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Sarah Lowe, PhD

Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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Associate Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Biography

Sarah Lowe, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health, with secondary appointments in the Department of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Nursing. Her research focuses on the long-term mental health consequences of a range of potentially traumatic events, as well as the impact of such events on other domains of functioning, such as physical health, social relationships, and economic wellbeing. Her work explores the mechanisms leading from trauma exposure to symptoms, and the role of factors at various ecological levels – from genetics to neighborhoods – in shaping risk and resilience. She uses a range of methodologies to achieve her research aims, including structural equation modeling, latent growth curve analysis, geospatial modeling, and qualitative analysis, among others. Dr. Lowe received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Boston and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training program at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Appointments

  • Psychiatry

    Associate Professor on Term
    Secondary
    Psychiatry

  • School of Nursing

    Associate Professor on Term
    Secondary

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Postdoctoral fellow
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health (2014)
Predoctoral fellow
New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College (2012)
PhD
University of Massachusetts Boston, Clinical Psychology (2012)
MA
University of Massachusetts Boston, Clinical Psychology (2008)
AB
Harvard University, Psychology (2003)

Research

Overview

Medical Research Interests

Anxiety Disorders; Disaster Victims; Disasters; Exposure to Violence; Gender-Based Violence; Genetics, Behavioral; Mental Disorders; Mental Health Services; Mood Disorders; Psychiatry and Psychology; Psychological Phenomena; Psychological Trauma; Psychology, Clinical; Resilience, Psychological; Rwanda; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute; Substance-Related Disorders; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Public Health Interests

COVID-19; Community Health; Climate Change; Behavioral Health; Infectious Diseases; Preparedness; Global Health; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Environmental Health; Mental Health

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Sarah Lowe's published research.

Publications

2024

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Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Connecticut Governor's Council on Climate Change (GC3)

    Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsMember
  • activity

    Scientific Oversight Committee, Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study

    Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsMember
  • honor

    Award for Outstanding Contribution to Trauma Psychology by an Early Career Psychologist

    National AwardAmerican Psychological Association Division 56 (Trauma Psychology)
  • honor

    Robins/Guze Early Career Award

    National AwardAmerican Psychopathological Association
  • honor

    Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Pioneer Award

    Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Women’s Health Research Program
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Get In Touch

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