Louise has worked in the health sector for most of her working life (in particular at the Ministry of Health) with a focus on public health as well as mental health. She has been a senior lecturer at the University of Otago, Wellington, since 2009. She has a Masters in law, specialising in international law. Interests include public policy, public health, law, international/global health, and public health ethics. In public health Louise has focused primarily on the law and ethics of communicable disease, pandemic and emergency issues; in addition to noncommunicable disease challenges arising from tobacco and alcohol, all of which have international and globalised dimensions.
Since 2018, Louise has also undertaken work on the implications of tax law for health and equity.
During 2020–2021 she undertook research on the legal frameworks for addressing COVID-19, resulting in a book published by Thomson Reuters in December 2021, Covid and the law in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Wilson, N., Delany, L., & Thomson, G. W. (2020). Smokefree laws and hospitality settings: An example from New Zealand of a deficient approach [Research letter]. Tobacco Control, 29, 460. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2019-055215
Journal - Research Other
Delany, L., & Signal, L. (2019). Funding for the Sustainable Development Goals: International taxation reforms [Workshop]. Proceedings of the 23rd International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) World Conference on Health Promotion. Retrieved from http://www.iuhpe2019.com
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Delany, L., Signal, L., & Thomson, G. (2018). International trade and investment law: A new framework for public health and the common good [Debate]. BMC Public Health, 18, 602. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5486-6
Journal - Research Other
Thomson, G., Delany, L., & Gage, R. (2017). The international tax regime as a health determinant: Promoting health through fair international taxation. Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association (PHA) Conference. 74. Retrieved from http://www.conference.co.nz/phanz17
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Delany, L., & Thomson, G. (2017, October). Policy feature: International taxation as a health determinant. Workshop presentation at the Proceedings of the New Zealand Public Health Association (PHA) Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Delany, L. (2016, August). The ethics of tobacco tax revenue: The case for dedicating tobacco tax revenue to tobacco control. Verbal presentation at the 30th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care: Ethics and Social Determinants of Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Delany, L. (2016, August). The ethics of smokefree policies for outdoor public places. Verbal presentation at the 30th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care: Ethics and Social Determinants of Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Delany, L., & Thomson, G. (2016, August). International economic law: A health determinant in need of action for global justice. Verbal presentation at the 30th European Conference on Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care: Ethics and Social Determinants of Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Delany, L., Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Edwards, R. (2016). Key design features of a new smokefree law to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa New Zealand 2025 goal. New Zealand Medical Journal, 129(1439), 68-76. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Delany, L. (2015). Public health law and products. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 867-899). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2015). Public health law and places. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 823-866). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2015). Public health law and people: Infectious disease, emergencies, immunisation and screening. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 785-822). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2015). Overview of public health law in New Zealand. In P. D. G. Skegg & R. Paterson (Eds.), Health law in New Zealand. (pp. 773-784). Wellington, New Zealand: Thomson Reuters.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2015). Global health and law. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Otago International Health Research Network (OIHRN) Conference. (pp. 4). Retrieved from http://dnmeds.otago.ac.nz/departments/psm/research/international_hlth
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Delany, L., Curtis, H., Thomson, G., Edwards, R., & Wilson, N. (2015). A new smokefree act: What's needed for a real smokefree Aotearoa 2025. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 60-61). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Delany, L., & Thomson, G. (2015). Health in international trade and investment agreements: Designing international law that works to prevent non-communicable disease. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 42-43). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Thomson, G., Wilson, N., & Delany, L. (2015). Taming the monsters: The need for strengthened international health law to constrain the multi-national tobacco industry. Proceedings of the Public Health Association Conference. (pp. 32). Retrieved from https://www.ivvy.com/event/PHA15/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Delany, L., Ratima, M., & Morgaine, K. C. (2015). Ethics and health promotion. In L. Signal & M. Ratima (Eds.), Promoting health in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 121-145). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Delany, L. (2014). Wanted: Genuine health and social equity. Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand, 20(7), 20-21.
Journal - Research Other
Delany, L., Cook, H., & D'Souza, A. Submission on the Vulnerable Children’s Bill 2013. Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. [Government Submission].
Other Research Output
Delany, L. (2012). Ethics and indigeneity in responding to pandemic influenza: Māori values in New Zealand's emergency planning. In C. Enemark & M. J. Selgelid (Eds.), Ethics and security aspects of infectious disease control: Interdisciplinary perspectives. (pp. 179-200). Farnham, UK: Ashgate.
Chapter in Book - Research
