Associate Professor
Year-6 MB ChB Module Convenor
Background and interests
Lesley joined the Department in 2008 as a senior lecturer and was appointed Associate Professor in 2023. She is currently leading several research projects and teaches undergraduate medicine. In recognition of her longstanding commitment to general practice teaching and rural health care Lesley received honorary fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners in 2024.
Lesley was awarded Fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health (UK) prior to immigrating to Aotearoa New Zealand, and holds a Masters in Interprofessional Collaboration (South Bank London UK), a Masters of Public Health (Glasgow UK) and a PhD in Emergency Management from the Joint Centre for Disaster Research(Massey NZ) for which she received recognition on the Dean’s list for exceptional theses.
Lesley holds a number of editorial roles on international journals, including the Journal of Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness (Cambridge University Press) and has been awarded national and international research grants, for her work in risk communication, risk reduction and size inclusive healthcare. Lesley co-founded several successful international research collaborations including the Research Alliance in Disaster and Emergency Management (RADEM,) and the MONARCH Collaboration.
Teaching activities
Lesley convenes the Elective Module (for year-6 medical students) and convened the Primary Care and Rural Health Module 2009–2026. Lesley teaches into the year-4 and year-5 year undergraduate medicine programme on the following topics:
- Size inclusive healthcare / fat bias
- Complex consultation skills
- Interprofessional education
- Disaster risk reduction
She also teaches postgraduate and higher education:
- GENA737 Obesity Management
- Guest lectures / workshops / symposia
- PhD and masters' supervision
Research activities
Lesley’s research interests focus on diversity, health equity and interprofessional disaster risk reduction, with a pragmatic goal to deliver meaningful change. Her current projects include:
- Size Inclusive Cervical Cancer Screening (HRC funded)
- Vaccination needle selection for large bodied patients (UORG and MRINZ funded)
- Size inclusive medical education
- Disaster risk reduction and primary health clinics
- Disaster risk reduction and cancer care (Cancer Society Central Districts funded)
Publications
Rose, S. B., Timu-Parata, C., Gillon, A., Parker, G., & Gray, L. (2026). 'We just need to make sure this vaccine gets to the right place': A qualitative study exploring vaccinators' approaches to needle-length selection for big-bodied patients. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/hc25223 Journal - Research Article
Rose, S. B., Timu-Parata, C., Parker, G., Gillon, A., & Gray, L. (2026). Factors influencing needle-length selection for adult deltoid intramuscular vaccination: An online survey of New Zealand vaccinators' practice. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/hc25222 Journal - Research Article
Gray, L. (2026, April). Cut off from cancer care? Exploration of access to cancer care after Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawke's Bay region. Verbal presentation at the 21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Aotearoa, Wellington New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Phattharapornjaroen, P., Khorram-Manesh, A., Eskici, G. T., Sittichanbuncha, Y., & Gray, L. (2026). People as frontliners in the management of disasters and public health emergencies [Review]. AIMS Public Health, 13(1), 240-272. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2026014 Journal - Research Article
Porter, M., Shortt, G., Shortt, N., Kerse, K., Liu, L., Hills, T., … Gray, L., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2025). Rethinking needle length: Assessing the role of injection route in COVID-19 vaccine response. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 39). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
2026
Journal - Research Article
Rose, S. B., Timu-Parata, C., Gillon, A., Parker, G., & Gray, L. (2026). 'We just need to make sure this vaccine gets to the right place': A qualitative study exploring vaccinators' approaches to needle-length selection for big-bodied patients. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/hc25223
Rose, S. B., Timu-Parata, C., Parker, G., Gillon, A., & Gray, L. (2026). Factors influencing needle-length selection for adult deltoid intramuscular vaccination: An online survey of New Zealand vaccinators' practice. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/hc25222
Phattharapornjaroen, P., Khorram-Manesh, A., Eskici, G. T., Sittichanbuncha, Y., & Gray, L. (2026). People as frontliners in the management of disasters and public health emergencies [Review]. AIMS Public Health, 13(1), 240-272. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2026014
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gray, L. (2026, April). Cut off from cancer care? Exploration of access to cancer care after Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawke's Bay region. Verbal presentation at the 21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Aotearoa, Wellington New Zealand.
