Dr Ladan Hashemi

Overview

Dr Ladan Hashemi has internationally recognised expertise in the application of advanced quantitative research methods in both social science and epidemiology, with an emphasis on the intersection of gender, domestic violence, and its harms to health and society. She joined City, University of London as a Research Fellow in Health Science with the Violence and Society Centre in Feb 2022. She has a joint appointment with the University of Auckland, New Zealand where she has worked as a Senior Research Fellow, the lead investigator of an Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, and previously as the lead analyst of the 2019 New Zealand Family Violence Study since 2017 (ongoing). Over the years, Ladan has developed her research portfolio of highly impactful and policy-relevant work, and proven her ability to generate research funding and lead on collaborative research projects. Ladan has supervised numerous master's and doctoral students to completion (41 students) and is currently leading a research project funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development exploring the immediate positive childhood experiences that can offset the detrimental impacts of adverse childhood experiences on children’s wellbeing.
The five principal areas of research expertise that Ladan is taking forward at City include: (i) application of advanced quantitative methods to analyse trajectories and pathways between gender, inequalities, and violence; (ii) accounting for the contribution of violence to health inequalities and harm to society (iii) improving pathways to violence prevention and healing from violence; (iv) providing population-based and cross-country evidence to inform a theory of change; and (v) accounting for the impact of cross-country micro-level factors on variation in violence rates across the globe.
Ladan is currently leading two major threads (global and life course), co-leading a City-wide working group (Quantitative analyses), and contributing significantly to two other threads (Inequalities and Mental Health) within VISION, a multi-institution consortium funded by UK Prevention Research Partnership, UKRI/MRC/PRP.
Recent work has focused on the gender patterns in the prevalence of interpersonal violence, intergenerational impacts of violence exposure, Adverse Childhood Experiences and their short and long terms consequences, population trends in the prevalence of intimate partner violence, resiliency in the context of violence and trauma, and the intersection of gender, disability, and violence.

Qualifications

• PhD, Shiraz University, Iran, Jan 2005 – Jun 2012
• M.A, Shiraz University, Iran, Sep 2002 – Oct 2004
• B.A, Shiraz University, Iran, Sep 1998 – Sep 2002

Administrative role

• Head of the Psychology Department, Faculty of Social Science, Arsanjan University, Iran, 2009 – 2011

Employment

• Research Fellow in Health Science, City, University of London, Feb 2022 – present
• Senior Research Fellow, University of Auckland, Feb 2022 – present
• Survey designer and lead analyst, Variety- the Children’s Charity of New Zealand, Nov 2020 – present
• Research Fellow, University of Auckland, Jun 2018 – Dec 2021
• Biostatistician, The Green Lane Paediatric and Congenital Cardiac Service, Heart Clinic, StarShip Children's Hospital, New Zealand, Dec 2017 – Jun 2018
• Research Fellow, University of Auckland, Sep 2017 – Jun 2019
• Assistant/Associate Professor, Islamic Azad University of Arsanjan, Jul 2012 – Oct 2016
• Tutor, Shiraz University, Sep 2005 – Aug 2007
• Lecturer, Islamic Azad University of Arsanjan, Sep 2004 – Jun 2012

Awards

• Faculty of Medical and Health Science Postdoctoral Society (2021) Publication award
• School of Population Health, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2021) Performance-Based Reseach Fund (Round 3)
• New Zealand Ministry of Social Development (2021) Children and Families Research Fund
  As Principal Investigator ($125,000). Title: Exploring resilience: Can positive childhood experiences offset the effects of
  adverse childhood experiences on the development and inequities of childhood obesity, if so, what are the policy implications?
  https://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/work-programmes/research/children-families-research/research-funded-in-2021-2022.html
• School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand (2021) Performance-Based Research Fund (Round2)
• Food and Health Programme, University of Auckland (2017) Food and Health Programme Seed Funding
  As Associate Investigator jointly with Deborah Schlichting (PI), Erwann Sbai, Cameron Grant, Barry Milne
• Public Policy Institute, University of Auckland (2017) Public Policy Institute Research Funding
  As Associate-investigator jointly with Dr Deborah Schlichting (PI) and Prof Cameron Grant (AI)
• Faculty of Social Science, Arsanjan University, Iran (2015) Distinguished Researcher
• Arsanjan University, Iran (2015) Publication Award
• Research Development Committee, Arsanjan University (2015) Research Travel Grant
  To attend the Multidisciplinary Academic Conference on Education, Teaching, and E-learning in Prague 2015, Czech Republic
• Arsanjan University, Iran (2014) Publication award
• Research Development Committee, Arsanjan University (2014) Research Travel Grant
  To attend the International Conference for Academic Disciplines, Venice, Italy, 2014
• Arsanjan University, Iran (2013) Publication award
• Arsanjan University (2009) Major Reseach Grant
  As Principal Investigator. Title: Spiritual transcendence and quality of life: Resiliency as a mediator
• Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran (2008) Best Conference Presentation Award
  For presenting at 4th Seminar of University Student's Mental Health, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
• Research Development Committee, Arsanjan Azad University (2008) Research Travel Grant
  To present at the XXIX International Congress, Psychology (ICP 2008), Berlin, Germany,
• Arsanjan University (2005) Doctoral Scholarship

Languages

English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review) and Persian (can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review).

