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Dr Sarah Lovell

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Department: School of Health Sciences

Email: sarah.lovell@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone Number: +64 3 369 3999 ext. null

Office: Rehua 311

Language: English

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Fields of Research

  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • Health care workforce
  • access to health services
  • Community capacity building

Researcher Summary

Dr Lovell is a qualitative health researcher with an academic background in health geography. Her research is concerned with access and delivery of care in the community, with a particular focus on sexual and reproductive health. Dr Lovell has published widely in journals such as Social Science & Medicine and Critical Public Health. She has ten years of experience supervising postgraduate students and teaching qualitative research methods.

My academic background is in Health Geography which is broadly interested in how our social and physical environments shape human health. I primarily undertake qualitative research informed by a range of methodologies including feminist and post-structural approaches.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Health and Health Sciences: Critical Health Studies; Health Services Research; Public Health
  • Human Geography: Human Geography

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Ahuriri-Driscoll A., Lovell S., Kawa DT., MacDonald LTAOT. and Mathias K. (2022) The future of Māori health is here – The 2022 Aotearoa New Zealand health reforms. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific 28 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100589. (Journal Articles)
  • Cammock R., Lovell S. and Vaka S. (2022) Cultural values influencing iTaukei women’s discussion of family planning in the home. Culture, Health and Sexuality http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2022.2146204. (Journal Articles)
  • Namasivayam A., Schluter PJ., Namutamba S. and Lovell S. (2022) Understanding the contextual and cultural influences on women’s modern contraceptive use in East Uganda: A qualitative study. PLOS Global Public Health 2(8): e0000545-e0000545. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000545. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell S., Ergler C., Kearns R., Wiles J. and Witten K. (2021) The braided river of health geography. Social Science and Medicine 288 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114370. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. (2021) Public health and COVID-19: Leaky bodies and regulated borders. New Zealand Geographer 77(3): 155-159. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nzg.12311. (Journal Articles)
  • Kearns R., Ergler C., Wiles J., Exeter D. and Lovell S. (2020) Pandemic Geographies - Panel Discussion. Victoria University of Wellington: NZ Geographical Society, 25 Nov 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Namasivayam A., Lovell S., Namutamba S. and Schluter PJ. (2020) Predictors of modern contraceptive use among women and men in Uganda: A population-level analysis. BMJ Open 10(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034675. (Journal Articles)
  • Abdul Manaf R., Dickson N., Lovell S. and Ibrahim F. (2019) Consistent condom use and its predictors among female sexual Partners of People who Inject Drugs in Klang Valley, Malaysia. BMC Public Health 19(1) http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7855-1. (Journal Articles)
  • Egwuba C., Lovell S. and Ahuriri-Driscoll A. (2019) Continuity of care: an analysis of care providers' outlook on women's experiences of unplanned/emergency Caesarean section within the New Zealand maternity system. Queenstown: 18th International Medical Geography Symposium, 30 Jun-5 Jul 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell S. and Gray A. (2019) What is the role for community capacity building in economically marginal communities? Findings from a small town experiencing industry closure. Rotorua, New Zealand: 23rd IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, 6-11 Apr 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Namasivayam A., Lovell S., Namutamba S. and Schluter PJ. (2019) Improved contraceptive use among women and men in Uganda between 1995-2016: A repeated cross-sectional population study.. PloS one 14(7) e0219963: 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219963. (Journal Articles)
  • Cammock R., Priest P., Lovell SA. and Herbison P. (2018) Awareness and use of family planning methods among iTaukei women in Fiji and New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 42(4): 365-371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12761. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA., Gray A. and Boucher SE. (2018) Economic marginalization and community capacity: How does industry closure in a small town affect perceptions of place? Journal of Rural Studies 62: 107-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.07.002. (Journal Articles)
  • Cammock R., Herbison P., Lovell S. and Priest P. (2017) Family planning unmet need and access among Itaukei women in New Zealand and Fiji. New Zealand Medical Journal 130(1462): 46-53. (Journal Articles)
