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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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    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

    • School of Nursing

      Associate Professor on Term
      Secondary

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    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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