Hattie Lowe

Biographic Data

ID3582410
NAMEHattie Lowe
GIVEN NAMESHattie
FAMILY NAMELowe
SIGNATURELOWE H
AFFILIATIONSUniversity College London
ORCID0000-0001-7110-3873
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS21
TOTAL CITATIONS20
AUTHOR COUNT21
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Co-developing a measure of technology-facilitated dating violence with youth in Samoa

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Afioaga Alapati et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2026

    Technology-facilitated dating violence (TFDV) is an urgent concern for youth globally, yet existing measurement tools often lack alignment with youth experiences and local contexts. This paper presents Co-MAP, a participatory process for co-developing a TFDV measurement tool with youth in Samoa. Guided by participatory action research, the study involved six phases: literature review, training of youth peer researchers, peer-led qualitative data …

  • Violence against women and children in the Pacific

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Fiona Langridge et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    The Pacific region experiences some of the world’s highest rates of violence against women and children (VAW/C), yet it has also shown leadership and innovation in prevention efforts. Despite progress, evidence gaps remain, particularly regarding intervention impact. This scoping review systematically maps current evidence on VAW/C prevention in the Pacific, complemented by expert consultation. Eleven interventions were identified across five cou…

  • Understanding the role of social support in alleviating the mental health burden of intimate partner violence

    Open AccessJenevieve Mannell, Hattie Lowe et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2026

    Background Much attention has been paid to the higher risk of adverse mental health among women who have experienced intimate partner violence. In low- and middle-income countries, where formal mental health responses to violence are often inaccessible or unavailable, informal social networks have been shown to play an important role in supporting survivors. However, there is limited evidence of the mental health needs of women experiencing IPV i…

  • Power and Ethics in Peer Research With Young People

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Silvie Bovarnick et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2026

    Peer research, where individuals with lived experience adopt the role of researcher, is increasingly used in studies with young people, particularly on sensitive topics and with marginalised groups. It is valued for its potential to reduce power imbalances and generate rich data. However, conceptual and theoretical gaps remain, particularly concerning ethical complexities and power dynamics. This critical review examines how peer research with yo…

  • E le Saua le Alofa (Love shouldn’t hurt)

    Open AccessJenevieve Mannell, Papali’i Ene Isaako Hosea et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    Women in Samoa experience a high rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) shaped in part by a history of colonisation and its influence on gender roles and lived experiences. As part of the EVE Project to improve the evidence base for preventing IPV in high-prevalence settings, we co-developed an intervention with 30 community-based researchers (CBRs) from 10 villages, drawing from evidence-based modules previously developed and evaluated in other…

  • Can co-designing interventions with affected communities help prevent violence against women? Findings from a process evaluation of the E le Saua le Alofa (Love Shouldn’t Hurt) pilot in Samoa

    Open AccessJenevieve Mannell, Hattie Lowe et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2026References: 52

    There has been increasing interest in co-designing interventions with end users to prevent violence against women (VAW). Co-design is theorized as an ethical approach to research able to engage some of the most marginalized groups in VAW prevention. However, there is little evidence of whether co-designing interventions can reduce violence against women, or a theoretical consideration of how it might do so. This paper contributes to current discu…

  • Competing Priorities in Participatory Research With Adolescents

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Audrey Prost et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2026References: 43

    Participatory approaches to research with adolescents are often seen as inherently superior to other qualitative methods because of their potential to redress power imbalances and enhance engagement. In reality, implementing participatory approaches is resource intensive and a complex balancing act where compromises have to be made. In this article, we share our experiences of using participatory approaches for intervention development with adole…

  • Facing a double burden of inequity

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Jennie Gamlin et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2025

    The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly impacted Indigenous populations worldwide, extending far beyond the biomedical outcomes of disease and mortality. This study explores the experiences of a Quechua-speaking Indigenous community on Amantaní Island, Peru, through a critical medical anthropology lens. Employing a participatory approach, we engaged with community members to explore the multifaceted impacts of COVID-19 on their health and wellbeing. Loc…

  • To care and improve little by little, that's how we can do it”

    Open AccessLinda J Brown, Hannah Buddry et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2025Cited by: 1References: 13

