Rachel Lovell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4437715 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel Lovell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel |
| FAMILY NAME | Lovell |
| SIGNATURE | LOVELL R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Case Western Reserve University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8998-6173 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Decoding Disbelief
Rape myths, including the belief that victims frequently lie, contribute to barriers in justice, such as the disproportionate use of the “unfounded” classification—where, following an investigation, it is determined no crime occurred. This study analyzes rape report narratives tied to previously untested sexual assault kits ( N = 5638) from a large, urban Midwestern (US) jurisdiction, focusing on differences in narratives deemed unfounded or wher…
“There’s Gotta’ be a Better way … There was Nothing Empowering About any of it”
We examine the experiences of survivors immediately after a sexual assault and the barriers and facilitators to care—when survivors face numerous urgent decisions including possible help-seeking and sexual assault kit collection. We find their choices are often based on incomplete knowledge about the medical process and influenced by misleading media tropes of postassault experiences. Survivors must navigate complex decision-making while coping w…
Neighborhood level predictors of rape
Sexual Assault Survivors’ Individual and Group Therapy Experiences at Rape Crisis Center
Survivors of sexual violence often experience short-and long-term mental and physical health conditions due to the victimization. Rape Crisis Centers are community-based advocacy organizations that provide free supportive services to survivors of sexual assault, such as 24-hour crisis hotlines, medical advocacy, individual and group therapeutic services, and victim advocacy services for those with cases within the criminal justice system. However…
Using machine learning to assess rape reports
Using machine learning to assess rape reports
Understanding the Geography of Rape through the Integration of Data
Environmental criminological research on rape series is an understudied field due largely to deficiencies in official and publicly available data. Additionally, little is known about the spatial patterns of rapists with a large number of stranger rapes. With a unique integration and application of spatial, temporal, behavioral, forensic, investigative, and personal history data, we explore the geography of rape of a prolific, mobile serial strang…
Distorted Reality
Our commentary responds to claims made by DiMarco and colleagues in an article published in this journal that the majority of victims of rape are men and that 80% of those who rape men are women. Although we strongly believe that studying male sexual victimization is a highly important research and policy endeavour, we have concerns with the approach taken by DiMarco and colleagues to discuss these incidents. Specifically, we critique their paper…
Dissemination and Impact Amplified
We present a case study of a researcher–reporter collaboration that formed from an initiative to address thousands of previously untested rape kits in one Midwestern (U.S.) jurisdiction. We explore this symbiotic partnership by examining (a) how and why it formed; (b) the outcomes, including extensive and public dissemination and a unique project that surveyed 294 Ohio law enforcement agencies to see what happened after the rape kits were tested …
Offending Histories and Typologies of Suspected Sexual Offenders Identified Via Untested Sexual Assault Kits
In this study, we present findings that detail the criminal offending histories and typologies of suspected sexual offenders identified from an initiative to follow up on the testing of thousands of previously untested sexual assault kits (SAKs). This study advances our understanding of sexual offenders by incorporating data from criminal justice system records (“detected” criminal offending) with data from newly tested SAKs that were not previou…
Structural Misgendering Of Transgender Sex Workers in Chicago Via Mug Shots? A Case Study Of Practicing in the Social Sciences
This article is a case study of practicing in the applied social sciences and explores vital methodological questions at the intersection of sex work, gender identities, sex, and police policy in the context of criminalization. Specifically, how do we conduct research via public, quantitative data on transgender individuals who are not able to self-identify? The project arose from the observation of what were potentially transgender sex-workers' …
Describing the process and quantifying the outcomes of the Cuyahoga County sexual assault kit initiative
Offending patterns for serial sex offenders identified via the DNA testing of previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits
The Rural Pastors Initiative
Gender Differences in the Determinants and Consequences of Long-Term Illness
Because Sweden is an extremely generous welfare state, while Poland continues to undergo radical social changes in its transformation to a capitalist economy, one would expect cross-national differences in occupational-career patterns, including absenteeism from work. This article examines a specific type of occupational-career interruption, long-term illness. Using panel surveys in Sweden (HUS) and Poland (POLPAN), event history analyses are emp…
Guest Editor's Introduction
Long-Term Illness as an Occupational-Career Interruption
This paper examines one particular type of occupational-career interruption; long-term illness. Event history analysis is used to uncover gender differences in the factors that influence illness work absenteeism and regression for the consequences of this type of interruption in Sweden, a country with a generous welfare state and high level of gender equality. Analysis of a panel survey (HUS) attests to gender differences in both the determinants…
Offending patterns for serial sex offenders identified via the DNA testing of previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits
Describing the process and quantifying the outcomes of the Cuyahoga County sexual assault kit initiative
The Rural Pastors Initiative
