Staff Profile

Introduction:

Lisa Crowe (PhD, MA, MSc, BA Hons) is a Research Associate in the Population Health Sciences Institute. Her research focuses on difficult and distressing topics in healthcare and public health, which often has the added component of being lifechanging, unexpected and sensitive in nature.

Lisa has experience applying her expertise in highly sensitive topics across a number of different research groups within the institute. These include: the Alcohol research group; the Maternal and Perinatal research group; and the Cancer research group. Lisa is currently embedded within the Health Inequalities research group working on research exploring health inequalities involving the criminal justice system and childcare.

Specific research topic experience includes: Termination of Pregnancy for non-lethal fetal anomaly; Paediatric VAD and heart transplant; Cancer patients receiving biological and precision therapy; loss from a multiple pregnancy; obesity in pregnancy; exploring the use of NPS; mental health service evaluation; at risk alcohol use.

Research Interests:

Research of a highly sensitive / distressing nature

Public health

Experience of health, illness and healthcare

Inequalities in health

Medical sociology

Qualitative and Mixed methods 

PROM development

Funding:

“Families, significant others and parental rights: co-designing training for prison staff”, ESRC Impact Accelerator Award, (Co-applicant, 2025). £47,245

"Exploring decision-making around (dis)continuation of biological and immuno-therapies in advanced cancer" (Co-applicant, 2022). £46,000

"The Berlin Heart Study: Mobile autonomy in children with end stage heart-failure": (Co-applicant, 2017). £37,887

N8 Policing Research Partnership Catalyst Project. "Exploring Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) use and its consequences for police practitioners and substance users in the North East of England". (Co applicant, 2016). £23,473.60

MRC ESRC Interdisciplinary PhD Studentship Award. "Termination of pregnancy for non-lethal fetal anomalies: Professional perspectives".  £80,750.00

Current work:

Disentangling integrated health and justice systems.

'Divided Households': Developing a co-produced, child centred, rights-based framework for prison social visits.

Exploring experiences of formal and informal childcare in North East England

Previous work:

Study Coordinator for TARGET: Exploring experiences of new cancer therapies: Understanding patient experiences and assessing unmet needs. A sequential mixed-methods study. (2019-2024)

Study Coordinator for DECIDE: Exploring decision-making around (dis)continuation of targeted and immuno-therapies in advanced cancer. (2024)

Evaluating adiposity measures in pregnancy to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes (Systematic review). (2019)

The Berlin Heart Study: Mobile autonomy in children with end stage heart-failure. (Ethnography and qualitative interviews with children and their family) (2017-2018).

GLOWING: Investigating pregnant women's participating in the GLOWING trial (weight management during pregnancy). (2018).

Exploring Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) use and its consequences for police practitioners and substance users in the North East of England. (Qualitative) (2016-17).

The association between maternal body mass index (BMI), prolonged pregnancy and post term birth (Systematic review) (2016)

ACCEPT: A pilot feasibility trial looking at brief interventions in a custody suite setting. (Pilot trial, mixed methods) (2014-16).

Liaison: A service evaluation of a Liaison Psychiatry Service. (Service evaluation, mixed methods) (2014-16).

Loss from a multiple pregnancy: A scoping review of existing guidelines for health professionals (Qualitative) (2016).

Development of guidelines for health professionals supporting parents who have lost a baby from a multiple pregnancy. (Qualitative) (2014-15).

Supervision:

2026 (Masters in Public Health) Hollie Hepple Purvis: ‘Barriers to employment for justice-involved populations’ Academic Co-Supervisor, Newcastle University

2025 (Masters in Public Health) Hannah Murray: ‘Experiences of family-carers of solid organ transplant recipients’ Academic Co-Supervisor, Newcastle University

2023 (Masters in Public Health) Loanna Pangou: ‘Improving sleep for patients on the paediatric intensive care unit’, Academic Co-Supervisor, Newcastle University

2023 (Masters in Public Health) Kaat Marynissen: 'Exploring how LBGTQ+ sexualities are addressed in Relationship and Sex Education in secondary schools in North-East England: a qualitative study' Academic Co-Supervisor, Newcastle University Prize winner

2018 (Masters in Public Health) Malcolm Moffat: ‘Understanding barriers to cervical cancer screening among poor attenders: a qualitative study’. Academic Co-Supervisor, Newcastle University 

Teaching:

MSc Public Health, Research Methods: Essay marking 2026.

MSc Public Health, Research Methods: Lecture co-delivered 2025.

MSc Public Health, Fundamentals of Research: Essay marking 2025.

MSc Dissertation Marking: 2023; 2022; 2019; 2018.

