Ashley Anne Lowe

Biography

Ashley A. Lowe is an Assistant Professor and Community-Engaged Translational Scientist at the University of Arizona College of Nursing Since 2024. Her research focuses on the implementation and evaluation of public health interventions, with a particular emphasis on pediatric asthma management and school-based health systems. As the Program Director of the Stock Inhaler for Schools Program, she leads a statewide initiative that ensures access to rescue medications for over 850 schools across Arizona. This program, the longest consecutively funded school-based research initiative in the United States, serves as a model for translating evidence-based practices into real-world settings. Over the past eight years, she has trained thousands of school nurses and staff in medication administration and intervention strategies, significantly improving asthma management and health outcomes in schools. Her expertise in implementation science and dissemination (D&I) methods drives her work in advancing scalable and sustainable health interventions. Her publication record in peer-reviewed journals highlights her contributions to the field, and she actively mentors graduate students across public health, medicine, and nursing disciplines. An active member of the American Thoracic Society, she collaborates with local, state, and national organizations to drive impactful, community-focused research initiatives.

Degrees

• Ph.D. Health Behavior
• Unive, Tucson, Arizona, United States
• Stock Inhaler Medication Administration among School Personnel in Tucson, Arizona
• M.S. Health Behavior
• Unive, Tucson, Arizona, United States
• The Implementation and Evaluation of a County-wide Stock Inhaler for Schools Program in Pima County, Arizona

Awards

• National Institute of Health Loan Repayment Award
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Fall 2024
• National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Award
• National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, Fall 2024
• National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Renewal Award
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Fall 2024
• National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program (Award)
• National Institutes of Health, Summer 2024