Lesley Stewart

Lesley Stewart
Born (1963-05-27) 27 May 1963
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow (BSc)
University of York (MSc)
University of East Anglia (PhD)
OccupationsResearcher, professor
Known forResearch on systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Lesley Ann Stewart (born 27 May 1963) is a Scottish academic whose research interests are in the development and application of evidence synthesis methods, particularly systematic reviews and individual participant data meta-analysis. She is head of department for the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York and director for the N IHR Evidence Synthesis Programme. She was one of the founders of the Cochrane Collaboration in 1993. Stewart served as president of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology (2013-2016) and was a founding co-editor in chief of the academic journal Systematic Reviews (2010–2021).