2025
Journal - Research Article
Perry, M. A., Kanagasabai, P., Devan, H., Ergler, C., Gray, L., & Boland, P. (2025). Belonging in urban park and playgrounds: Wellbeing perspectives of disabled children and their families. Wellbeing, Space & Society, 9, 100321. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100321
Ranse, J., Gray, L., Mortelmans, L., Sultana, N., Achour, N., Barten, D. G., … Khorram-Manesh, A. (2025). Spontaneous and unplanned mass gathering events: A scoping review of health considerations for riots, civil unrest, and protest. Disaster Medicine & Public Health Preparedness, 19, e269. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2025.10189
Khorram-Manesh, A., Eskici, G. T., & Gray, L. (2025). Enhancing global disaster preparedness: A scoping review of the current integration of situational awareness and disaster mindset in healthcare education. AIMS Public Health, 12(3), 735-766. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2025038
Khorram-Manesh, A., & Gray, L. (2025). Global health and human well-being: A systematic review. AIMS Public Health, 12(2), 310-328. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2025019
Stolte, E., Parker, G., & Gray, L. (2025). The long and short of it: A qualitative descriptive analysis of self-identifying fat people's experiences of Aotearoa New Zealand's COVID-19 vaccination centres. Journal of Primary Health Care. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC25007
Sørensen, J. L., Mortelmans, L., Gray, L., Khorram-Manesh, A., Hertelendy, A. J., Stray, K. N., … Achour, N. (2025). “Fight or flight”: A study of frontline emergency response workforce's perceived knowledge, and motivation to work during hazards. Risks, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, 16(3), e12314. doi: 10.1002/rhc3.12314
Morgan, S., Mihlar, S., Wood, E., McKinlay, E., Gibbs, H., Parker, G., & Gray, L. (2025). Sizing up general practice environments for big-bodied patients: An environmental assessment of three facilities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 18(2), 298-316. doi: 10.1177/19375867241238442
Journal - Research Other
Doppen, M., Kearns, C., Kearns, N., Hills, T., Shortt, G., Gray, L., Weatherall, M., … Beasley, R. (2025). Needle length selection for intramuscular vaccine administration: Time for an evidence-based approach. Public Health in Practice, 10, 100657. doi: 10.1016/j.puhip.2025.100657
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Porter, M., Shortt, G., Shortt, N., Kerse, K., Liu, L., Hills, T., … Gray, L., … Weatherall, M., & Beasley, R. (2025). Rethinking needle length: Assessing the role of injection route in COVID-19 vaccine response. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 39). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com
Willems, J., Gray, L., Bailie, J., Scott, K., Down, S., Graves, J., & Clayman, D. (2025). Mitigating climate change and all hazards emergency management to ensure sustainable trauma-informed healthcare professional education. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Horizons: Embrace the Future. 174. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org
Willems, J., & Gray, L. (2025). Considering the nexus of the healthcare workforce education and community intersectionality during and in the aftermath of disasters. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Horizons: Embrace the Future. 402. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org
2024
Journal - Research Article
Wells, C. J., McBain, L., & Gray, L. (2024). Managing medicines-related continuity of care: The views of a range of prescribers in New Zealand general practice. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(4), 364-371. doi: 10.1071/HC24034
Murton, S., McBain, L., Morris, C., Jaine, E., & Gray, L. (2024). Prescribing deprescribing for polypharmacy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Experiences of a medication review activity in final year medical students on a general practice module. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(4), 357-363. doi: 10.1071/HC23169
Khorram-Manesh, A., Gray, L., Goniewicz, K., Cocco, A., Ranse, J., Phattharapornjaroen, P., … Carlström, E. (2024). Care in emergencies and disasters: Can it be person-centered? Patient Education & Counseling, 118, 108046. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.108046
2023
Journal - Research Article
Ballantyne, A., Steers, D., & Gray, L. (2023). Prompting lifestyle interventions to promote weight loss is safe, effective and patient-centred: No. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(4), 385-387. doi: 10.1071/HC23163
Khorram-Manesh, A., Carlström, E., Burkle, F. M., Goniewicz, K., Gray, L., Ratnayake, A., … Magnusson, C. (2023). The implication of a translational triage tool in mass casualty incidents: Part three: A multinational study, using validated patient cards. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation & Emergency Medicine, 31, 88. doi: 10.1186/s13049-023-01128-3
Phillips, J., Wood, E., Loveard, T., McKinlay, E., MacDonald, C., Parker, G., & Gray, L. (2023). New Zealand hospice staff perspectives on 'Xcellent Gowns' for big bodied palliative care patients: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, (15), 3, 238-245. doi: 10.1071/HC23009
Darlow, B., Brown, M., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., Purdie, G., & Pullon, S. (2023). Influence of a rural interprofessional education placement on the rural health workforce: Working in primary care, rural settings, and with Māori [Short research report]. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(1), 78-83. doi: 10.1071/hc22136
Carroll, R., Rose, S. B., Garrett, S. M., & Gray, L. (2023). Fifth year medical students' education, confidence and learning needs related to healthcare provision for sexual and gender minority patients: A cross-sectional survey. Journal of Primary Health Care, 15(2), 122-127. doi: 10.1071/HC22082
Vinnell, L. J., Becker, J. S., Doyle, E. E. H., & Gray, L. (2023). COVID-19 vaccine intentions in Aotearoa New Zealand: Behaviour, risk perceptions, and collective versus individual motivations. Current Research in Ecological & Social Psychology, 4, 100082. doi: 10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100082
Journal - Research Other
Parker, G., Pausé, C., Gillon, A., & Gray, L. (2023). Self-identified fat people’s understanding of the need for, and use of, long needles when being vaccinated against COVID-19: Findings from a international online exploratory survey. Critical Public Health, 33(3), 375-382. doi: 10.1080/09581596.2022.2159789
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wells, J., Gray, L., & McBain, L. (2023). Managing medicines-related continuity of care: The general practice prescriber perspective in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 19). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice
Ballantyne, A., Gray, L., & Steers, D. (2023). Fat bias and weight stigma in primary care. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 12). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice
Gray, L., McKinlay, E., Morgan, S., & Parker, G. (2023). Do general practice facilities measure up to guidance for big bodied patients? An exploratory study. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Health Care, General Practice & Rural Health Research Symposium. (pp. 28). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/wellington/departments/primaryhealthcaregeneralpractice
