We are a global collaboration of researchers exploring the the role of infidelity and romantic jealousy in intimate partner violence.
Our work
We are an international collaboration exploring the the role of infidelity and romantic jealousy in intimate partner violence (IPV). Romantic jealousy is defined as “a complex set of thoughts, feelings and actions that follow a threat to self-esteem and/or threaten the existence or quality of the relationship” (White, 1981). Infidelity and romantic jealousy are understudied and undertheorized relational level drivers of physical, sexual, psychological and economic IPV and controlling behaviours.
Infidelity and romantic jealousy are also underutilized in IPV prevention efforts. The collaboration aims to inform programming and research by better understanding the mechanisms and pathways of infidelity and romantic jealousy in IPV across and within different populations.
The infidelity, romantic jealousy, and intimate partner violence collaboration was established in 2018 and is nested within the Gender Violence and Health Centre at LSHTM.
Where our studies are located
Infidelity and IPV are universal issues, and romantic jealousy a universal emotion. Hence, we work in collaboration with partners all over the world, analyzing data from a variety of countries with different cultural contexts. These include: Cote d'Iviore, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Germany, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
Ana Maria leads the collaboration as Principal Investigator. She is Principal Investigator of the research on IPV conducted in Ecuador, as well as the Deputy Director of the Gender Violence and Health Centre.
Marjorie
Pichon
Research Fellow
Marjorie Coordinates the collaboration and led the systematic review efforts. She also works on analyzing the data from Ecuador and is a member of the Gender Violence and Health Centre at LSHTM. Get in touch to learn more!
Heidi is the Principal Investigator of the research on IPV conducted in Germany, and Director of the Gender Violence and Health Centre at LSHTM. She also works on the IPV study conducted in Tanzania.
Nambusi
Kyegombe
Associate Professor
Nambusi is the Principal Investigator of the research on IPV conducted in Uganda. She is also a member of the Gender Violence and Health Centre at LSHTM.
Erin Stern
HONORARY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Erin is the Principal Investigator of the research on IPV conducted in Rwanda. She is also a member of the Gender Violence and Health Centre at LSHTM.
Gerry Mshana
Principal Research Scientist (NIMR) and Senior Researcher (MITU)
Gerry is the Principal Investigator of the research on IPV conducted in Tanzania.
Jennifer Scott
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR (HARVARD HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE)
Jennifer is a Principal Investigator of the research on IPV conducted in Ethiopia.
Vandana Sharma
VISITING SCIENTIST; FELLOW (HARVARD HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE)
Vandana is a Principal Investigator of the research on IPV conducted in Ethiopia.
Asungushe Kayombo
RESEARCHER (MITU)
Asungushe works on the IPV study conducted in Tanzania.
Diana Aloyce
RESEARCH ASSISTANT (MITU)
Diana works on the IPV study conducted in Tanzania.
Sarah Treves-Kagan
Behavioral Scientist (CDC)
Sarah conducted a quantitative analysis of the data from Ecuador for her PhD.
Farida Abudulai
MSc CANDIDATE (LSHTM)
Farida is a student at LSHTM conducting an analysis of the Ethiopia data on IPV for her MSc dissertation.