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PhD (Otago), MPhil (Cambridge), BA(Hons. 1st Class) (Victoria)
Senior Research Fellow; HHRPDSC3137__2_Eli_photo

Contact details

Tel +64 4 832 3183
Email elinor.chisholm@otago.ac.nz

Research interests and activities

Elinor is a Senior Research Fellow for the Housing and Health Research Programme at the University of Otago, Wellington.

Her PhD investigated the power relationship between tenant and landlord and the history of renter activism in Aotearoa New Zealand. Subsequent research has looked at eviction experiences, Healthy Housing Initiatives, and the development of mixed tenure communities.

Her current research foci include the effect of housing interventions on wellbeing, ventilation behaviour, the use of community rooms in multiunit housing, and public housing tenants' neighbourhood experiences.

Housing and Health Research Programme

Publications

Chisholm, E., Logan, A., Aspinall, C., Davies, C., Howden-Chapman, P., Johnson, E., & Pierse, N. (2024). “Freedom to move through the house”: How a healthy housing initiative improves quality of life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48(5), 100190. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100190 Journal - Research Article

Fraser, B., Aspinall, C., Chisholm, E., Ombler, J., Bierre, S., Telfar-Barnard, L., Johnson, E., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). A snapshot of a fragmented landscape: Homelessness law and policy in Aotearoa New Zealand. In C. Bevan (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of global perspectives on homelessness, law & policy. (pp. 500-516). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003274056-35 Chapter in Book - Research

Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Keall, M., Pierse, N., Baker, M. G., Cunningham, C., … Aspinall, C., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., … Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Fougere, G., Fraser, B., Fyfe, C., Grant, L., … Halley, C., Logan-Riley, A., … Olin, C., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pehi, T., Penny, G., … Randal, E., … Robson, B., Ruru, J., Shaw, C., … Teariki, M. A., Telfar Barnard, L., Tiatia, R., Toy-Cronin, B., … Viggers, H., … Zhang, W. (2024). He Kāinga Oranga: Reflections on 25 years of measuring the improved health, wellbeing and sustainability of healthier housing. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 54(3), 290-315. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2170427 Journal - Research Other

Fraser, B., Chisholm, E., & Pierse, N. (2023). “There’s no room for falling apart:” Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people's experiences of homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services, 2253431, 1-28. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/10538720.2023.2253431 Journal - Research Article

Chisholm, E., Olin, C., Randal, E., Witten, K., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2023). Placemaking and public housing: The state of knowledge and research priorities. Housing Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/02673037.2023.2206799 Journal - Research Article

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