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Name: Helen Cowie Role: Director Email: helen@ukobservatory.com |
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Research interests:
Peer support; bullying; violence in schools; mental health and youth; emotional health and well being.
Selected papers & publications:
Articles
Naylor, P., Cowie, H., Cossin, F., de Bettencourt, R. & Lemme, F. (2006 in press) Teachers' and pupils' definitions of bullying, British Journal of Educational Psychology
Jennifer, D., Cowie, H. & Bray, D. (2006) 'Bully Dance': animation as a tool for conflict resolution, Pastoral Care in Education, March Issue, 27-32.
Rivers, I. & Cowie, H. (2006, in press) Bullying and Homophobia at UK Schools: A Perspective on Factors Affecting Resilience and Recovery, Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education, Vol. 3, No. 4. Cowie, H. & Baen, J. (in press 2006) Peer support in schools, Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology [Num. 9, vol. 4(2)].
Cowie, H. (2006 in press) Young people tackle the problem of school violence. In ÷sterman, K., & Bjˆrkqvist, K. (Eds.). Contemporary research on aggression. Volume I: School violence. Proceedings of the XVI World h of the International Society for Research on Aggression, Santorini, Greece, 2004. ≈bo, Finland: ≈bo Akademi University.
Cowie, H. (2005) Peer Support: How Young People Themselves Challenge School Bullying. In Tsuchiya, M., Smith, P. K. Soeda, K. & Oride, K. (eds.) (2005) "Ijime ni torikunda kuniguni - Nippon to sekai no gakko niokeru ijime eno taio to shisaku" (a direct translation of the title into English: "Countries' response to ijime/bullying - Responses and measures to the issues on ijime/bullying in schools in Japan and the world"). Kyoto, Japan: Minerva Publishing Co, Ltd. ISBN 4-623-04364-9, A5 size, 320 pages.
Hayes, M. & Cowie, H. (2005) Psychology and religion: mapping the relationship, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 8 (1) 27-33.
Mezey, G., Fiander, M., Robbins, I., Cowie, H., Bartlett, A., Papadakis, S., Martin, S. (2005) What Works Best in Supporting Victims and Witnesses of Crime: A Literature Review. London: Home Office
Cowie, H. & Hutson, N. (2005) Peer Support: a Strategy to Help Bystanders Challenge School Bullying, Pastoral Care in Education, 23, 22, 40-44. Special issue: Bystander Behaviour and Bullying, Edited by Ken Rigby and Colleen McLaughlin.
Naylor, P., Cowie, H., Cossin, F., de Bettencourt, R. & Lemme, F. (2005 in press) Teachers' and pupils' definitions of bullying, British Journal of Educational Psychology
Smith, P.K., Talamelli, L., Cowie, H., Naylor, P. & Chauhan, P. (2004). Profiles of non-victims, escaped victims, continuing victims and new victims of school bullying. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 74, 565-581.
Cowie, H. (2004) Challenging school bullying with peer support, Compass, 17, 1, 19-23.
Cowie, H. & Berdondini, L. (2003) The expression of emotion in response to bullying, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 7, 4. 207-214.
Menesini, E., Codecasa, E., Benelli, B. & Cowie, H. (2003) Enhancing children's responsibility to take action against bullying: evaluation of a befriending intervention in Italian Middle schools, Aggressive Behavior, 29, 1-14.
Smith, P. K., Ananiadou, K. & Cowie, H. (2003) Interventions to reduce school bullying, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48, 9, 591-599.
Jennifer, D., Cowie, H. & Ananiadou, K. (2003). Perceptions and experience of workplace bullying in five different working populations, Aggressive Behavior, 29(6), 489-496.
Cowie, H., Naylor, P., Smith, P. K., Rivers, I. & Pereira, B. (2002) Measuring workplace bullying, Aggression and Violent Behavior, 7, 35-51.
Smith, P. K., Cowie, H., Olafsson, R. & Liefooghe, A. (2002) Definitions of bullying: a comparison of terms used, and age and sex differences, in a 14-country international comparison, Child Development, 73, 4, 1119-1133.
Cowie, H., Naylor, P., Talamelli, L., Chauhan, P. & Smith, P. K. (2002) Knowledge, use of and attitudes towards peer support, Journal of Adolescence, 25, 5, 453-467.
Naylor, P., Cowie, H. & del Rey, R. (2001) Reported coping strategies of some UK secondary school girls and boys to being bullied, Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review, 6, 3, 114-120.
Cowie, H. & Rivers, I. (2000) Developmental issues in the provision of support for lesbians, gay men and bisexual men and women, British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 28, 4, 503-513.
Naylor, P. & Cowie, H. (1999) The effectiveness of peer support systems in challenging school bullying: the perspectives and experiences of teachers and pupils, Journal of Adolescence, 22, 3, 467-479.
Books
Cowie, H. (2006)Tecnicas para el desarrollo de los programas. In A. Serrano (ed.) Acoso y Violencia en la Escuela: Como Detectar, Prevenir y Resolver el Bullying. Barcelona: Ariel, pp 291-302.
Cowie, H., Boardman, C., Dawkins, J. & Jennifer, D. (2004) Emotional Health and Wellbeing: a Practical Guide for Schools. London: Sage. (pp 228)
Smith, P.K., Cowie, H. & Blades, M. (2002) Understanding Children's Development. Oxford: Basil Blackwell (fourth edition). (pp 663)
Cowie, H. & Wallace, P. (2000) Peer Support in Action. London: Sage. (pp 176).
Cowie, H. & van der Aalsvoort, D. (eds.) (2000) Social Interaction in the Classroom: New Perspectives in Learning and Instruction. Oxford: Pergamon, Elsevier Science Limited. (pp 246).
Current experience:
Establishment of the UK Observatory for the Promotion of Non-Violence
Co-ordinator of Violence in Schools Training Action (VISTA) funded by the EU Comenius 2 Initiative
Research Professor in the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey
President of Suffolk Peer Support and Mentoring Network
Teaching on the Doctorate in Clinical Practice and the MSc in Advanced Practice
Supervision of PhD students
