Elinor Chisholm

PhD (Otago), MPhil (Cambridge), BA(Hons. 1st Class) (Victoria).
Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago, Wellington
Eli Chisholm

Elinor Chisholm

BA(Hons.) (Victoria University of Wellington), MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (Otago),

Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago, Wellington

Eli is a Senior Research Fellow with He Kāinga Oranga - Housing and Health Research Programme. She conducts qualitative and historical research. She is currently working on projects about mixed tenure communities, eviction, and the effect of housing interventions on health.

Key publications

  1. 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
    Chris Bevan (ed). Global Perspectives on Homelessness Law & Policy, Routledge, 2024
    10.4324/9781003274056-35
  2. Fraser B Pierse N Chisholm E
    2023
    “There’s No Room for Falling Apart:” Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ People’s Experiences of Homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand
    Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 2023.
    2023.2253431
  3. Howden-Chapman P Crane J Keall M Pierse N Baker MG Cunningham C Amore K Aspinall C Bennett J Bierre S Boulic M Chapman R Chisholm E Davies C Fougere G Fraser B
    2023
    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
    Volume 54, 2024
  4. Fraser B Chisholm E Pierse N
    2023
    Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ People’s Experiences of Homelessness and Sex Work in Aotearoa New Zealand
    Anti-Trafficking Review.
    (20) 2023
  5. Fraser B Chisholm E Pierse N
    2021
    “You’re so powerless”: Takatāpui/LGBTIQ+ people’s experiences before becoming homeless in Aotearoa New Zealand.
    PLOS ONE
    16(12) doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259799
  6. Chisholm, E.
    Bierre, S.
    Davies, C.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2021).
    'That house was a home': Qualitative evidence from New Zealand on the connections between rental housing eviction and poor health outcomes.
    Health Promotion Journal of Australia,
    Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/hpja.526
  7. Fraser, B.
    White, M. Cook, H.
    Chisholm, E.
    Ombler, J.
    Chun, S. Tareha, H.
    Pierse, N.
    (2021).
    Service usage of a cohort of formerly homeless women in Aotearoa New Zealand.
    SSM Population Health,
    15, 100842.
  8. Chisholm, E.
    Pierse, N.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2021).
    What is a mixed-tenure community? Views from New Zealand practitioners and implications for researchers.
    Urban Policy & Research,
    39(1)
  9. Rangiwhetu, l.
    Pierse, N.
    Chisholm, E.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2020).
    Public housing and well-being: Evaluation frameworks to influence policy.
    Health Education and Behavior,
    47(6), 825-835.
  10. Pierse, N.
    White, M.
    Ombler, J.
    Davis, C.
    Chisholm, E.
    Baker, M.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2020).
    Well Homes Initiative: A home-based initiative to address housing-related ill health.
    Health Education and Behavior,
    47(6), 836-844.
  11. Chisholm, E.
    Pierse, N.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2020).
    Perceived benefits and risks of developing mixed communities in New Zealand: Implementer perspectives.
    Urban Research & Practice,
    Online.
  12. O'Sullivan, K.
    Chisholm, E.
    (2020).
    Baby it’s hot outside: Balancing health risks and energy efficiency when parenting during extreme heat events.
    Energy Research & Social Science,
    66, 101480. doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2020.101480.
  13. Chisholm, E.
    Pierse, N.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2020).
    Well Homes Initiative: A home-based intervention to address housing-related ill health.
    Health Education and Behavior,
    47(6), 836-844.
  14. Chisholm, E.
    Pierse, N.
    Davies, C.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2020).
    Promoting health through housing improvements, education and advocacy: lessons from staff involved in Wellington’s Healthy Housing Initiative.
    Health Promotion Journal of Australia,
    31(1), 7-15.
  15. Fraser B Pierse N Chisholm E Cook H
    2019
    LGBTIQ+ Homelessness: A Review of the Literature
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
    16(15). doi: 10.3390/ijerph16152677
  16. Chisholm, E.
    Keall, M.
    Bennett, J.
    Marshall, A.
    Telfar-Barnard, L.
    Thornley, L.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    (2019).
    Why don’t owners improve their homes? Results from a survey following a housing warrant-of-fitness assessment for health and safety.
    Australian and NZ Journal of Public Health,
    43, 221-227.
    Download document