Gray, L., Becker, J., Johnston, D., & MacDonald, C. (2023). Disaster risk reduction considerations for big-bodied people. Proceedings of the 48th Annual Natural Hazards Research and Applications Workshop. Retrieved from https://hazards.colorado.edu
2022
Journal - Research Article
Darlow, B., Brown, M., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., & Pullon, S. (2022). Factors influencing health career choices during clinicians' first three years in practice. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice & Education, 12(2), 1-13. doi: 10.22230/jripe.2022v12n2a347
Sørensen, J. L., Ranse, J., Gray, L., Khorram-Manesh, A., Goniewicz, K., & Hertelendy, A. J. (2022). Employees perception of organizational crises and their reactions to them: A Norwegian organizational case study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 818422. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.818422
Darlow, B., Brown, M., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., Purdie, G., Pullon, S., the Longitudinal Interprofessional Study Group, including Beckingsale, L., Foster Page, L., Gallagher, P., Handley, J., Herkt, J., Kuperus, L., McHugh, P., Meldrum, A., Skinner, M., Schwass, R., Weaver, J., Wilson, C., & Windle, J. (2022). Longitudinal impact of preregistration interprofessional education on the attitudes and skills of health professionals during their early careers: A non-randomised trial with 4-year outcomes. BMJ Open, 12, e060066. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060066
Brown, M., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., & Darlow, B. (2022). Template analysis of a longitudinal interprofessional survey: Making sense of free-text comments collected over time. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice & Education, 12(1). doi: 10.22230/jripe.2022v12n1a337
Gray, L., Becker, J. S., MacDonald, C., & Johnston, D. (2022). Sizing up disaster risk reduction: A qualitative study of the voices of big bodied people in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 74, 102922. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102922
Khorram-Manesh, A., Goniewicz, K., Phattharapornjaroen, P., Gray, L., Carlström, E., Sundwall, A., … Burkle, F. M. (2022). Differences in ethical viewpoints among civilian-military populations: A survey among practitioners in two European countries, based on a systematic literature review. Sustainability, 14, 1085. doi: 10.3390/su14031085
Turnbull, S. M., Hobbs, M., Gray, L., Harvey, E. P., Scarrold, W. M. L., & O'Neale, D. R. J. (2022). Investigating the transmission risk of infectious disease outbreaks through the Aotearoa Co-incidence Network (ACN): A population-based study. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 20, 100351. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100351
Gray, L., MacDonald, C., Becker, J. S., & Johnston, D. (2022). A qualitative study of emergency management considerations for big-bodied people in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 67, 102646. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102646
Gray, L., MacDonald, C., Puloka, A., Bocock, C., Gwyther, R., Rushton, A., Puloka, V., … Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. G. (2022). The lived experience of hotel isolation and quarantine at the Aotearoa New Zealand border for COVID-19: A qualitative descriptive study. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 70, 102779. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102779
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Darlow, B., Brown, M., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., Purdie, G., & Pullon, S. (2022). The Longitudinal Interprofessional study: Impact of pre-registration interprofessional education on the attitudes and skills of health professionals during their early careers. Proceedings of the New Zealand Primary Care Research Colloquium. (pp. 2-3). Retrieved from https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/fmhs/about-the-faculty/soph/sections-departments-centres/general-practice-and-primary-health-care/research-interests.html
2021
Journal - Research Article
Campbell, J., Sutherland, J., Bucknall, D., O'Hara, L., Heywood, A., Hobbs, M., Ballantyne, A., & Gray, L. (2021). Equity in vaccine trials for higher weight people? A rapid review of weight-related inclusion and exclusion criteria for COVID-19 clinical trials. Vaccines, 9(12), 1466. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9121466
Choi, K., Giridharan, N., Cartmell, A., Lum, D., Signal, L., Puloka, V., Crossin, R., Gray, L., Davies, C., Baker, M., & Kvalsvig, A. (2021). Life during lockdown: A qualitative study of low-income New Zealanders' experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1538), 52-67. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Misztal-Okońska, P., Goniewicz, K., Goniewicz, M., Ranse, J., Hertelendy, A. J., Gray, L., … Khorram-Manesh, A. (2021). Importance of immediate electronic-based feedback to enhance feedback for first-time CPR trainees. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 18, 3885. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18083885
Gray, L., Rose, S. B., Stanley, J., Zhang, J., Tassell-Matamua, N., PULOKA, V., Kvalsvig, A., … Murton, S. A., … Baker, M. G. (2021). Factors influencing individual ability to follow physical distancing recommendations in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic: A population survey. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 51(Suppl. 1), S107-S126. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2021.1879179
Canty, J., McBain, L., & Gray, L. (2021). Simulating ‘that jaw drop moment’: Challenging heteronormative assumptions in a novel clinical consultation skills session with undergraduate medical students. MedEdPublish, 10(1), 182. doi: 10.15694/mep.2021.000034.2
Pausé, C., Parker, G., & Gray, L. (2021). Resisting the problematisation of fatness in COVID-19: In pursuit of health justice. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 54, 102021. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.102021
Hilder, J., Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Duncan, S., & Dowell, A. C. (2021). 'Water dripping on a stone': A feasibility study of a healthy weight management conversation approach in routine general practice consultations. Family Practice, 38(3), 246-252. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa122
Journal - Research Other
Redsell, S. A., Bains, K., Le Brocq, S., Bucks, R., Byrne-Davis, L., Gray, L., … Zinn, S. (2021). Concerns regarding “Associations between intelligence quotient and obesity in England” and unjustifiable harm to people in bigger bodies. Lifestyle Medicine, 2(1), e28. doi: 10.1002/lim2.28
Carroll, R., & Gray, L. (2021). Diversifying clinical education case studies. Clinical Teacher, 18, 494-496. doi: 10.1111/tct.13369
Campbell, J., Hobbs, M., O'Hara, L., Ballantyne, A., Heywood, A., & Gray, L. (2021). Equity in vaccine trials for higher weight people? Protocol for a rapid review of inclusion and exclusion criteria for higher weight people in clinical trials for COVID-19. BMJ Open, 11(5), e050114. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050114
Other Research Output
Rimar, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Kvalsvig, A., Gray, L., Baker. M. (2021, September). Making the most of masks. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/in-may-2022-the-covid-19-public-health-response-act-2020-expires-what-then/
2020
Chapter in Book - Research
Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Gray, L., Hilder, J., Dew, K., & Dowell, T. (2020). Talking about diabetes and healthy lifestyle in primary healthcare: Translating research findings into practice. In L. Mullany (Ed.), Professional communication: Consultancy, advocacy, activism. (pp. 129-150). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-41668-3_7
Journal - Research Article
Kupietz, K., & Gray, L. (2020). Fear, history, stigma, and bias in the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Emergency Management, 18(7). doi: 10.5055/jem.0541
Hales, C., Amankwaa, I., Gray, L., & Rook, H. (2020). Providing care for older adults with extreme obesity in aged residential care facilities: An environmental scan. Nursing Praxis in Aotearoa New Zealand, 36(3), 24-36. doi: 10.36951/27034542.2020.012
Gray, L., MacDonald, C., Tassell-Matamua, N., Stanley, J., Kvalsvig, A., Zhang, J., Murton, S., … Puloka, V., … Baker, M. G. (2020). Wearing one for the team: Views and attitudes to face covering in New Zealand/Aotearoa during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 lockdown. Journal of Primary Health Care, 12(3), 199-206. doi: 10.1071/HC20089
Gray, L., Rushton, A., & Hobbs, M. (2020). “We only have the one”: Mapping the prevalence of people with high body mass to aid regional emergency management planning in Aotearoa New Zealand. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101859. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101859
Journal - Research Other
Kvalsvig, A., Summers, J., Gray, L., Telfar Barnard, L., & Baker, M. G. (2020). COVID-19 outbreaks in Aotearoa New Zealand: Urgent action is required to address systematic causes and consequences of border failures. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1527), 8-14. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Hall, K. H., Doolan-Noble, F., McKinlay, E., Currie, O., Gray, B., Gray, L., Richard, L., Stubbe, M., & Jaye, C. (2020). Ethics and equity in the time of coronavirus. Journal of Primary Health Care, 12(2), 102-106. doi: 10.1071/HCv12n2_ED2
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gray, L., Becker, J., MacDonald, C., & Johnston, D. (2020). Disaster risks identified by people with high body mass: A qualitative study. Obesity Reviews, 21(Suppl. 1), EP-463. doi: 10.1111/obr.13140
Gray, L., Rushton, A., & Hobbs, M. (2020). Can geographic mapping for class III obesity aid disaster risk reduction in Aotearoa New Zealand. Obesity Reviews, 21(Suppl. 1), EP-153. doi: 10.1111/obr.13140
Rook, H., Amankwaa, I., Gray, L., & Hales, C. (2020). Decision-making processes when caring for older adults with extreme obesity in nursing homes. Obesity Reviews, 21(Suppl. 1), AD13-10. doi: 10.1111/obr.13140
Gray, L. (2020). Explicit, implicit and internalised: Bias and large bodies in disaster risk reduction: A multi-method study. Proceedings of Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE (Aotearoa New Zealand Centre for Earthquake Resilience) Annual Meeting. (pp. 15-16). Retrieved from http://www.quakecore.nz/annualmeeting
Rushton, A., Gray, L., & Hobbs, M. (2020). Mapping as a visual tool in disaster management to highlight the prevalence of people with high body mass in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Geographical Society (NZGS) Biennial Conference. (pp. 106-107). Retrieved from https://nzgsconference2020.gitlab.io
Commissioned Report for External Body
Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Gray, L., Verrall, A., & Wilson, N. (2020). Potential preventive interventions for the “Stamp it out” and “Manage it” phase of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 16p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-and-other-commissioned-reports
Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Gray, L., Wilson, N., & Baker, M. (2020). Supporting the COVID-19 pandemic response: Surveillance and outbreak analytics. Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand: University of Otago. 33p. Retrieved from https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/covid-19-modelling-reports
2019
Journal - Research Article
Rushton, A., Gray, L., Canty, J., & Blanchard, K. (2019). Beyond binary: (Re)defining “gender” for 21st century disaster risk reduction research, policy, and practice [Review]. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16, 3984. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203984
Hales, C., Gray, L., MacDonald, C., & Purdie, G. (2019). Dissonance in naming adiposity: A quantitative survey of naming preferences from a convenience sample of health professional and lay population in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1496), 20-30. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Williams, O., Gray, L., & West, H. (2019). Cancer risk: Is it right to compare obesity to smoking? Science Focus, (19 July). Retrieved from https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/cancer-risk-is-it-right-to-compare-obesity-to-smoking/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Darlow, B., Brown, M., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., McKinlay, E., Purdie, G., Wilson, C., & Pullon, S. (2019). The longitudinal interprofessional study: The impact of pre-registration interprofessional education on graduate attitudes, skills and career trajectories. Proceedings of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress. PLSoA-1299. Retrieved from https://www.wcpt.org
Gray, L., Becker, J., MacDonald, C., & Johnston, D. (2019). CONSPICUOUS INVISIBILITY in disaster risk reduction. Proceedings of the 4th Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting. (pp. 16-17). Retrieved from http://www.quakecore.nz
Rook, H., Hales, C., Amankwaa, I., & Gray, L. (2019). ARC–Extreme: The preparedness of aged residential care facilities in caring for older adults with extreme obesity. Obesity Facts, 12(Suppl. 1), (pp. 244). doi: 10.1159/000497797
Gray, L., Macdonald, C., Blake, D., Kenney, C., & Johnston, D. (2019). Disaster risk reduction considerations for people with high body mass. Obesity Facts, 12(Suppl. 1), (pp. 238). doi: 10.1159/000497797
Hales, C., Gray, L., Russell, L., & Macdonald, C. (2019). What are the ethical risks of using simulation body suits in obesity research, education and practice? A reflexive critique. Obesity Facts, 12(Suppl. 1), (pp. 129). doi: 10.1159/000497797
Gray, L., Hales, C., Macdonald, C., & Purdie, G. (2019). Dissonance in naming adiposity: a quantitative survey of health professionals and general population in New Zealand. Obesity Facts, 12(Suppl. 1), (pp. 58). doi: 10.1159/000497797
Gray, L. (2019). A taboo topic? How general practitioners talk about overweight and obesity in New Zealand. Obesity Facts, 12(Suppl. 1), (pp. 31). doi: 10.1159/000497797
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Coleman, K., McKinlay, E., Simmonds, S., Darlow, B., Gray, B., Neser, H., Gray, L., Kemp, L., Perry, M., Waaka, T., Robson, B., Pullon, S., … Lawson Te-Aho, K., Tewhaiti-Smith, J., Glass, C., Haimona, M., & Kewene, F. (2019, March). Whakawhanaungatanga: Establishing relationships. Verbal presentation at the 22nd Asia-Australasia Conference of Radiological Technologists (AACRT) in conjunction with the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy’s 14th National Conference (ASMIRT), Adelaide, Australia.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Hales, C., Rook, H., Amankwaa, I., & Gray, L. (2019). ARC extreme: Aged residential care needs of older adults with extreme obesity. (pp. 1-54). Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington. [Technical/Scientific Report].