  • Ergler C., Lovell SA., Watkins A., Milligan C., Thompson L., Exeter D. and Kearns R. (2017) Looking back and moving forward: Health geography in Aotearoa and beyond. New Zealand Geographer 73(3): 205-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nzg.12169. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell S., Walker RJ., Schollum JBW., Marshall MR., McNoe BM. and Derrett S. (2017) To dialyse or delay: a qualitative study of older New Zealanders' perceptions and experiences of decision-making, with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. BMJ Open 7(3) e014781: 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014781. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. (2017) Ageing Communities. In Skinner M; Andrews G; Cutchin M (Ed.), Geographical Gerontology: Concepts and Approaches: 149-161.Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315281216. (Chapters)
  • Lovell SA., Gray AR. and Boucher SE. (2017) Place, health, and community attachment: Is community capacity associated with self-rated health at the individual level? SSM - Population Health 3: 153-161. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.12.002. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell S. and Gray A. (2016) Community Capacity and Economic Change in Small Towns: Reconciling narratives from Mataura. Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Geographical Symposium, 1-4 Feb 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell SA. (2016) Independent midwifery and the tensions for rural and remote maternity care. Xi'an, China: Pre-conference on Shaping Geographies of Health, Health Care and Environment, 18-21 Aug 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell SA. and Gray A. (2016) The limitations of place effects: Results of a mixed methods study of health and place in small town New Zealand. Beijing: International Geographical Congress, 21-25 Aug 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell SA. and Rosenberg M. (2016) Community Capacity Building through Qualitative Methodologies. In Fenton N; Baxter J (Ed.), Practicing Qualitative Methods in Health Geographies: 92-110. New York: Routledge. (Chapters)
  • Lovell SA., Gray A. and Boucher S. (2016) Experiences of economic change in small town New Zealand: Implications for voluntarism and community capacity. In Skinner M; Hanlon N (Ed.), Ageing Resource Communities: New frontiers of rural population change, community development and voluntarism: 119-130. Abingdon: Routledge. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315728209. (Chapters)
  • Lovell S. (2015) Roger Lee, Noel Castree, Rob Kitchin, Vicky Lawson, Anssi Paasi, Chris Philo, Sarah Radcliffe, Susan M. Roberts and Charles Withers (eds), The SAGE Handbook of Human Geography. London: SAGE Publications, 2014; 840pp. New Zealand Geographer 71(2): 116-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nzg.12090. [Book Review]. (Other)
  • Lovell S. and Rosenberg MM. (2015) Globalisation and the Misplacement of Health: An Emerging Agenda. In Luginaah I; Rachel BK (Ed.), Geographies of Health and Development: 245-260. Farnham: Ashgate. (Chapters)
  • Lovell S., Skinner M. and Rosenberg M. (2015) Professional identities and place in rural midwifery care: A cross-country comparison of experiences in Ontario, Canada and Otago, New Zealand. Vancouver, Canada: 16th International Medical Geography Symposium (IMGS), 6-10 Jul 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell S., Tunks M. and Egan R. (2015) The health promotion workforce: Challenges and opportunities. In Signal L; Ratima M (Ed.), Promoting Health in Aotearoa New Zealand: 264-284. Dunedin: University of Otago Press. (Chapters)
  • Lovell SA., Egan R., Robertson L. and Hicks K. (2015) Health promotion funding, workforce recruitment and turnover in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care 7(2): 153-157. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA., Gray AR. and Boucher SE. (2015) Developing and validating a measure of community capacity: Why volunteers make the best neighbours. Social Science & Medicine 133: 261-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.049. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. (2014) Negotiating Motherhood: Rural women's experiences accessing maternity care. Tampa, FL, USA: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 8-12 Apr 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell SA., Gray A. and Boucher S. (2014) Experiences of Economic Change in Small Town New Zealand: Implications for voluntarism and community capacity. Tumbler Ridge, Canada: International Symposium on Aging Resource Communities: Population Dynamics, Community Development & the Voluntary Sector, 23-28 Aug 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell SA., Kearns RA. and Prince R. (2014) Neoliberalism and the contract state: Exploring innovation and resistance among New Zealand Health Promoters. Critical Public Health 24(3): 308-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2013.808317. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA., Kearns RA. and Prince R. (2014) Neoliberalism and the contract state: exploring innovation and resistance among New Zealand health promoters. Critical Public Health 24(3): 308-320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2013.808317#.VERJyxDlZ5A. (Journal Articles)