MSc Public Health, Gender and Health: Lecture delivered 2018.

Essay marking MSc Public Health Research: 2017.

Teaching Assistant: (School of Sociology and Medical School): 2009 – 2014. Sociology: This involved facilitating seminars for undergraduate students on sociology programme. Modules include; The sociology of health and illness, the sociology of evil, knowing in sociology, the sociology of identities, doing sociology, making sense of society. Medical school: This involved facilitating seminars for first and second year medical students on the social science module. This role also involves marking the social science essay (for both year groups).

• Articles

  • McGrath J, Crowe L, Jackson K, Griffin N, Baariu J, Jobe A, King H, O'Donnell A, Macdonald SJ, Moseley L, Munford L, Ramsay SE, Scott J, Stockdale K, Addison M, Scott S. How does the integration of health and justice systems impact on health and care inequalities in marginalised populations? A mixed methods systematic review. Social Science & Medicine 2026, 400, 119224.
  • Scott S, Griffin N, Crowe L, Shildrick T, Young T, Loucks N, Minson S. “There are a million and one other ways to punish someone than sending them away…” Exploring the impact of having a family member in prison on children and young people’s health and emotional wellbeing – A qualitative longitudinal study. Children and Youth Services Review 2026, 185, 108904.
  • Griffin N, Crowe L, Loucks N, Minson S, Shildrick T, Young T, Scott S. ‘At Least I Get to Visit Him, That's All That Matters’: Maintaining Contact With a Family Member in Prison, Developing a Child-Centred Framework for Change. Health Expectations 2026, 29(2), e70625.
  • Crowe L, Brown MC, Lecouturier J, Greystoke A, Nuryunarsih D, Rimmer B, Bojke A, Bojke R, Richardson J, Wells M, Ezeala E, Carter L, Todd A, Sharp L. Development of the SCNS-TARGET: a new tool to assess unmet needs in cancer patients utilising immuno-, biological or precision therapies. Journal of Cancer Survivorship 2025, epub ahead of print.
  • Lecouturier J, Crowe L, Brown MC, Greystoke A, Bojke A, Bojke R, Richardson J, Wells M, Ezeala E, Carter L, Sharp L, Todd A. “The idea of being without it is frightening”. Uncertainty and psychological dependency for patients using immuno-, biological, or precision therapies: a qualitative study. Psycho-Oncology 2025, 34(11), e70318.
  • Heslehurst N, McParlin C, Sniehotta FF, Rankin J, Crowe L, McColl E. The Gestational Obesity Weight Management: Implementation of National Guidelines (GLOWING) study: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies 2024, 10(1), 47.
  • Crowe L, Brown M, Lecouturier J, Greystoke A, Bojke A, Bojke R, Richardson J, Wells M, Ezeala E, Carter L, Sharp L, Todd A. “Oh when’s your treatment ending?” “Never!” The unmet needs of cancer patients treated with immuno-, biological and precision therapies: a qualitative interview study. European Journal of Oncology Nursing 2024, 73, 102696.
  • Crowe L, Brown M, Bojke A, Bojke R, Greystoke A, Lecouturier J, Richardson J, Wells M, Todd A, Sharp L. Assessing the unmet needs of patients with advanced cancer treated by biological and precision therapies: protocol for TARGET, a mixed methods study. BMJ Open 2023, 13, e066229.
  • Nguyen G, Hayes L, Ngongalah L, Bigirumurame T, Gaudet L, Odeniyi A, Flynn A, Crowe L, Skidmore B, Simon A, Smith V, Heslehurst N. Association between maternal adiposity measures and infant health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews 2022, 23(10), e13491.
  • Heslehurst N, Ngongalah L, Bigirumurame T, Nguyen TG, Odeniyi A, Flynn A, Smith V, Crowe L, Skidmore B, Gaudet L, Simon A, Hayes L. Association between maternal adiposity measures and adverse maternal outcomes of pregnancy: systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews 2022, 23(7), e13449.
  • Rimmer B, Crowe L, Todd A, Sharp L. Assessing unmet needs in advanced cancer patients: a systematic review of the development, content, and quality of available instruments. Journal of Cancer Survivorship 2022, 16, 960-975.
  • Crowe L, Simpson E, Barlow K, Rankin J. 'A new normal'? Ventricular Assist Device implantation and subsequent heart transplant in children and adolescents: A family experience. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 2022, 2, 100115.
  • Crowe L, Simpson E, Reinhardt Z, Rankin J. Parental responsibility for pediatric ventricular assist devices: Views of families on the acceptability of hospital discharge. Pediatric Transplantation 2020, 24(1), e13636.
  • McGovern R, Crowe L, Addison M, Hickman M, Kidger J, McColl E, Newbury-Birch D, Kaner E. Containment and care? A qualitative interview study exploring police custody staff views about delivering brief alcohol interventions to heavy drinking arrestees. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 2020, 27(6), 436-444.