Using machine learning to assess rape reports
Gender Differences in the Determinants and Consequences of Long-Term Illness
Because Sweden is an extremely generous welfare state, while Poland continues to undergo radical social changes in its transformation to a capitalist economy, one would expect cross-national differences in occupational-career patterns, including absenteeism from work. This article examines a specific type of occupational-career interruption, long-term illness. Using panel surveys in Sweden (HUS) and Poland (POLPAN), event history analyses are emp…
Long-Term Illness as an Occupational-Career Interruption
This paper examines one particular type of occupational-career interruption; long-term illness. Event history analysis is used to uncover gender differences in the factors that influence illness work absenteeism and regression for the consequences of this type of interruption in Sweden, a country with a generous welfare state and high level of gender equality. Analysis of a panel survey (HUS) attests to gender differences in both the determinants…
Gender Differences in the Determinants and Consequences of Long-Term Illness
Because Sweden is an extremely generous welfare state, while Poland continues to undergo radical social changes in its transformation to a capitalist economy, one would expect cross-national differences in occupational-career patterns, including absenteeism from work. This article examines a specific type of occupational-career interruption, long-term illness. Using panel surveys in Sweden (HUS) and Poland (POLPAN), event history analyses are emp…
Guest Editor's Introduction
The Rural Pastors Initiative
Offending patterns for serial sex offenders identified via the DNA testing of previously unsubmitted sexual assault kits
Structural Misgendering Of Transgender Sex Workers in Chicago Via Mug Shots? A Case Study Of Practicing in the Social Sciences
This article is a case study of practicing in the applied social sciences and explores vital methodological questions at the intersection of sex work, gender identities, sex, and police policy in the context of criminalization. Specifically, how do we conduct research via public, quantitative data on transgender individuals who are not able to self-identify? The project arose from the observation of what were potentially transgender sex-workers' …
Describing the process and quantifying the outcomes of the Cuyahoga County sexual assault kit initiative
Offending Histories and Typologies of Suspected Sexual Offenders Identified Via Untested Sexual Assault Kits
In this study, we present findings that detail the criminal offending histories and typologies of suspected sexual offenders identified from an initiative to follow up on the testing of thousands of previously untested sexual assault kits (SAKs). This study advances our understanding of sexual offenders by incorporating data from criminal justice system records (“detected” criminal offending) with data from newly tested SAKs that were not previou…
Dissemination and Impact Amplified
We present a case study of a researcher–reporter collaboration that formed from an initiative to address thousands of previously untested rape kits in one Midwestern (U.S.) jurisdiction. We explore this symbiotic partnership by examining (a) how and why it formed; (b) the outcomes, including extensive and public dissemination and a unique project that surveyed 294 Ohio law enforcement agencies to see what happened after the rape kits were tested …
Understanding the Geography of Rape through the Integration of Data
Environmental criminological research on rape series is an understudied field due largely to deficiencies in official and publicly available data. Additionally, little is known about the spatial patterns of rapists with a large number of stranger rapes. With a unique integration and application of spatial, temporal, behavioral, forensic, investigative, and personal history data, we explore the geography of rape of a prolific, mobile serial strang…
Distorted Reality
Our commentary responds to claims made by DiMarco and colleagues in an article published in this journal that the majority of victims of rape are men and that 80% of those who rape men are women. Although we strongly believe that studying male sexual victimization is a highly important research and policy endeavour, we have concerns with the approach taken by DiMarco and colleagues to discuss these incidents. Specifically, we critique their paper…
Using machine learning to assess rape reports
Using machine learning to assess rape reports
Sexual Assault Survivors’ Individual and Group Therapy Experiences at Rape Crisis Center
Survivors of sexual violence often experience short-and long-term mental and physical health conditions due to the victimization. Rape Crisis Centers are community-based advocacy organizations that provide free supportive services to survivors of sexual assault, such as 24-hour crisis hotlines, medical advocacy, individual and group therapeutic services, and victim advocacy services for those with cases within the criminal justice system. However…
“There’s Gotta’ be a Better way … There was Nothing Empowering About any of it”
We examine the experiences of survivors immediately after a sexual assault and the barriers and facilitators to care—when survivors face numerous urgent decisions including possible help-seeking and sexual assault kit collection. We find their choices are often based on incomplete knowledge about the medical process and influenced by misleading media tropes of postassault experiences. Survivors must navigate complex decision-making while coping w…
Neighborhood level predictors of rape
Decoding Disbelief
Rape myths, including the belief that victims frequently lie, contribute to barriers in justice, such as the disproportionate use of the “unfounded” classification—where, following an investigation, it is determined no crime occurred. This study analyzes rape report narratives tied to previously untested sexual assault kits ( N = 5638) from a large, urban Midwestern (US) jurisdiction, focusing on differences in narratives deemed unfounded or wher…
Psychology (15 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (11 works) · Political science (10 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Poison control (6 works) · Law (5 works)