2025
Journal - Research Article
Hapuku, A., McKerchar, C., Bidwell, S., & Thompson, L. (2025). Māori navigating gut symptoms: “I mean, who gets cramp that often in their puku?” MAI Journal, 14(2), 152-163. doi: 10.20507/MAIJournal.2025.14.2.2
2023
Chapter in Book - Research
Thompson, L. (2023). Postmodernism and health research. In K. Dew & S. Donovan (Eds.), Encyclopedia of health research in the social sciences. (pp. 246-248). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. [Encyclopaedia/Dictionary Entry].
Journal - Research Article
McKerchar, C., Thompson, L., Bidwell, S., & Hapuku, A. (2023). Normal or diseased? Navigating indeterminate gut behaviour. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(4), 350-357. doi: 10.1071/HC23090
Russell, E., McKerchar, C., Thompson, L., & Berghan, J. (2023). Māori experiences of social housing in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Kōtuitui, 18(4), 352-369. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2180762
Weinhold, C., Abel, G., & Thompson, L. (2023). “They wouldn't get away with it at McDonalds”: Decriminalization, work, and disciplinary power in New Zealand brothels. Gender, Work & Organization, 30, 18-34. doi: 10.1111/gwao.12893
2022
Journal - Research Article
Thompson, L., Bidwell, S., & Seaton, P. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic: Analysing nursing risk, care and careerscapes. Nursing Inquiry, 29(3), e12468. doi: 10.1111/nin.12468
Gibson, H., Curl, A., & Thompson, L. (2022). Blurred boundaries: E-scooter riders’ and pedestrians’ experiences of sharing space. Mobilities, 17(1), 69-84. doi: 10.1080/17450101.2021.1967097
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hodgson, R., Macmillan, A., Moore, A., Thompson, L., Connor, J., & Fitt, H. (2022). Voices of marginalised young people and implications for transport policy. Proceedings of the New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) Conference. (pp. 57-58). Retrieved from https://www.nzgsconference2022.co.nz/
2021
Journal - Research Article
Hapuku, A., McKerchar, C., & Thompson, L. (2021). Tū manawa ora, tū manawa toa. MAI Journal, 10(2), 169-179. doi: 10.20507/MAIJournal.2021.10.2.10
Thompson, L., Dowell, A., Hilder, J., Macdonald, L., Stubbe, M., & Alchin, J. (2021). How do patients and General Practitioners talk about pain and negotiate empathy in consultations? A direct observational study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 29(5), e153-e162. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13259
Aham-Chiabuotu, C. B., Abel, G., & Thompson, L. (2021). 'Men don't have patience': Sexuality, pleasure and danger in displacement settings in Northcentral Nigeria. Global Public Health, 16(5), 801-813. doi: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1690539
2020
Journal - Research Article
Thompson, L., Ioteba, N., & Chambers, S. (2020). Leprosy in kiribati: The lived experience. Leprosy Review, 91, 353-366. doi: 10.47276/lr.91.4.353
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibson, H., Curl, A., & Thompson, L. (2020). E-scooter riders and pedestrians experiences of sharing space on paths. Proceedings of the New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) Biennial Conference. (pp. 91-92). Retrieved from https://nzgsconference2020.gitlab.io
2019
Journal - Research Other
Coveney, J., & Thompson, L. (2019). Health care professionals "coming out": A critical dialogue. Ethnologie Française, 176(4), 803-812. doi: 10.3917/ethn.194.0803
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson, L. (2019). Pleasure, space and health. Proceedings of the 18th International Medical Geography Symposium (IMGS). (pp. 92). Retrieved from http://www.imgs2019.com
2018
Journal - Research Article
Green, J. K., Gardiner, S. J., Clarke, S. L., Thompson, L., Metcalf, S. C. L., & Chambers, S. T. (2018). Antimicrobial stewardship practice in New Zealand's rural hospitals. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1481), 16-26. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Moon, G., Barnett, R., Pearce, J., Thompson, L., & Twigg, L. (2018). The tobacco endgame: The neglected role of place and environment. Health & Place, 53, 271-278. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2018.06.012
