Prof Kevin Dew

Programme Director
School of Social and Cultural Studies
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Qualifications

BA (Hons), PhD (VUW)

Research Specialties

Sociology of health and illness; health-care interactions, public health.

Current Research

• Tracking patients through episodes of care

• The medicalisation of everyday life

• Understanding diabetes management

• The sociology of public health

Selected Publications

Books and Book chapters

Dew K, The Cult and Science of Public Health: A Sociological Investigation, Oxford, Berghahn Books (2012).

Dew K, 'Evidence-based Health Care and Complementary and Alternative Medicine', in Evidence-based Healthcare in Context: Critical Social Science Perspectives, edited by Alex Broom and John Adams, Farnham, Surrey, Ashgate Publishing Limited, (2012), pp. 117-136.

Dew, K. and Matheson, A. (eds) Understanding Health Inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Dunedin, Otago University Press (2008).

Dew, K. and Davis, P. eds. Health and Society in Aotearoa/New Zealand 2nd edition. Melbourne, Oxford University Press (2005).

Dew, K. and Fitzgerald, R. eds.Challenging Science: Issues for New Zealand Society in the 21st Century. Palmerston North, Dunmore Press (2004).

Dew. K. Borderland Practices: Regulating Alternative Therapy in New Zealand. Dunedin, University of Otago Press (2003).

Dew, K. and Kirkman, A. Sociology of Health in New Zealand: Melbourne, Oxford University Press (2002).

Recent Journal Articles

Dew K, Presenteeism and workplace health: making a case for a validated 'presenteeism index, Occupational Health (at work), 8, 5, February/March (2012), pp. 17-19.

Moriarity A, Dew K, 'The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and participation in Aotearoa New Zealand', Disability and Society, 26, 6, October (2011), pp. 683-697.

Carroll P, Dew K, Howden-Chapman P, The Heart of the Matter: Using Poetry as a Method of Ethnographic Inquiry to Represent and Present Experiences of the Informally Housed in Aotearoa/New Zealand, Qualitative Inquiry, 17, 7, September (2011), pp. 623-630.

Gardner, J., Dew K, 'The Eltroxin controversy: Risk and how actors construct their world', Health, Risk and Society, 13, 5, August (2011), pp. 397-411.

Dew K, Pressure to work through periods of short term sickness can have long term negative effects on health and productivity, British Medical Journal, June (2011), pp. 1-2.

Ivory V, Collings C, Blakely T, Dew K, 'When does neighbourhood matter? Multilevel relationships between neighbourhood social fragmentation and mental health', Social Science & Medicine, 72, June (2011), pp. 1993-2002.

Chamberlain K, Madden H, Gabe J, Dew K P, Norris P T, 'Forms of resistance to medications within New Zealand households', Medische Antropologie, 23, 2 (2011), pp. 299-308.

Hodgetts D, Chamberlain K, Gabe J, Dew K, Radley A, Madden H, Norris P T, Nikora L W, 'Emplacement and everyday use of medications in domestic dwellings', Health and Place, 17, 1, January (2011), pp. 353-360.

Purdie G, Hill S, Sarfati D, Blakely T, Robson B, Dennett E, Cormack D, Dew K, Ayanian J Z, Kawachi I, 'Ethnicity and management of colon cancer in New Zealand', Cancer, 116, 13, July (2010), pp. 3205-3214.

McDonald J, Dew K, Cumming J, 'Change and Adaptation in Families with Young Carers', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 45, 4, Summer (2010), pp. 459-475.

Hill S, Sarfati D, Blakely T, Robson B, Purdie G, Chen J, Dennett E, Cormack D, Cunningham R, Dew K, McCreanor T, Kawachi I, 'Survival disparities in indigenous and non-indigenous New Zealanders with colon cancer: the role of patient comorbidity, treatment and health service factors', Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64, 2, March (2010), pp. 117-123.

