Publications and Conferences
First author publications:
Hughes Spence, S. and Mathis, C. (2023) ‘Controlling the Female Body: Foucault, Catholic Ireland and the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,’ in Mathis, C., Graves, S. and Tyndall, M. eds Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Hell’s Under New Management, Lexington Books.
Hughes Spence, S., Khurshid, Z., Flynn, M. et al. A narrative inquiry into healthcare staff resilience and the sustainability of Quality Improvement implementation efforts during Covid-19. BMC Health Serv Res 23, 195 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09190-4
Hughes Spence, S. (2021) ‘Crime, Marginalised Young People and Neoliberalism’, Youth & Policy. Available at: https://www.youthandpolicy.org/articles/crime-marginalised-young-people/
Forthcoming publications:
Hughes Spence, S. (TBC) ‘A sociological-feminist exploration of the Irish feminists who are reclaiming witchcraft to resist Catholicism’, The Occult, special issue of The Revenant Journal, edited by Simon Poole and Jeff Howard, Issue and volume TBC.
Hughes Spence, S. (TBC) ‘Irish feminist witches healing intergenerational trauma though witchcraft and activism’ in Ward, J. and Chaudhuri, S. eds. The Witch Studies Reader, Duke University Press.
Second author publications:**
** Rogers, L., Hughes Spence, S., Aivalli, P., De Brún, A. and McAuliffe, E. (2023) A systematic review critically appraising quantitative survey measures assessing power dynamics among multidisciplinary teams in acute care settings, Journal of Interprofessional Care, DOI: 10.1080/13561820.2023.2168632
Conference presentations:
Hughes Spence, S. (May 2023) Pre-drinking as a liminoid experience [conference poster presentation] Pushing Boundaries: Postgraduate Research Conference, South East Technological University, Carlow Campus
Hughes Spence, S. (February 2023) Out in the club – young women’s experiences in the Night Time Economy [conference presentation] Sociological Association of Ireland Post Graduate Conference, University College Dublin.
Hughes Spence, S. (June 2022) Irish Feminist Witches; where tradition and materialism overlap in contemporary religious practices [conference presentation] Space, Stuff and Sacrality: Everyday Engagements with Religion in Society Conference, University of Leeds
Hughes Spence, S. (February 2022) The Reclamation of the Witch as a Symbol of Female Empowerment, [conference presentation] Sociological Association of Ireland’s Post-Graduate Conference ‘Imagining New Realities: The Old, The New and The Now’.
Hughes Spence, S. (September 2021) Controlling the Rebel Body: Burning Witches and Institutionalising Women, [conference presentation] Progressive Connexions’ Third Annual Evil Women Conference.
**Seminars:
** Hughes Spence, S. (August 2022) Controlling the female body with discourses: burning witches and institutionalising women, Discourse Research Association Of Ireland Summer Seminar Series 2022
Public presentation:
De Brún, A. and Hughes Spence, S. (March 2022) Harnessing learning from staff experiences of Quality Improvement during COVID-19, [Presentation to Healthcare Workers of the Quality Community]
Public commentary:
Interviewed about research conducted on Dorcas ‘Darkey’ Kelly, alleged Irish witch and serial killer, Sunday World Crime World Podcast (October 2022). Available at: https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/world-crime/episode-178-darkey-kelly-witch-devil-worshipper-or-irelands-first-female-serial-killer/1404569741.html
Interviewed for a commentary on the rise of young women reclaiming the image of the witch and the practice of witchcraft within Ireland. (2021) Irish Times_._ Available at: https://www.independent.ie/life/welcome-to-witchtok-how-modern-witchcraft-is-casting-a-spell-on-a-new-generation-of-irish-women-40991408.html
Panel guest at Dr. Miranda Corcoran’s book launch for ‘Witchcraft and Adolescence in American Pop Culture’ (May 2022). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXFjJk7OG74
Research awards
**2022 ** Best Research Paper by an Early Career Researcher at the ‘Space, Stuff and Sacrality: Everyday Engagements with Religion in Society Conference’, University of Leeds, White Rose College of Arts and Humanities Arts, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.