Featured publications

1. Bartley, A. and Hashemi, L. (2021). Quantitative data analysis and interpretation. In Fouché, C.B., Strydom, H. and Roestenburg, W.J.H. (Eds.), Research at Grass Roots - For the Social Sciences and Human Services Professions South Africa: Van Schaik. ISBN 978-0-627-03822-8.
2. Hashemi, L., Fanslow, J.L., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2022). Relational Mobility and Other Contributors to Decline in Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21-22). doi:10.1177/08862605211055193.

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3. Pir, S., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P., Wiles, J., McIntosh, T. and Fanslow, J. (2022). Social-Level Factors Related to Positive Mental Health Outcomes Following Intimate Partner Violence: Results from a Population-Based Aotearoa New Zealand Sample. Violence Against Women, 28(11), pp. 2742–2764. doi:10.1177/10778012211037380.

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4. Pir, S., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P., McIntosh, T. and Fanslow, J. (2022). Which Aspects of Social Support Enhance Positive Mental Health in the Context of Intimate Partner Violence? Violence Against Women pp. 107780122211149–107780122211149. doi:10.1177/10778012221114919.

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5. Fanslow, J.L., Malihi, Z., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2022). Prevalence of interpersonal violence against women and men in New Zealand: results of a cross‐sectional study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 46(2), pp. 117–126. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.13206.
6. Fanslow, J.L., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2022). Gender Patterns in the Use of Physical Violence Against a Violent Partner: Results of a Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study in New Zealand. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi:10.1177/08862605211073094.
7. Hashemi, L., Fanslow, J., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2022). Intergenerational Impact of Violence Exposure: Emotional-Behavioural and School Difficulties in Children Aged 5–17. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.771834.
8. Malihi, Z., Fanslow, J.L., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2021). Factors influencing help-seeking by those who have experienced intimate partner violence: Results from a New Zealand population-based study. PLOS ONE, 16(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0261059.
9. Hashemi, L., Fanslow, J., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2021). Exploring the health burden of cumulative and specific adverse childhood experiences in New Zealand: Results from a population-based study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 122. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105372.
10. Pir, S., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P. and Fanslow, J. (2021). Psychometric evaluation of the mental health continuum-short form (MHC-SF) in a New Zealand context – a confirmatory factor analysis. Current Psychology. doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02401-3.

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11. Fanslow, J.L., Malihi, Z.A., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P.J. and McIntosh, T.K.D. (2021). Lifetime Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence and Disability: Results From a Population-Based Study in New Zealand. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61(3), pp. 320–328. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2021.02.022.
12. Malihi, Z.A., Fanslow, J.L., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P.J. and McIntosh, T.K.D. (2021). Prevalence of Nonpartner Physical and Sexual Violence Against People With Disabilities. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 61(3), pp. 329–337. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2021.03.016.
13. Fanslow, J., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences in New Zealand and subsequent victimization in adulthood: Findings from a population-based study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 117, pp. 105067–105067. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105067.

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14. Malihi, Z., Portch, R., Hashemi, L., Schlichting, D., Wake, M., Morton, S. … Denny, S. (2021). Modifiable Early Childhood Risk Factors for Obesity at Age Four Years. Childhood Obesity, 17(3), pp. 196–208. doi:10.1089/chi.2020.0174.

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15. Fanslow, J., Malihi, Z., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2021). Change in prevalence of psychological and economic abuse, and controlling behaviours against women by an intimate partner in two cross-sectional studies in New Zealand, 2003 and 2019. BMJ Open, 11(3). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044910.
16. Fanslow, J., Hashemi, L., Malihi, Z., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2021). Change in prevalence rates of physical and sexual intimate partner violence against women: data from two cross-sectional studies in New Zealand, 2003 and 2019. BMJ Open, 11(3). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044907.
17. Fanslow, J., Hashemi, L., Gulliver, P. and McIntosh, T. (2021). A century of sexual abuse victimisation: A birth cohort analysis. Social Science & Medicine, 270. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113574.
18. Fanslow, J., Gulliver, P., Hashemi, L., Malihi, Z. and McIntosh, T. (2021). Methods for the 2019 New Zealand family violence study- a study on the association between violence exposure, health and well-being. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 16(1), pp. 196–209. doi:10.1080/1177083x.2020.1862252.
19. Schlichting, D., Hashemi, L. and Grant, C. (2019). Infant Food Security in New Zealand: A Multidimensional Index Developed from Cohort Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(2), pp. 283–283. doi:10.3390/ijerph16020283.

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20. Gentles, T., Finucane, K., Hashemi, L., Emslie, O., Moray, A. and O’Donnell, C. (2018). Three Decades of Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease: Factors Associated With Mortality. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 27. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.817.

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21. O’Donnell, C., Finucane, K., Brett, S., Hashemi, L., Hashemi, A. and Gentles, T. (2018). Risk of Mortality in Midlife? Adult Coronary Heart Disease Outcomes of Three Decades of Congenital Heart Disease Surgery. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 27. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.807.

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22. Hashemi, L. and Homayuni, H. (2017). Emotional Divorce: Child’s Well-Being. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 58(8), pp. 631–644. doi:10.1080/10502556.2016.1160483.

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23. Hashemi, L. and Latifian, M. (2009). Study of relationship Between Goal Orientation and Perfectionism among Pre-university students. Psychological Studies, 5(3), pp. 9–26. doi:10.22051/psy.2009.1603.

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