  • Al-Shaqsi S., Gauld R., Lovell S., McBride D., Al-Kashmiri A. and Al-Harthy A. (2013) Challenge of health care disaster preparedness in New Zealand prior to the Canterbury earthquakes: a qualitative analysis. New Zealand Medical Journal 126(1371): 9-18. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. and Gray A. (2013) Measuring Community Capacity: Why volunteers also make the best neighbours. University of Otago, New Zealand: Department of Geography Seminar Series. (Oral Presentations)
  • Lovell SA. and Gray A. (2013) Economic Shock, community capacity and resilience in small town New Zealand. Michigan, MI, USA: International Medical Geography Symposium, 7-12 Jul 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • McAllister S., Lovell S. and Dickson N. (2013) The impact of repeat testing in the New Zealand antenatal HIV screening programme: a qualitative study. Journal of Medical Screening 20(1): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969141313478809. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. and Gray A. (2012) Mataura Community Survey Results.Commissioned by Foundation for Youth Development. 19pp. (Reports)
  • Lovell SA., Derrett S. and Walker R. (2012) Ageing, chronic kidney disease and the decision to dialyse amongst older adults. Napier, New Zealand: New Zealand Geographical Society Conference, 3-6 Dec 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Lovell SA., Derrett S. and Walker R. (2012) End Stage Renal Failure and the Decision to Begin Dialysis. Berlin Germany: The Geography of Health: The challenges of environmental and societal issues in the 21st Century (pre-conference meeting to the 32nd IGC), 21-26 Aug 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Rutherford ME., Ruslami R., Maharani W., Yulita I., Lovell S., van Crevel R., Alisjahbana B. and Hill PC. (2012) Adherence to Isoniazid preventive therapy in Indonesian children: A quantitative and qualitative investigation. BMC Research Notes 5(7): 6pp-6pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-7. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. (2011) Health Governance and the Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Small Island Developing States. IHDP Update January 2011(1). (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. and Neuwelt P. (2011) The health promotion shift into Primary Health Organisations: Implications for the health promotion workforce. New Zealand Journal of Primary Health Care 3(1): 41-47. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. and Rosenberg MW. (2011) Community Capacity amongst People Living with HIV/AIDS. Geojournal 76: 111-121. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA., Kearns R. and Rosenberg M. (2011) Community Capacity Building in Practice: Constructing its meaning and relevance to health promoters. Health and Social Care in the Community 19(5): 531-540. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. (2009) Social Capital: The Panacea for Community? Geography Compass 3(2): 781-796. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA. and Rosenberg MW. (2008) Global Change, Health and the Environment: Expanding the Research Agenda. (11/2008): 50-60. Bonn: UNU SOURCE series. (Other)
  • Rosenberg MW. and Lovell S. (2008) Promoting health and global change: The challenge of reorientation of health services. RA'E GA - O Espaco Geografico em Analise 12(5): 9-17. (Journal Articles)
  • Skinner MW., Rosenberg MW., Lovell SA., Everitt JC., Dunn JR., Hanlon N. and Rathwell TC. (2008) Services for seniors in small town Canada: the paradox of community. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 22: 80-101. (Journal Articles)
  • Lovell SA., Kearns RA. and Friesen W. (2007) Socio-cultural Barriers to Cervical Screening in South Auckland, New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine 65(1): 138-150. (Journal Articles)
  • North N., Lovell S. and Trlin A. (2006) Immigrant Patients and Primary Health Care Services in Auckland and Wellington: A survey of service providers. Palmerston North: New Settlers Programme. 62pp. (Authored Books)

Review and Refereeing

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  • BioMed Central ( 2012 - 2015)
  • Gender, Place, and Culture ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Global Health Action ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Health and Place ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Health and Social Care in the Community ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Health Promotion Forum ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Health Promotion International ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Leadership in Health Services ( 2012 - 2014)
  • New Zealand Geographer ( 2012 - 2014)
  • New Zealand Medical Journal ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Primary health care research & development ( 2012 - 2014)
  • Social Science and Medicine ( 2012 - 2014)
  • The Canadian Geographer/Le Geographe Canadien ( 2012 - 2014)

Key Methodologies

  • Qualitative methods
  • Participatory research approaches
  • Mixed methods research
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