Other Research Output
Gray, L, (2019, June). Stigmatising weight terms add to existing discrimination and bias. Radio New Zealand, Sunday Morning. Retrieved from https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/sunday/audio/2018698776/lesley-gray-stigmatising-weight-terms-add-to-existing-discrimination-and-bias
2018
Journal - Research Article
Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Hilder, J., & Dowell, A. C. (2018). A taboo topic? How general practitioners talk about overweight and obesity in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(2), 150-158. doi: 10.1071/HC17075
Hales, C., Gray, L., Russell, L., & MacDonald, C. (2018). A qualitative study to explore the impact of simulating extreme obesity on health care professionals’ attitudes and perceptions. Ostomy Wound Management, 1, 18-24.
Dowell, A., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., Gray, L., Vernall, S., … Dew, K. (2018). A longitudinal study of interactions between health professionals and people with newly diagnosed diabetes. Annals of Family Medicine, 16(1), 37-44. doi: 10.1370/afm.2144
Journal - Research Other
Darlow, B., Brown, M., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., McKinlay, E., Purdie, G., Wilson, C., & Pullon, S. (2018). Longitudinal impact of interprofessional education on attitudes, skills and career trajectories: A protocol for a quasi-experimental study in New Zealand. BMJ Open, 8, e018510. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018510
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Gray, L., McAfee, L., McCrane, E. J., & MacDonald, C. (2018). My grab bag is two suitcases: An autoethnographical view of a super-plus size self-evacuation from Hurricane Irma. Australian Journal of Emergency Management Monograph Series (No. 3): Diversity in Disaster. (pp. 50-54). Melbourne, Australia: Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience. Retrieved from https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Darlow, B., Brown, M., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., McKinlay, E., Purdie, G., Pullon, S., & Wilson, C. (2018). The Longitudinal Interprofessional Study: The impact of pre-registration interprofessional education on graduate attitudes to health care teams and team skills. Proceedings of the All Together Better Health (ATBH) IX Conference. 1123. Retrieved from http://www.atbhix.co.nz
Simmonds, S., Tewhaiti-Smith, J., Glass, C., Waaka, T., Gray, B., Darlow, B., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Lawson-Te Aho, K., Haimona, M., Kemp, L., Perry, M., Gray, L., Coleman, K., Robson, B., Neser, H., … Kewene, F. (2018). Whakawhanaungatanga: An interprofessional education approach to teach the process of establishing relationships [Workshop]. Proceedings of the All Together Better Health (ATBH) IX Conference. 1323. Retrieved from http://www.atbhix.co.nz
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Gray, L. (2018, September). Prepared for the Big One? Any exploratory study with emergency managers, planners and responders in Aotearoa New Zealand. Poster session presented at the 3rd QuakeCoRE Annual Meeting, Taupō, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Neser, H., Simmonds, S., McKinlay, E., Darlow, B., Coleman, K., Gray, B., Gray, L., Perry, M., Kemp, L., Waaka, T., Robson, B., Glass, C., Haimona, M., & Kewene, F. (2018, November). Whakawhanaungatanga: Establishing relationships. Verbal presentation at the Psychosocial Oncology New Zealand (PONZ) 16th Annual Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Gray, L. (2018, April). Morbid obesity and disasters. Verbal presentation at the Diversities in Disaster: Communities and Emergency Management Building Resilience Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Other Research Output
Gray, L. (2018, 11 October). Do we fat shame?. Radio Live. Retrieved from https://www.radiolive.co.nz/home/on-demand/long-lunch/2018/10/the-long-lunch--in-case-you-missed-thursday--111018.html
Gray, L. (2018, 11 October). Kiwi researchers want fat-shaming made illegal. Newshub. Retrieved from https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2018/10/kiwi-researchers-want-fat-shaming-made-illegal.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true
Gray, L. (2018, 18 May). GPs struggle to talk obesity with patients: Research. Radio Live. Retrieved from https://www.radiolive.co.nz/home/articles/drive/2018/05/gps-struggle-to-talk-obesity-with-patients---research.html
2017
Journal - Research Article
Gray, L. (2017). Social determinants of health, disaster vulnerability, severe and morbid obesity in adults: Triple jeopardy? International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 14(2), 1452. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14121452
Journal - Research Other
Gray, L. A. (2017). Central obesity and waist-to-height ratio as proxy for routine health risk assessment. British Medical Journal. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j2033
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Wilson, C., Gallagher, P., Pullon, S., Skinner, M., McHugh, P., McKinlay, E., & Gray, L. (2017). The Community Education Project: A socially accountable assessment component within an interprofessional curriculum. Proceedings of the Interprofessional Education Showcase: Incorporating Interprofessional and Collaborative Practice into the Curriculum. Retrieved from https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/faculty/about/news-and-events/events/2017/nov0/21/interprofessional-education-showcase---cmhse.html
Pullon, S., Wilson, C., Gallagher, P., Skinner, M., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., & McHugh, P. (2017). Interprofessional education in rural communities: Making a difference. Proceedings of the Interprofessional Education Showcase: Incorporating Interprofessional and Collaborative Practice into the Curriculum. Retrieved from https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/faculty/about/news-and-events/events/2017/nov0/21/interprofessional-education-showcase---cmhse.html