Dew K, Stubbe M, Macdonald L, Dowell A, Plumridge E, 'The (non) use of prioritisation protocols by surgeons', Sociology of Health and Illness, 32, 4, February (2010), pp. 545-562.

Dew, K, Stubbe, M, Macdonald, L, Dowell, A and Plumridge, E. The (non)use of prioritisation protocols by surgeons. Sociology of Health and Illness 32, 4, February (2010), pp. 545-562.

Dew K P, Taupo T, 'The moral regulation of the workplace: presenteeism and public health', Sociology of Health & Illness (2009), pp. 1-17.

Matheson A, Dew K P, Cumming J M, 'Complexity, evaluation and the effectiveness of community-based interventions to reduce health inequalities', Health Promotion, Journal of Australia. Policies and Programs to Promote Health Equity, 20, 3, December (2009), pp. 221-226.

McDonald J R, Cumming J M, Dew K P, 'An exploratory study of young carers and their families in New Zealand', Kotuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 4, May (2009), pp. 115-129.

Pullon S, McKinlay E, Dew K P, 'Primary health care in New Zealand: the impact of organisational factors on teamwork', British Journal of General Practice, 59, 560, March (2009), pp. 191-197.

Dew, K. and Taupo, K. The moral regulation of the workplace: presenteeism and public health. Sociology of Health and Illness 31 (7): 994-1010 (2009).

McDonald, J., Dew, K. and Cumming, J. An Exploratory Study of Young Carers and Their Families in New Zealand. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online 4 (2): 115-129 (2009).

Pullon, S., McKinlay, E. and Dew, K. Primary health care in New Zealand: the impact of organizational factors on teamwork. British Journal of General Practice 59(560): 191-197 (2009).

Sarfati D, Hill S, Blakely T, Robson B, Purdie G, Dennett E, Cormack D, Dew K P, 'The effect of comorbidity on the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and survival from colon cancer: a retrospective cohort study', BMC Cancer, 9, 116, April (2009), pp. 1-10.

Dew, K., Dowell, A., E., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, Plumridge, E., Macdonald, L. ‘Treating’ patients differently: a qualitative study of how clinical and social factors shape interactions between doctors and patients. New Zealand Family Physician 35(6): 382-386 (2008).

Dew, K., Plumridge, E., Stubbe, M., Dowell, A., Macdonald, L. and Major, G. “You just got to eat healthy”: The topic of CAM in the General Practice consultation. Health Sociology Review 17(4): 396-409 (2008).

Dew, K. A health researcher’s guide to qualitative methodologies. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 31(5) 433-437 (2007).

Dew, K., Morgan, S., Dowell, A., McLeod, D., Bushnell, J. and Collings, S.  “It puts things out of your control”: Fear of consequences as a barrier to patient disclosure of mental health issues to general practitioners. Sociology of Health and Illness 29(7): 1059-1074 (2007).

Dew, K. Public Health and the cult of humanity: A neglected Durkheimian concept. Sociology of Health and Illness 29(1): 100-114 (2007).

Dew, K. Documentary analysis in CAM research: Part 2. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 14(1): 77-80 (2006).

Dew, K. Documentary analysis in CAM research: Part 1. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 13(4): 297-302 (2005).

Dew, K., Dowell, A., McLeod, D., Collings, S., and Bushnell, J. “The glorious twilight zone of uncertainty”: mental health consultations in general practice. Social Science and Medicine 61(6): 1189-1200 (2005).

Dew, K., Keefe, V. and Small, K. Choosing to work when sick: workplace presenteeism. Social Science and Medicine 60:2273-2282 (2005).

Dew, K., Cumming, J., McLeod, D., Morgan, S., McKinlay, E., Dowell, A., and Love, T. Explicit rationing of elective services: Implementing the New Zealand reforms. Health Policy 74(1): 1-12 (2005).

Dew, K. Neo-European risk and biosecurity: The release of rabbit viruses in Australasia. New Zealand Sociology 18(1): 202-224 (2003).