Staff profile

I am a PhD researcher in the Department of Sociology. I joined the Department after working for nearly a decade in the development sector of the Philippines. I have contributed to several policy advocacy campaigns leading to the enactment of child-related laws. I also led policy research projects on preventing sexual violence against children and teenage pregnancies. I hold a graduate degree in Public Policy and Management from Birkbeck, University of London as a Chevening scholar and an undergraduate degree in Development Studies from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines.

Follow me on Twitter: @janelle_rabe

Field of Study

My doctoral research project focuses on understanding the views of young people on sexual violence and its prevention through creative participatory methods. I am co-producing knowledge and shared understanding of sexual violence and abuse and proposed solutions to preventing and addressing it with several groups of young people (13-18 years old) in Northeast England through a series of participatory workshops. My PhD is funded by the ESRC NINE DTP studentship.

Research Groups

• Centre of Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA), Durham University
• Communities and Social Justice, Durham University

• Sexual violence prevention
• Participatory research
• Co-production
• Violence and abuse research with children and young people

Chapter in book

• Sexual violence against children
  
  Rabe, J. (2024). Sexual violence against children. In T. Abebe, A. Dar, & K. Wells (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Childhood Studies and Global Development (pp. 259-277). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003155843-25

Journal Article

• The Balancing Act: Reflections From Three Projects on Negotiating Participation and Protection in Doing Research With Children and Young People on Violence and Abuse
  
  Rabe, J., Jobson, C., & Cairns, L. O. (2025). The Balancing Act: Reflections From Three Projects on Negotiating Participation and Protection in Doing Research With Children and Young People on Violence and Abuse. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24. https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069251323626
• Listening Differently: Centring Children and Young People's Voices in Understanding Sexual Violence
  
  Rabe, J. (2025). Listening Differently: Centring Children and Young People’s Voices in Understanding Sexual Violence. Journal of Sociology, 61(4), 599-607. https://doi.org/10.1177/14407833251388713
• Ecosystems of Care (EOC): An Approach to Addressing Child Sexual Abuse in Southeast Asian Communities in the United Kingdom
  
  Rabe, J., & Pineda, L. (2025). Ecosystems of Care (EOC): An Approach to Addressing Child Sexual Abuse in Southeast Asian Communities in the United Kingdom. Child Abuse Review, 34(4), Article e70042. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.70042

Report

• Interventions for Intrafamilial Physical Abuse and Violence Against Children
  
  Kurdi, Z., Rabe, J., Duncan, C., McMellon, C., Warrington, C., & Mitchell, M. (2026). Interventions for Intrafamilial Physical Abuse and Violence Against Children (Nos. 2). Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Research Group.
• Practice considerations when responding to peer-on-peer abuse
  
  Rabe, J., Kurdi, Z., Duncan, C., McMellon, C., Warrington, C., & Mitchell, M. (2026). Practice considerations when responding to peer-on-peer abuse. Child Safety, Justice and Recovery Research Group.