Associate Professor Lesley Gray 

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. Advance online publication. 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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/HC23169

Morgan, S., Mihlar, S., Wood, E., McKinlay, E., Gibbs, H., Parker, G., & Gray, L. (2024). Sizing up general practice environments for big-bodied patients: An environmental assessment of three facilities in Aotearoa New Zealand. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/19375867241238442

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

Journal - Research Other

Sørensen, J. L., Mortelmans, L., Gray, L., Khorram-Manesh, A., Hertelendy, A. J., Stray, K. N., … Achour, N. (2024). “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. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/rhc3.12314

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 [Short report]. 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

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

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

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

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 - Research Other

Rushton, A., Gray, L., Canty, J., & Blanchard, K. (2019). Beyond binary: (Re)defining "gender" for 21st century disaster risk reduction research, policy, and practice. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16, 3984. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16203984

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.