Biography
My research interests are wide ranging, including sustainability in agriculture, rural land use, and human interaction with green spaces. Some of my previous work has focused on the relationships between green spaces and sense of belonging.
I am currently working on several projects across these areas:
MOVING H2020 – MOuntain Valorisation through INterconnectedness and Green Growth
C3-1 – Scottish Land Use Transformations
C6-1 – Reciprocal Care for Nature and Wellbeing
Previous work at Hutton has included a project exploring the potential of regional farm and rural support groups to stimulate green finance markets, a CREW funded project exploring the impact of future water scarcity in Scotland on distilleries and agriculture, the EU H2020 project FRAMEwork and evaluation work for Cumbernauld Living Landscape
Publications
Journals
- Thompson, C.; Pownall, M.; Harris, R.; Blundell-Birtill, P. (2023) Is the grass always greener? Access to campus green spaces can boost students’ sense of belonging, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 24(8), 1841-1857
Prior to appointment
- Pownall, M.; Thompson, C.; Blundell-Birtill, P.; Newell, S.J.; Harris, R. (2022) Does “psychological literacy” feature in non-psychology degrees? A cross-discipline study of student perceptions, Teaching of Psychology, 0(0)
- Harris, R., Pownall, M., Thompson, C., Newell, S. J., & Blundell-Birtill, P. (2021) Students’ Understanding of Psychological Literacy in the UK Undergraduate Curriculum, Psychology Teaching Review, 27(1), 56-68
- Harris, R., Pownall, M., Thompson, C., Newell, S. J., & Blundell-Birtill, P. (2021) Students’ Understanding of Psychological Literacy in the UK Undergraduate Curriculum, Psychology Teaching Review, 27(1), 56-68
Technical / contract reports
- Beingessner, N.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R. (2024) Visions for Future Land Use in Scotland: Technical Report on Different Views on Land Use/Land Use Change, Land Use Transformations website.
- Glendell, M.; Blackstock, K.; Adams, K.; Brickell, J.; Comte, J.; Gagkas, Z.; Geris, J.; Haro, D.; Jabloun, M.; Karley, A.; MacLeod, K.; Naha, S.; Paterson, E.; Rivington, M.; Thompson, C.; Upton, K.; Wilkinson, M.; Williams, K. (2024) Future predictions of water scarcity in Scotland impact on distilleries and agricultural abstractors CRW2023_05, Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW)
- Nicholson, H.; Roberts, M.; Thompson, C.; Irvine, K. (2024) Validated index of green and blue space quality, RESAS report
- Beingessner, N.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R. (2023) Land Use Transformations Project (JHIC31) Milestone 12 – LULUC story telling draft findings, Project Milestone (M25), p8. Unpublished.
- Beingessner, N.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R. (2023) Milestone 25 LULUC story telling draft findings, Project Milestone Report, 20 September 2023, unpublished, 8 pp.
- Colley, K.; Hague, A.; Thompson, C.; Fischer, A.; Roberts, M.; Irvine, K.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Conniff, A.; Nicholson, H.; Eastwood, A.; Herrett, S.; Ferguson, J.; Murray, K.; Rae, G. (2023) Creating Natural Connections: Final Evaluation of Outcomes for People, Evaluation report of the people-focused activities of the Creating Natural Connections project, delivered by Cumbernauld Living Landscape.
- Thompson, C.A.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D. (2023) Vulnerability and Resilience of the Speyside Whisky, food and drink tourism value chain assemblage, Report to stakeholders, The James Hutton Institute.
- Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Chabdu, A.; Bacigalupo, A.; Thompson, C. (2022) D43 Participatory value chain analysis: Report on the structure and valorisation of 23 mountain value chains across Europe, including evaluation of telecoupling, assemblage, and enabling institutions and infrastructure, MOVING external website and on Hutton MOVING webpage.
Conference papers
- Beingessner, N.; Sutherland, L.; Creaney, R.; Juarez Bourke, A.; Thompson, C. (2023) Scottish Stakeholder Visions of Rural Land Use in a ‘Just Transition’, RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, 29 August – 1 September 2023, London, UK