Below is a list of my publications in peer-reviewed journals with some available open-access (ꗃ). Please get in touch if you would like a copy of any paper.
Rural LGBTQ+ Displacement
Mai, O., Lewis, C. & McLaren, S. (2025), Discrimination and Psychological Well-being Among LGBTQ+ Australians: The Roles of Belonging and Place of Residence. Journal of Homosexuality, (Scimagor Q1). ꗃ
Lewis, C., & Redshaw, S. (2024). “’We don’t show everything’: Queer identity concealment in rural Australia.” Sociologia Ruralis (Scimagor Q1). ꗃ
Lewis, C., Mehmet, M. & McLaren, S. (2023). ‘A lot of gay energy in the city’: An identity-based exploration of leisure travel to domestic cities in the lives of rural queer people, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (ABDC: A).
Marlin, L.*, Lewis, C. & McLaren, S. (2022). ‘Being able to be yourself’: A qualitative exploration of how queer emerging adults experience a sense of belonging in rural Australia. Journal of Homosexuality (Scimagor Q1). *Research Student
Lewis, C. (2020). Rethinking access for minority segments in rural health: An LGBTQI+ perspective. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 28(5), 509-513. (Scimagojr: Q2).
Queer Tourism and Recreation
Anjusha, P.,Thakur, P., Lewis, C. & Thomas, T. (2025), Travel Constraints on Stigmatised LGBTQ+ Indians. Annals of Tourism Research, (A*)
Lewis, C., Ong, F., & Prayag, G. (2025). Diversity within? The paradox of social dominance and LGBTQ+ events. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-23 (ABDC A*). ꗃ
Ong, F., Lewis, C. & Prayag, G. (2025), ‘This is what being queer looks like’: The roles LGBTQ+ events play for queer people based on their social identity. Tourism Management (ABDC: A*). ꗃ
Lewis, C., Chandra, S., & Markwell, K. (2024). ‘An Intersectional Examination of Pride from the Perspective of Queer People of Colour.‘ Tourism Geographies (ABDC: A).
Prayag, G. Lewis, C. & Pour, S. (2023). ‘Intersectional examination of travel well-being and activities of LGB travellers‘. Tourism Geographies (ABDC: A).
Prayag, G. Lewis, C. & Pour, S. (2023). ‘Travel in my life: queer identity, travel motivation, resilience, life-satisfaction and wellbeing‘. Current Issues in Tourism (ABDC: A). ꗃ
Lewis, C. & Prayag, G. (2022). Tourism scholarship with LGBTQ+ people in criminalised contexts: A research agenda, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management (ABDC A).
Lewis, C. & Hermann, U. (2022), ‘The fun you have being what you are’: Exploring the role queer people believe Pride plays in two capital cities. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure, and Events (ABDC: B).
Lewis, C. & Mehmet, M. (2022), When a Pandemic cancels Pride: An exploration of how stakeholders responded to the cancellation of a rural Australian Pride event. Event Management.
Lockett, O.* & Lewis, C. (2022), ‘Not the Only Gay in the Village’: Towards the development of a Framework for the Organisation of LGBTQI+ Pride Events in Rural Communities‘, Event Management. *Research Student
Lewis, C., Prayag, G., & Pour, S. (2021). Linking travel motives to identity and travel behavior of the Australian LGBT market during COVID-19. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 38(7), 725-741. (ABDC: A).
Ong, F., Lewis, C., & Vorobjovas-Pinta, O. (2021). Questioning the inclusivity of events: the queer perspective. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 29(11-12), 2044-2061. (ABDC: A*).
Lewis, C., & Markwell, K. (2021). Drawing a line in the sand: the social impacts of an LGBTQI+ event in an Australian rural community. Leisure Studies, 40(2), 261-275. (ABDC: A).
Ong, F., Vorobjovas-Pinta, O., & Lewis, C. (2020). LGBTIQ+ identities in tourism and leisure research: a systematic qualitative literature review. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 1-24. (ABDC: A*).
Design for Authentic Inclusion
Lewis, C., Prayag, G. & Kemper, J. (2025), In/Out of the Closet: The Intersection of Queer Identity, Brand Identity and Advocacy. European Journal of Marketing, (A*)
Lewis, C. & Taylor, H. (2025), Transformative Qualitative Research With Marginalised/Stigmatised Groups. International Journal of Market Research (A)
Adhikari, P., Kitchingman, T., Lewis, C. & McLaren, S. (2025), Written in Fate: Nepali Older Adults’ Understanding of Suicidality, Clinical Gerontologist, (Scimagor Q1). ꗃ
Lewis, C., Lei, C., & Coetzee, W. (2025). Editorial: Fostering belonging for marginalised and/or potentially vulnerable people through event design. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 16(3), 313-317.