Gray, L. (2017). Preparing for the Big One: Disaster risk reduction for persons with morbid obesity. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Risk Analysis - Europe (SRA-E). Retrieved from https://www.conference-service.com/sraelisbon2017/download/aip6bwhh/detailed_program_3.html
Gray, L. (2017). Preparing for the big one: Morbid obesity in disasters. Proceedings of the Natural Hazards Workshop. Retrieved from https://hazards.colorado.edu/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Canty, J., & Gray, L. (2017, September-October). The last taboo? Teaching skills for clinical consultations with sex/gender diverse people in medical education. Verbal presentation at the Australian and New Zealand Professional Association for Transgender Health (ANZPATH) Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Gibbs, H., McGee, M., & Gray, L. (2017, July). Filling the gap: Are we ready to care for very overweight patients in primary care? Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gray, L. (2017, July). Preparing for the big one: Disaster risk reduction and people with morbid obesity. Verbal presentation at the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gray, L. (2017, September). Vulnerabilities relating to size, shape and weight in disasters. Invited presentation at the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience and Dealing with Disasters Conference: The Impact of Hazard, Risk and Disasters on Society, Durham, UK.
2016
Journal - Research Article
Gray, L., Chamberlain, R., & Morris, C. (2016). "Basically you wait for an 'in'": Community pharmacist views on their role in weight management in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(4), 365-371. doi: 10.1071/HC16026
McKinlay, E., Gallagher, P., Wilson, C., Gray, L., McHugh, P., & Pullon, S. (2016). Social learning, shared accommodation and interprofessional education: I think those conversations that you have at the dinner table …. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice, 5, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.xjep.2016.07.001
Foster Page, L. A., Gray, L., Gallagher, P., McKinlay, E., & Rich, A. M. (2016). Untangling the web of influences on dental students' participation in interprofessional education programs. Journal of Dental Education, 80(6), 677-685.
Barton, J., Dew, K., Dowell, A., Sheridan, N., Kenealy, T., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., … Gray, L., & Stubbe, M. (2016). Patient resistance as a resource: Candidate obstacles in diabetes consultations. Sociology of Health & Illness, 38(7), 1151-1166. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.12447
Pullon, S., Wilson, C., Gallagher, P., Skinner, M., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., & McHugh, P. (2016). Transition to practice: Can rural interprofessional education make a difference? A cohort study. BMC Medical Education, 16, 154. doi: 10.1186/s12909-016-0674-5
Journal - Research Other
Gray, L., & MacDonald, C. (2016). Morbid obesity in disasters: Bringing the "conspicuously invisible" into focus. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 13, 1029. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13101029
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Jardine, C. G., Bouder, F., Driedger, S. M., Turner, N., Gray, L., Heywood, A., & Rath, B. (2016). Developing an international strategy for determining the immunization risk communication needs of immigrant Populations. Proceedings of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://sra.org/events/sra-2016-annual-meeting#program
Gray, L., Macdonald, C., Mackie, B., Paton, D., Baker, M. G., & Johnston, D. (2016). Community risk perception of flu vaccination campaigns in New Zealand. Proceedings of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://sra.org/events/sra-2016-annual-meeting#program
Jardine, C., Bouder, F., Driedger, S. M., Turner, N., Gray, L., Heywood, A., & Rath, B. (2016). Risk communication needs for immunization of immigrant populations: Process and challenges in developing an international strategy. Society for Risk Analysis Europe Conference. Retrieved from http://programme.exordo.com/sra2016/delegates/presentation/125/
Pullon, S., Wilson, C., McHugh, P., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., Skinner, M., & McKinlay, E. (2016). Rural interprofessional education meets multiple learning objectives for entry to practice. Proceedings of the All Together Better Health (ATBH) VIII Conference. (pp. 88). Retrieved from http://www.atbh.org/
Gray, L. (2016). Awkward adiposity? [Invited]. Proceedings of the Obesity Summit. Barnet, UK: EuroSciCon. Retrieved from http://obesity2016.com
Gallagher, P., McKinlay, E., Pullon, S., Gray, L., Tibble, M., & McHugh, P. (2016). "Ain't nothing like the real thing": IPE and students learning about indigenous health. Proceedings of the International Association for Medical Education (AMEE) Conference. 10N6. Retrieved from https://www.amee.org
Pullon, S., Wilson, C., Gallagher, P., Skinner, M., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., & McHugh, P. (2016). Transitioning from student to graduate health practitioner. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice. Retrieved from http://www.generalpractice.org.nz/gp16
Pullon, S., Gallagher, P., Pelham, K., McHugh, P., McKinlay, E., Skinner, M., & Gray, L. (2016). Partnerships matter: An interprofessional education programme as a socially accountable win-win for students and rural communities. Proceedings of the Primary Health Care Research Conference: Reform and Innovation in PHC Policy and Practice. (pp. 29). Retrieved from http://www.phcris.org.au/conference/2016/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gray, L. (2016, September). Preparing for the big one. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Primary Care Research Colloquium, Whitianga, New Zealand.