  • Crowe L, Graham RH, Robson S, Rankin J. Negotiating acceptable termination of pregnancy for non-lethal fetal anomaly: a qualitative study of professional perspectives. BMJ Open 2018, 8(3), e020815.
  • Addison M, Stockdale K, McGovern R, McGovern W, McKinnon I, Crowe L, Hogan L, Kaner E. Exploring intersections between Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) and other substance use in a police custody suite setting in the North East of England. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy 2018, 25(4), 313-319.
  • Addison M, McGovern R, Angus C, Becker F, Brennan A, Brown H, Coulton S, Crowe L, Gilvarry E, Hickman M, Howel D, McColl E, Muirhead C, Newbury-Birch D, Waqas M, Kaner E. Alcohol screening and brief intervention in police Custody suites: Pilot cluster randomized controlled Trial (AcCePT). Alcohol and Alcoholism 2018, 53(5), 548-559.
  • Crowe L, Graham RH, Robson SC, Rankin J. A survey of health professionals’ views on acceptable gestational age and termination of pregnancy for fetal anomaly. European Journal of Medical Genetics 2018, 61(9), 493-498.
  • Heslehurst N, Vieira R, Hayes L, Crowe L, Jones D, Robalino S, SLack L, Rankin J. Maternal body mass index and post-term birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews 2017, 18(3), 293–308.
  • Crowe L, Embleton ND, Rankin J. Investigating available resources on loss from a multiple pregnancy to inform practice. Infant 2015, 11(4), 123-126.
  • Hayes L, Richards J, Crowe L, Campbell C, Embleton ND, Rankin J. Development of guidelines for health professionals supporting parents who have lost a baby from a multiple pregnancy. Infant 2015, 11(5), 164-166.
  • Heslehurst NH, Crowe L, Robalino S, Sniehotta FF, McColl E, Rankin J. Interventions to change maternity healthcare professionals' behaviours to promote weight-related support for obese pregnant women: a systematic review. Implementation Science 2014, 9, 97.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Heslehurst N, Vieira R, Hayes L, Crowe L, Jones D, Robalino S, Slack E, Rankin J. The association between maternal body mass index (BMI), prolonged pregnancy (PP; ≥41 weeks gestation) and post-term birth (PTB; ≥42 weeks gestation): a systematic review with meta-analysis. In: British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society. 2016, University of Birmingham, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Crowe L, Addison M, Vaittinen A. Lay views of termination of pregnancy for non-lethal fetal anomaly: Acceptable termination through stigmatising the mother. In: British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) 18th Annual Conference 2016. 2016, Birmingham, UK: BJOG.
  • Crowe L, Graham R, Robson S, Rankin J. The boundaries between non-directive and directive counselling after a diagnosis of Fetal A. When does non-directive counselling become directive?. In: British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society 17th Annual Conference. 2015, London, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Crowe L, Graham RH, Robson SC, Rankin J. Negotiating acceptable termination of pregnancy for non-lethal fetal anomalies. Professional views. In: British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS) 17th Annual Conference 2015. 2015, London: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
  • Crowe L, Graham RH, Robson SC, Rankin J. Criteria for a legitimate life: Termination of pregnancy for non-lethal fetal anomaly as an acceptable outcome for an affected pregnancy. In: 16th Annual Conference of the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society. 2013, Dublin: BMJ Group.
  • Crowe L, Graham R, Rankin J, Robson SC. Non-lethal fetal anomaly: understanding students' views on access to termination of pregnancy. In: 14th Annual Conference of the British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society. 2010, Newcastle Upon Tyne: Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed.

• Reports

  • Bennett N, Bailey A, Broadbridge A, Crowe L, Unthank J, Richardson V, Ayadurai C, Qi X, Albani V, Scott S, Boston R. "Childcare should not be a luxury": Exploring experiences of formal and informal childcare in North East England. Health Equity North, 2025.
  • Addison M, Stockdale K, McGovern R, McGovern W, McKinnon I, Crowe L, Hogan L, Kaner E. Exploring Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) use and its consequences for police practitioners and substance users in the North East of England. N8 Policing Research Partnership, 2017.

• Review

  • Chong E, Crowe L, Mentor K, Pandanaboyana S, Sharp L. Systematic review of caregiver burden, unmet needs and quality-of-life among informal caregivers of patients with pancreatic cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer 2023, 31(1), 74.