‘Real Men D…
Are industry-funded charities promoting “advocacy-led studies” or “evidence-based science”
BACKGROUND: Industry sponsorship of public health research has received increasing scrutiny, and, as a result, many multinational corporations (MNCs), such as The Coca-Cola Company and Mars Inc., have committed to transparency with regard to what they fund, and the findings of funded research. However, these MNCs often fund charities, both national and international, which then support research and promote industry-favourable policy positions to …
Pushing partnerships
Objective: There are concerns that some non-profit organisations, financed by the food industry, promote industry positions in research and policy materials. Using Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, we test the proposition that the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), one prominent non-for profit in international health and nutrition research, promotes industry positions. Design: U.S. Right to Know filed five FOI from 2015 to 2018 co…
A very lucrative liquid
Purpose An emerging market in human milk exists for both nutritional and biomedical research purposes. This commercialisation of human milk, however, raises issues about the exploitation and violence against women. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores the framing of the issues as one of human rights, and whether the shifting of gender issues away from gender-specific spaces in legal and ethical debates, makes their ethical consideratio…
Confronting potential food industry ‘front groups’
BACKGROUND: There are growing concerns that the public's trust in science is eroding, including concerns that vested interests are corrupting what we know about our food. We know the food industry funds third-party 'front groups' to advance its positions and profits. Here we ask whether this is the case with International Food Information Council (IFIC) and its associated Foundation, exploring its motivations and the potential for industry influe…
The law of diminishing returns? The challenge of using freedom of information legislation for health policy research
Big food and drink sponsorship of conferences and speakers
Objectives: Research identifies that multinational corporations, including The Coca-Cola Company (‘Coca-Cola’), seek to influence public health research and policy through scientific events, such as academic and professional conferences. This study aims to understand how different forms of funding and sponsorship impact the relationship between Coca-Cola, academic institutions, public health organisations, academics and researchers. Design: The s…
Provenance groups in a Roman jet jewelry collection at Aquincum (Budapest, Hungary) and comparison with jet and jet-like gemstones
Jet and jet-like gemstones are found in graves from the Neolithic, but they became particularly popular during the Bronze Age and the Roman period. To discover their provenance, several techniques were used to determine distinctions between organic materials and occurrences. The present study utilized a combination of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopic (FTIR) and stable isotope ratio analyses to compare a unique Copper Age black bead („Lell…
Pension reforms, economic security, and mental health
Pension systems play a crucial role in providing economic security and supporting well-being in later life. However, as governments implement reforms to ensure financial sustainability—such as raising the retirement age, reducing benefits, and shifting to defined-contribution schemes—these measures often overlook their psychological and social consequences. Pension insecurity has been linked to heightened stress, anxiety, and depression, as well …
The commodification of human milk
Commercialising human milk-based products (HMBPs) poses complex public health, ethical, and regulatory challenges for governments around the world. This study investigates the corporate strategies of the HMBP industry through a qualitative analysis of industry documents obtained from the University of California, San Francisco's Industry Documents Library. The analysis identifies how HMBP companies construct markets by positioning their products …
Clothed, blurred, exposed
This article examines how Filipino male sex workers and content creators manage erotic visibility and safety through visual privacy : the aesthetic and affective labour of deciding what may be seen, hidden, or blurred. In a setting where both sex work and pornography remain criminalised and morally scrutinised, men who sell sexual content online must balance the economic value of exposure with the risks of recognisability, platform sanctions, and…
Discursive constructions of masculinity in campaigns addressing gender violence in London
Public service announcements (PSAs) increasingly position men as key agents in preventing gender-based violence (GBV), yet their ideological foundations remain underexplored. This study critically analyses two London-based PSAs – Have a Word and Maaate – through a discourse analytic lens to examine how they construct responsibility and masculinity. We introduce the concept of responsibilised masculinity to describe a hybrid formation that blends …
Political science (10 works) · Law (8 works) · Business (5 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (5 works) · Sex work and related issues (5 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (3 works)