    This study explores the conceptualisation of environmental health, environmental concerns, and ideas for change within the Amantaní community, an Indigenous Quechua-speaking population in the Peruvian Andes. Through participatory, group-based, and creative activities, community members engaged in reflective discussions about their environment, drawing upon their rich cultural heritage and intimate connection with the land. Thematic analysis of wo…

  • From violence to strength

    Open AccessLinda J Brown, Blenda Milagros Abarca Diaz et al.ARTICLEMethodological Innovations2025References: 49

    This paper offers a reflexive, practice-based process evaluation of arts-based participatory methods (ABM) within a community-led violence prevention project in an Indigenous Andean community on Amantaní Island, Peru. Working within a Participatory Action Research (PAR) framework, the project engaged women and men through six creative methods - problem and solution trees, life history mapping with stones and petals, role play, body mapping, visio…

  • Identifying Indigenous strengths for health and wellbeing

    Open AccessRia Mukerji, Jenevieve Mannell et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2025Cited by: 2References: 39

  • Love Shouldn’t Hurt – E le Sauā le Alofa

    Open AccessJenevieve Mannell, Pepe Tevaga et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2023

    Despite the widespread adoption of Theories of Change (ToC) for programme evaluation, the process of collaboratively developing these theories is rarely outlined or critical analysed, limiting broader methodological discussions on co-production. We developed a ToC as part of E le Sauā le Alofa ('Love Shouldn't Hurt') - a participatory peer-research study to prevent violence against women (VAW) in Samoa. The ToC was developed in four phases: (1) s…

  • Assessing essential service provision for prevention and management of violence against women in a remote indigenous community in Amantaní, Peru

    Open AccessMaría Calderon, Carla Cortez-Vergara et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2023

    The role of structural violence in perpetuating indigenous women's experiences of violence and undermining their access to services must be central to designing and implementing appropriate policies and services if they are to meet the needs of indigenous women in Peru

  • Risk factors for violence against women in high-prevalence settings

    Open AccessJenevieve Mannell, Hattie Lowe et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2022

  • Mechanisms for the prevention of adolescent intimate partner violence

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Joanna Dobbin et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Adolescent girls are among those at the greatest risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Despite adolescence being widely regarded as a window of opportunity to influence attitudes and behaviours related to gender equality, evidence on what works to prevent IPV at this critical stage is limited outside of high-income, school-based settings. Even less is understood about the mechanisms of change in these interventions. We conducted a…

  • If she gets married when she is young, she will give birth to many kids’

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Leah Kenny et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2022

    Child marriage is associated with adverse health and social outcomes for women and girls. Among pastoralists in Kenya, child marriage is believed to be higher compared to the national average. This paper explores how social norms and contextual factors sustain child marriage in communities living in conflict-affected North Eastern Kenya. In-depth interviews were carried out with nomadic and semi-nomadic women and men of reproductive age in Wajir …

  • Viewpoint

    Itzel San Roman Pineda, Hattie Lowe et al.ARTICLEGender Place & Culture2022Cited by: 8References: 8

    This article contributes to current discussions about researcher trauma and encourages academic institutions to implement the systems of support that are required to make research work psychologically safe. Currently, conversations of research-related trauma have not produced institutional changes in academia due to a dominant masculinist rationale that sees research as an emotionless job aimed at achieving an objective account of reality. Howeve…

  • Mechanisms for community prevention of violence against women in low- and middle-income countries

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Linda J Brown et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Cited by: 9References: 36

  • Challenges and opportunities for infection prevention and control in hospitals in conflict-affected settings

    Open AccessHattie Lowe, Susannah Woodd et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2021

    Hospitals included in this study demonstrated how they overcame certain challenges in the face of limited resources and funding. These strategies present opportunities for learning and knowledge exchange across contexts, particularly in the face of the current global coronavirus pandemic. The findings are increasingly relevant today as they provide evidence of the fragility of IPC programmes in these settings. More research is required on tailori…

  • Decolonising violence against women research

    Open AccessJenevieve Mannell, Safua Akeli Amaama et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Indigenous knowledge and ways of thinking have often been undermined historically by Western research practices, contributing to repeated calls for better recognition of Southern epistemologies. The EVE Project design outlines our collective thinking on how to address this gap and to further VAWG prevention through the meaningful participation of communities affected by violence in the research and design of their own interventions. We also discu…

  • From words to actions

    Open AccessShaffa Hameed, Alexander Maddams et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020