    Housing-WOF_ANZJPH_paper.pdf
  17. Chisholm, E.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Fougere, G.
    (2018).
    Tenants’ responses to substandard housing: Hidden and invisible power and the failure of rental housing regulation.
    Housing, Theory & Society,
    37(2), 139-161. doi: 10.1080/14036096.2018.1538019.
  18. Nilsson, M. Griggs, D. McCollum, D.
    Chisholm, E.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Messerli, P. Neumann, B. Visbeck, M. Stafford-Smith, M.
    (2018).
    Mapping interactions between the Sustainable Development Goals : lessons learned and ways forward.
    Sustainability Science,
    6, 1499-1503.
  19. Howden-Chapman, P.
    Chisholm, E.
    Telfar-Barnard, L.
    Viggers, H.
    O'Sullivan, K.
    Bennett, J.
    Bierre, S.
    Preval, N.
    Tiatia, R.
    Ombler, J.
    Amore, K.
    Rivera-Muñoz, G. Davies, C.
    Aspinall, C.
    Oliver, J.
    Baker, M.
    Keall, M.
    Crane, J.
    Pierse, N.
    (2017).
    Housing, energy and health in resilient cities.
    Cities in New Zealand: Preferences, patterns and possibilities,
    Howden-Chapman, L. Early & J. Ombler (Eds.), (pp. 95-106). Wellington, New Zealand: Steele Roberts Aotearoa.
  20. Howden-Chapman, P.
    Siri, J.
    Chisholm, E.
    Chapman, R. Doll, C.N.H. Capon, A.
    (2017).
    SDG3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
    In D. J. Griggs, M. Nilsson, A. Stevance & D. McCollum (Eds.), A Guide to SDG Interactions: From Science to Implementation.
    (pp. 84-126). Paris, France: International Council for Science. doi: 10.24948/2017.01
  21. Chisholm, E.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Fougere, G.
    (2017).
    Renting in New Zealand: Perspectives from tenant advocates.
    Kōtuitui,
    12(1), 95-110. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2016.1272471.
  22. Howden-Chapman, P.
    Roebbel, N.
    Chisholm, E.
    (2017).
    Setting housing standards to improve global health.
    International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health,
    14(12), 1542. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14121542
  23. Chisholm, E.
    O'Sullivan, K.
    (2017).
    Using Twitter to Explore (un)Healthy Housing: Learning from the #Characterbuildings Campaign in New Zealand.
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
    14(11) 1424-1438. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14111424
  24. Howden-Chapman, P.
    Chisholm, E.
    Bierre, S.
    et al.
    (2016).
    Submission on the Healthy Homes Amendment Bill (No. 2).
    He Kāinga Oranga - Housing and Health Research Programme, Wellington.
    Download document
    Healthy-Homes-Guarantee-Bill-submission-HHRP-20-6-2016.pdf
  25. Chisholm, E.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Fougere, G.
    (2016).
    The Application of Hirschman’s Exit-Voice Framework to Housing Studies: A Review and Some Ways Forward.
    Housing, Theory and Society,
    33 (4), 381–402. doi:10.1080/14036096.2016.1188849.
  26. Chisholm, E.
    (2016).
    Individual and collective action to improve rental housing in New Zealand: an historical and contemporary study (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy). University of Otago.
  27. Howden-Chapman, P.
    Amore, K.
    Bierre, S.
    Chisholm, E.
    Hamer-Adams, A.
    Ombler, J.
    O'Sullivan, K.
    (2015).
    What Effect Will the 2015 Budget Have on Housing?
    Policy Quarterly,
    11 (3): 13–19.
  28. Howden-Chapman, P.
    Goodyear, R. Pearson, A.L.
    Chisholm, E.
    Amore, K.
    Rivera-Muñoz, G. Woodbury, E.
    (2014).
    Rebuilding Christchurch: A Case of the Inverse Care Law.
    In B. Bennett, J. Dann, E. Johnson & R. Reynolds (Eds.), Once in a Lifetime: City-Building After Disaster in Christchurch.
    (pp.190-198). Christchurch: Freerange Press.
  29. Fraser B Chisholm E Pierse N
    “There’s no room for falling apart:” Takatāpui/LGBTIQ + people’s experiences of homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand
    Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services. 2023
    Abstract Takatāpui/LGBTIQ + people’s experiences of homelessness remain poorly understood in Aotearoa New Zealand. Using data from semi-structured interviews with eight people who identified as Takatāpui/LGBTIQ + and had experienced homelessness, this paper explores their experiences while homeless. The analysis showed the necessity of strength of character, how Takatāpui/LGBTIQ + people presented a different self in order to be accepted, the different strategies used to survive, the importance of implementing boundaries for self-protection, and missed points of intervention and support. Our findings show how participants were failed by the housing support system, and had to rely on themselves and their communities during periods of homelessness.

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