Kaitlynne Lowe

Kaitlynne is a policy researcher at the MacEachen Insitute for Public Policy and Governance based out of Dalhousie University. Her research focuses on emergency management, specifically on accessibility and supporting people with disabilities. She is an Action Canada Fellow (2021).

Professional Policy Experience
- Research Associate, MacEachen Insitute for Public Policy and Governance (June 2018 - Present)
- Policy Analyst, Province of Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (May 2018- August 2018)

Education
- Masters of Public Administration, Dalhousie University (2019)
- Bachelor of Arts, Double major in English and History with a minor in Theatre

Research Publications

Active Projects:

1. Title: Government Response to COVID-19 in Canada: A Risk Perspective. Description: A 3-year project exploring government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across Canada. Key events of the pandemic were documented and analyzed to understand factors influencing pandemic responses. This project is for a manuscript currently under review.

2. Title: Working across Disciplines to Understand and Improve Mass Evacuations: Examining Different Types of Risk and Contextual Pressures. Description: A 3-year research project bringing together a group of practitioners, scholars, and 20 partner organizations with expertise and experience in risk and evacuation from a variety of sectors (e.g., emergency management, academia, telecommunications, politics and the voluntary sector). This research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

3. Title: Interdisciplinary Study of Evacuating Persons with Disabilities from an Urban Center. Description: A 2-year research project bringing together a group of practitioners, scholars, and 16 partner organizations with expertise and experience in disability policy, as well as risk and evacuation, from a variety of sectors (e.g., emergency management, disability-advocacy organizations, academia, and the voluntary sector). This research is funded by Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC).

Research Reports

1. Corrales, L., Farrell, J., Lee, G., Lowe, K., Schine, J., and Sehdev, A. (2022). “We All Live on Indigenous Land: Building Trusted Relationships in Canada’s Immigration Process.” Action Canada. Available online: https://actioncanada.ca/publications/we-all-live-on-indigenous-land-building-trusted-relationships-in-canadas-immigration-process/
2. Quigley, K., and Lowe, K. (2020). “Environmental Scan: Emergency Management Policies and Programs for People with Disabilities in Canada.” Prepared for Employment and Social Development Canada. Available online: https://www.dal.ca/dept/maceachen-institute/research.html (Direct link).
3. Quigley, K., Beesley, P. and Lowe, K. (2019). “Cultural and Recreational Infrastructure in Nova Scotia:
Future Investments and Governance.” Prepared for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and the Province of Nova Scotia. Available online: https://www.dal.ca/dept/maceachen-institute/research.html (Direct Link).

Briefing Notes
• Lowe, K. (December 2020). Lessons Learned from the First Wave or Lessons Merely Identified? Improving Nova Scotia and New Brunswick’s health system for the second wave of COVID-19 and beyond. Edited by Dr. Kevin Quigley. Available online.
• Lowe, K. (November 2020). COVID-19: Leaders from the Health Community Identify Lessons from the First Wave and Concerns for the Second. Edited by Dr. Kevin Quigley. Available online.
• Lowe, K. (June 2020). Observations from Toronto’s Tourism Recovery Post SARS in 2003. Edited by Dr. Kevin Quigley. Available online.
• Lowe, K. (Mach 2020). Labour Issues and COVID-19: Roundtable Discussion. Edited by Dr. Kevin Quigley and Malcolm Boyle. Available online.
• Lowe, K. (March 2020). Quarantine & Human Rights in COVID19: Roundtable Discussion. Edited by Dr. Kevin Quigley and Elaine Gibson. Available online.
• Lowe, K. (March 2020). COVID-19 and People with Disabilities: Roundtable Discussion. Edited by Dr. Kevin Quigley. Available online.

Op-ed Publication
• Lowe, K. (March 20, 2020). Disabled in no position to stock up, self-isolate. The Chronicle Herald. Available online.