Abel, G., & Thompson, L. (2018). "I don't want to look like an AIDS victim": A New Zealand case study of facial lipoatrophy. Health & Social Care in the Community, 26(1), 41-47. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12459
Thompson, L., & Coveney, J. (2018). Human vulnerabilities, transgression and pleasure. Critical Public Health, 28(1), 118-128. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2017.1309356
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson, L. (2018). People, pleasures and public health. Proceedings of the In Sickness & In Health (ISIH) 7th International Conference: Technologies, bodies and health care. (pp. 54). Retrieved from https://isihconference.com/
2017
Journal - Research Article
Calder, K., Begg, A., Thompson, L., Williams, D., Bidwell, S., & Brosnahan, N. (2017). Education setting-based health promotion in New Zealand: evaluating the wellbeing and vitality in education (WAVE) programme. Health Promotion International, 34(2), 236-247. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dax076
Ergler, C. R., Lovell, S., Watkins, A., Milligan, C., Thompson, L., Exeter, D. J., & Kearns, R. (2017). Looking back and moving forward: Health geography in Aotearoa and beyond. New Zealand Geographer, 73(3), 205-217. doi: 10.1111/nzg.12169
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson, L. (2017, November). The role and place of pleasure in public health: What does this mean for smoking cessation and vaping? Verbal presentation at the Achieving a Smokefree Aotearoa by 2025 Seminar, Christchurch, New Zealand.
2016
Authored Book - Research
Barnett, R., Moon, G., Pearce, J., Thompson, L., & Twigg, L. (2016). Smoking geographies: Space, place and tobacco. Wiley-Blackwell.
Journal - Research Article
Thompson, L., & Abel, G. (2016). The work of negotiating HIV as a chronic condition: A qualitative analysis. AIDS Care, 28(12), 1571-1576. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2016.1191615
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson, L. (2016, October). Pleasures and public health. Verbal presentation at the ASPIRE Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand.
Kearns, R., Milligan, C., Exeter, D., & Thompson, L. (2016, February). New Zealand health geography: Achievements and challenges. Panel discussion at the New Zealand Geographical Society Conference: Geographical Interactions, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Thompson, L. E. (2016, February). Nicotine and the complexity of spatial purification. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Geographical Society Conference: Geographical Interactions, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2015
Journal - Research Article
Bidwell, S., & Thompson, L. (2015). Place invaders: Identity, place attachment and possum control in the South Island West Coast of New Zealand. New Zealand Geographer, 71(2), 81-90. doi: 10.1111/nzg.12083
Thompson, L., & Bidwell, S. (2015). Space, time, and emotion in the community pharmacy. Health & Place, 34, 251-256. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.06.003
Bhana, N., Thompson, L., Alchin, J., & Thompson, B. (2015). Patient expectations for chronic pain management. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(2), 130-136. doi: 10.1071/HC15130
Bidwell, S., & Thompson, L. (2015). GPs, community pharmacists and shifting professional boundaries. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1414). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Thompson, L. (2015). Leaving the stethoscope behind: Public health doctors and identity work. Critical Public Health, 25(1), 89-100. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2014.894241
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson, L. (2015, May). Electronic cigarettes, vapers and population health: Symbolic objects and willful subjects. Verbal presentation at the Eleventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
2013
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Bolger, C., Thompson, L., & Parkyn, W. (2013, February). Community Contact Weeks: Otago, Christchurch, Wellington & Auckland. Verbal presentation at the Undergraduate Rural Programme Summit, Whangarei, New Zealand.
Thompson, L. (2013, February). Tobacco control, social theory and public health research. Verbal presentation at the Christchurch Medical School 40th Anniversary Celebrations, Christchurch, New Zealand.