2015
Chapter in Book - Research
Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., Skinner, M., & McHugh, P. (2015). Case study 14.4: Interprofessional education in a rural setting: A quick-start innovation for final-year health professional students. In K. Bin Abdulrahman, S. Mennin, R. Harden & C. Kennedy (Eds.), Routledge international handbook of medical education. (pp. 197). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. [Case Study].
Journal - Research Article
McKinlay, E. M., Gallagher, P. A., Gray, L. A., Wilson, C. L., & Pullon, S. R. H. (2015). Sixteen months “from square one”: The process of forming an interprofessional clinical teaching team. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice & Education, 5(2). Retrieved from http://www.jripe.org/index.php/journal/article/view/191
Woodbridge, M. R., Dowell, A. C., & Gray, L. (2015). 'He said he had been out doing the traffic': General practitioner perceptions of sexually transmitted infection and HIV testing strategies for men. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(1), 50-56.
Journal - Research Other
Gallagher, P., Pullon, S., Skinner, M., McHugh, P., McKinlay, E., & Gray, L. (2015). An interprofessional community education project as a socially accountable assessment [Short report]. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 29(5), 509-511. doi: 10.3109/13561820.2015.1004040
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gray, L., McKibben, M.-A., McKinlay, E., & Reid, K. (2015). Public health pathways and routes to fellowship: Following the yellow brick road because, because, because? Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 28). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Darlow, B., McKinlay, E., Gallagher, P., Wilson, C., Gray, L., & Pullon, S. (2015). Following our students as they head into the big wide (collaborative) world: The Longitudinal Interprofessional Study. In J. Young (Ed.), Proceedings of the Annual General Practice and Primary Care Research Weekend. (pp. 15-16). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Stubbe, M., Dowell, T., Macdonald, L., Kenealy, T., Sheridan, N., Dew, K., Tester, R., Docherty, B., Hall, D.-A., Gray, L., & Vernall, S. (2015). 'I understand what it is but I didn't expect to get it': Justifications in the accounts of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients. In J. Young (Ed.), Proceedings of the Annual General Practice and Primary Care Research Weekend. (pp. 8-9). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of General Practice and Rural Health, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gray, L., & Arcus, K. (2015, May). Tackling obesity: Principles and practice. Workshop presentation at the Acurity Health GP Conference: Connect 2015, Wellington, New Zealand.
2014
Journal - Research Article
Claridge, R., Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, A. C. (2014). General practitioner opinion of weight management interventions in New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 6(3), 212-220.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gray, L., Gallagher, P., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Skinner, M., & McHugh, P. (2014). An unexpected socially accountable journey: Interprofessional health promoting practice in New Zealand. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 167). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
Gray, L., Dowell, T., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Stubbe, M. (2014). Getting TabOO issues on the table: Talking about overweight and obesity in New Zealand General Practice. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 8(Suppl. 1), (pp. 41-42). doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2014.10.075
Skinner, M. A., Pullon, S., Gallagher, P., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., & McHugh, P. (2014). Looking to the future: The benefits of interprofessional collaboration in practice. Physiotherapy New Zealand Conference: Linking the Chain. (pp. 133). Wellington, New Zealand: Physiotherapy New Zealand. [Abstract]
McHugh, P., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., Gallagher, P., & Skinner, M. (2014). A distributed interprofessional learning programme to connect rural New Zealand. Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Conference for General Practice: Making Connections: Are You Plugged In? Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/gp14/programme
Gallagher, P., Wilson, C., Pullon, S., Gray, L., & McKinlay, E. (2014). Building a community of practice: Forming a new interprofessional teaching team in a rural and distant location. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Connecting Science and Theory with Learning for Clinical Practice. (pp. 90). Adelaide, Australia: ANZAHPE. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., Skinner, M., & McHugh, P. (2014, September). Fostering social accountability in health professional education: How IPE can help? Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Interprofessional Health Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
2013
Journal - Research Article
Macdonald, L., Stubbe, M., Tester, R., Vernall, S., Dowell, T., Dew, K., Kenealy, T., Sheridan, N., Docherty, B., Gray, L., & Raphael, D. (2013). Nurse-patient communication in primary care diabetes management: An exploratory study. BMC Nursing, 12(20). doi: 10.1186/1472-6955-12-20
Lim, B. T., Moriarty, H., Huthwaite, M., Gray, L., Pullon, S., & Gallagher, P. (2013). How well do medical students rate and communicate clinical empathy? Medical Teacher, 35(2), e946-e951. doi: 10.3109/0142159x.2012.715783
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gray, L., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Gallagher, P., & McHugh, P. (2013). What's your TIPE? Building interprofessional practice in rural New Zealand. Proceedings of the Collaborating Across Borders IV Conference: Transformative Change from the Classroom to Practice. Retrieved from http://www.cabiv.ca/
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Gray, L., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Gallagher, P., & McHugh, P. (2013, August). Building interprofessional health promoting practice in rural New Zealand. Poster session presented at the 21st International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference: Best Investments for Health, Pattaya, Thailand.
