Dr Julie Gillespie
Lincoln University, Manaaki Whenua
A transdisciplinary approach to understanding the connections between soil and people, through food production
Doctoral Thesis
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Lincoln University
Publications
Gillespie, J., Cavanagh, J.-A., Edwards, S., Jolly, D., Payne, D., & Smith, C. (2025). Engaging in transdisciplinary soil research: A roadmap for soil scientists. European Journal of Soil Science, 76(6), e70231. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.70231
Gillespie, J., Payne, M., Payne, D., Edwards, S., Jolly, D., Smith, C., and Cavanagh, J.-A. (2025). Research at the interface between Indigenous knowledge and soil science; weaving knowledges to understand horticultural land use in Aotearoa / New Zealand. SOIL, 11, 583–607. https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-11-583-2025
Gillespie, J., Cavanagh, J.-A., Edwards, S., Jolly, D., Payne, D., & Smith, C. (2024). A transdisciplinary approach for assessing connections between soil, food, and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. European Journal of Soil Science, 75(3), e13521. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13521
Conference Proceedings
Smith, C., Payne, D., Jolly, D., Gillespie, J., Payne, M., & Edwards, S. (2025, July 20–25). Research at the interface between Indigenous knowledge and soil science: Weaving knowledges to understand horticultural land use in Aotearoa New Zealand [Conference presentation]. Soils for Our Future 2025 Conference: A Gathering of Global to Local Perspectives, Delta Winnipeg, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. https://static.pheedloop.com/media/events/EVEYHOPOMAGWN/files/PEKCBUWV_703505.pdf
Gillespie, J., Smith, C., Cavanagh, J.-A., Jolly, D., Edwards, S., & Payne, D. (2024, December 2–5). Connecting people to soil: Learnings from the application of the Food-Landscape Networks framework. In Proceedings of the Joint NZSSS and SSA Conference (p. 32). New Zealand Society of Soil Science and Soil Science Australia.
Gillespie, J., Nutira, R., Jolly, D., Riddell, E., Phillips, J., Perenara-O'Connell, D., & Smith, C. (2024, December 2–5). Te Rua o Mahara | The pits of memories: Weaving knowledge to understand the past. In Proceedings of the Joint NZSSS and SSA Conference (p. 31). New Zealand Society of Soil Science and Soil Science Australia.
Gillespie, J., Payne, D., Smith, C., Cavanagh, J.-A., Jolly, D., & Edwards, S. (2024, December 2–5). Weaving knowledges to understand historical horticultural land use at Pōhatu. In Proceedings of the Joint NZSSS and SSA Conference (p. 42). New Zealand Society of Soil Science and Soil Science Australia.