2012
Journal - Research Article
Thompson, L., Reeder, T., & Abel, G. (2012). 'I can't get my husband to go and have a colonoscopy': Gender and screening for colorectal cancer. Health, 16(3), 235-249. doi: 10.1177/1363459311403948
Journal - Research Other
Thompson, L. (2012). [Review of the book Deathscapes: Spaces for death, dying, mourning and remembrance]. Emotion, Space & Society, 5(2), 139. doi: 10.1016/j.emospa.2012.04.001
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson, L. (2012, August). Leaving the stethoscope behind: Public health physicians and the spectre of the 'real' doctor. Verbal presentation at the 2nd International Sociological Association (ISA) Forum of Social Justice & Democratization, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2011
Journal - Research Article
Abel, G. M., & Thompson, L. E. (2011). General practitioners, specialists and surveillance guidelines: Interpreting the socio-clinical context of decision-making. Health, Risk & Society, 13(6), 547-559. doi: 10.1080/13698575.2011.615826
Abel, G. M., & Thompson, L. (2011). What do specialists and GPs think about the introduction of colorectal cancer screening? A qualitative study. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1338). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1338/4756/content.pdf
Pykett, J., Jones, R., Whitehead, M., Huxley, M., Strauss, K., Gill, N., … Thompson, L., & Newman, J. (2011). Interventions in the political geography of 'libertarian paternalism'. Political Geography, 30(6), 301-310. doi: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2011.05.003
Thompson, L., & Kumar, A. (2011). Responses to health promotion campaigns: Resistance, denial and othering. Critical Public Health, 21(1), 105-117. doi: 10.1080/09581591003797129
2010
Journal - Research Article
Cupples, J., & Thompson, L. (2010). Heterotextuality and digital foreplay: Cell phones and the culture of teenage romance. Feminist Media Studies, 10(1), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/14680770903457063
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thompson, L. (2010). Public health physicians: Prestige, specialisation and non-clinical medical work. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA): Social Causes, Private Lives. (pp. 100). Retrieved from http://www.soc.mq.edu.au/tasa-conference/draft%20program/index.php
Other Research Output
Reeder, A.I., Thompson, L., & Abel, G. (2010, May). FOBT as CRC screening tool: Perceived barriers & facilitators: A NZ qualitative study. Ministry of Health Bowel Cancer, Cancer Sector Capability & Innovation Directorate Meeting, Wellington, New Zealand. [Invited Presentation].
2009
Journal - Research Article
Thompson, L., Pearce, J., & Barnett, R. (2009). Nomadic identities and socio-spatial competence: Making sense of post-smoking selves. Social & Cultural Geography, 10(5), 565-581. doi: 10.1080/14649360902974431
Thompson, L. E., Barnett, J. R., & Pearce, J. R. (2009). Scared straight? Fear-appeal anti-smoking campaigns, risk, self-efficacy and addiction. Health, Risk & Society, 11(2), 181-196. doi: 10.1080/13698570902784281
2008
Journal - Research Article
Thompson, L. (2008). The role of nursing in governmentality, biopower and population health: Family health nursing. Health & Place, 14, 76-84. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.05.001
Thompson, L., & Cupples, J. (2008). Seen and not heard? Text messaging and digital sociality. Social & Cultural Geography, 9(1), 95-108. doi: 10.1080/14649360701789634
Thompson, L., & Clay, T. (2008). Critical literacy and the geography classroom: Including gender and feminist perspectives. New Zealand Geographer, 64, 228-233. doi: 10.111/j.1745-7939.2008.00148.x
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson, L. (2008, July). Gender, abjection and decay. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Geographical Society 24th Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
2007
Journal - Research Article
Thompson, L., Pearce, J., & Barnett, J. R. (2007). Moralising geographies: Stigma, smoking islands and responsible subjects. Area, 39(4), 508-517. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2007.00768.x
2006
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thompson, L. (2006, July). Seen and not heard? Text messaging and digital sociality. Verbal presentation at the International Geographical Union (IGU) Conference and Joint Meeting of the Institute of Australian Geographers and the New Zealand Geographical Society, Brisbane, Australia.
Awarded Doctoral Degree
Thompson, L. E. (2006). Profession and place: Contesting professional boundaries at the margins (PhD). University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. 345p.