Gray, L., Stubbe, M., & Claridge, R. (2013, August). Taboo: GP perceptions of weight management services & support in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the 21st International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference: Best Investments for Health, Pattaya, Thailand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gray, L. (2013, October). Lessons not to be sneezed at: H1N1 campaigns in New Zealand and community preparedness. Verbal presentation at the Hanmer Springs Research Weekend, Hanmer Springs, New Zealand.
Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, T. (2013, August). Taboo: Talking about overweight & obesity. Verbal presentation at the 21st International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference: Best Investments for Health, Pattaya, Thailand.
Gray, L., MacDonald, C., Mackie, B., Paton, D., Johnston, D., & Baker, M. (2013, August). Lessons not to be sneezed at: H1N1 media campaigns in New Zealand and community preparedness. Verbal presentation at the 21st International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference: Best Investments for Health, Pattaya, Thailand.
Pullon, S., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., & McKinlay, E. (2013, June). Identifying the professional development needs of a new rural interdisciplinary teaching team. Verbal presentation at the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Professional Development of Health Professional Educators, Melbourne, Australia.
2012
Journal - Research Article
Gray, L., MacDonald, C., Mackie, B., Paton, D., Johnston, D., & Baker, M. G. (2012). Community responses to communication campaigns for influenza A (H1N1): A focus group study. BMC Public Health, 12, 205. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-205
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Moriarty, H., Huthwaite, M., Gray, L., Gallagher, P., & Pullon, S. (2012). Empathy skills come off the hidden curriculum. Proceedings of the 15th Ottawa Conference: Assessment of Competence in Medicine and the Healthcare Professions. (pp. 163). Retrieved from http://www.ottawaconference.org
Moriarty, H., Pullon, S., Huthwaite, M., Gallagher, P., & Gray, L. (2012). Empathy skills make a consultation successful: How do we recognise and measure empathy? Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Professionalism Under Pressure. (pp. 102). Adelaide, Australia: ANZAHPE. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Woodbridge, M., Dowell, T., & Gray, L. (2012, September). The assessment of men's risk of STI and HIV in the general practice setting. Poster session presented at the Division of Health Sciences Research Forum: Health Matters: Research Excellence at Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
McKinlay, E., Vernon, R., Crawford, R., Ashworth, N., McHugh, P., Pullon, S., Gray, L., Gallagher, P., Skinner, M., Windle, J., Foster Page, L., & Broughton, J. (2012, August). Interprofessional education: Establishing common ground to build interprofessional practice. Poster session presented at the Interprofessional Health Studies Poster Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
McKinlay, E., Vernon, R., Crawford, R., Ashworth, N., McHugh, P., Pullon, S., Gray, L., Gallagher, P., Skinner, M., Windle, J., Foster Page, L., & Broughton, J. (2012, August). Interprofessional education: Establishing common ground to build interprofessional practice. Poster session presented at the New Zealand College of Primary Health Care Nurses New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) Inaugural Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., Gray, L., Gallagher, P., & McHugh, P. (2012, October). Whoa to go in nine for IPE: Set up and first delivery of a new rural IPE programme in New Zealand. Panel discussion at the 6th Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice International Conference: All Together Better Health VI: Exploring New Horizons: Diversity and Quality in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice, Kobe, Japan.
Moriarty, H., Gray, L., & Pullon, S. (2012, July). Teaching and learning clinical empathy skills. Verbal presentation at the Fourth Biennial Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) Education Convention: Close Encounters: Teaching and Learning in the Practice Environment, Wellington, New Zealand.
Gray, L., Stubbe, M., Macdonald, L., Tester, R., & Dowell, T. (2012, August). TAbOO: Getting 'fat' on the table (brief intervention pilot). Verbal presentation at the Primary Care and General Practice Research Weekend, Martinborough, New Zealand.
Woodbridge, M., Dowell, T., & Gray, L. (2012, August). The assessment of men's risk of STI and HIV in the general practice setting. Verbal presentation at the Primary Care and General Practice Research Weekend, Martinborough, New Zealand.
2011
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Woodbridge, M., Dowell, T., & Gray, L. (2011, October). The assessment of men's risk of STI and HIV in the General Practice setting. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Sexual Health Society 33rd Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gray, L., Mackie, B., MacDonald, C., Paton, D., Johnston, D. M., Johal, S., Cunningham, C., … Baker, M. (2011). Dynamics of an effective risk communication campaign for Influenza A (H1N1) [GNS Science Report 2011/04]. Commissioned by Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited. Avalon, New Zealand: GNS Science Te Pū Ao. 47p.
2010
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Lim, B. T., Moriarty, H., Huthwaite, M., Gallagher, P., Gray, L., & Pullon, S. (2010, November-December). Learning to portray empathy: Consultation skills for medical students. Poster session presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference: Making a Difference, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gray, L., & Stubbe, M. (2010, October). TABOO subject? Talking about overweight and obesity in practice. Verbal presentation at the National Obesity Forum 10th Anniversary Conference: Y W8 2 LOSE W8, London, United Kingdom.
Gray, L. (2010, November). TABOO (Talking About Overweight and Obesity). Verbal presentation at the GP Research Weekend, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2009
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Harris, A., Moriarty, H., Gray, L., & Stubbe, M. (2009). What do patients recall after their GP consultation? Proceedings of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Annual Scientific Conference: Myths and Realities of Primary Care. RNZCGP. Retrieved from http://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/rnzcgp-conference-2009/
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Gray, L. (2009, October). Talking fat. Verbal presentation at the Waitomo General Practitioners Research Weekend, Waitomo, New Zealand.