Lewis, C., Smith, J.,Prayag, G. & Kemper, J. (2025), “Right on the ground”: Signalling Authentic Brand Inclusivity to LGBTQ+ Consumers. Journal of Product and Brand Management, (A)
Lewis, C., Mehmet, M., & Reynolds, N. (2024). “LGBTQ+ voices in marketing scholarship: A narrative review with call for action.” Australasian Marketing Journal, (ABDC: A). ꗃ
Millers, R.* & Lewis, C. (2024). ‘To show or not to show’: Factors within the school environment that influence the expression of LGBTQ identities. Journal of Homosexuality, (Scimagor Q1). *Research Student
Press, N.* & Lewis, C. (2023). ‘Being actively confident in all contexts’: A qualitative exploration of thriving as a queer emerging adult. Journal of Homosexuality (Scimagor Q1). *Research Student
Lewis, C. Mehmet, M., Quinton, S. & Reynolds, N. (2023). ‘Editorial: Methodologies for researching marginalised and/or potentially vulnerable groups’, International Journal of Market Research, (ABDC: A). ꗃ
Lewis, C., & Reynolds, N. (2021). Considerations for conducting sensitive research with the LGBTQIA+ communities. International Journal of Market Research, 63(5), 544-551. (ABDC: A).
Lewis, C., & Mehmet, M. (2021). An autoethnographic exploration of rural travel with a food intolerance. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 47, 289-293. (ABDC: A).
Tourism and Events
Steriopoulos, E., Strickland, P., Lategan, G. & Lewis, C. (2025), Towards the development of crisis communications plans for events. Event Management.
Gyamtsho, P.*, Lewis, C., & Bond, J. (2024). ‘Dependent on the relationship you maintain’: An exploration into the intermediaries within homestay social networks in Bhutan. Journal of Ecotourism, (Q1).
Lewis, C., Nelson, K., & Black, R. (2021). Moving Millennials out of the too-hard basket: Exploring the challenges of attracting Millennial tourists to rural destinations. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 46, 96-103. (ABDC: A)
Lewis, C., Kerr, G., & Burgess, L. (2019). Positioning a destination as fashionable: The destination fashion conditioning framework. Tourism Management, 72, 209-219. (ABDC: A*)
Lewis, C., & D’Alessandro, S. (2019). Understanding why: Push-factors that drive rural tourism amongst senior travellers. Tourism Management Perspectives, 32, 100574. (ABDC: A)
Lewis, C., Kerr, G., & Burgess, L. (2013). A critical assessment of the role of fashion in influencing the travel decision and destination choice. International Journal of Tourism Policy 1, 5(1-2), 4-18. (ABDC: C – invited publication)
Kerr, G., Lewis, C., & Burgess, L. (2012). Bragging rights and destination marketing: A tourism bragging rights model. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 19. (ABDC: A)
Lewis, C., & Kerr, G. (2012). Towards the development of an evaluation questionnaire for academic conferences. Event Management, 16(1), 11-23.
Balakrishnan, M. S., Nekhili, R., & Lewis, C. (2011). Destination brand components. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research (renamed: Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality).5(1), 4-25. (ABDC: B)
Lewis, C., Kerr, G., & Pomering, A. (2010). Self-identity and social norms in destination choice by young Australian travellers. Tourist Studies, 10(3), 265-283. (ABDC: B – invited publication)
Marketing
Schineanu, A., Brabin, J., McLaren, S., Lewis, C., Bamberry, L., Kitchingman, T., Lawrence, J., Phillips, R. & Jakimowicz, S. (2025), Evaluating Community-Based Suicide Prevention Initiatives in Rural and Remote Australia: A Scoping Review, Rural and Remote Health, (Scimagor, Q1)
Attree, K.* & Lewis, C. (2022). Entrepreneurial responses to COVID-19 farmers’ market closures – barriers and enablers to social media adoption experienced by rural micro-businesses. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (Scimagojr: Q2 – invited publication) *Research Mentee
Dwivedi, A., & Lewis, C. (2020). How millennials’ life concerns shape social media behaviour. Behaviour & Information Technology, 1-18. (ABDC: A)
Lewis, C., & Mehmet, M. (2020). Does the NPS® reflect consumer sentiment? A qualitative examination of the NPS using a sentiment analysis approach. International Journal of Market Research, 62(1), 9-17. (ABDC:A)
Mehmet, M., Callaghan, K., & Lewis, C. (2021). Lots of bots or maybe nots: A process for detecting bots in social media research. International Journal of Market Research, 63(5), 552-559. (ABDC: A)
Chang, J., & Lewis, C. (2011). Towards a framework for Web 2.0 community success: A case of YouTube. Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO), 9(2), 1-14. (ABDC: B)
Chang, J., & Lewis, C. (2009). Loyalty in Media Sharing Websites: The Case of Universal Music Group. Journal of Internet Business, 7. (ABDC: C)
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