Robert Macpherson

Research Associate at The University of British Columbia

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

About

Occupational health researcher with over 5 years of experience in research using large administrative register-based data. Expert in using workers compensation data to study work-related health outcomes.

Experience

  • The University of British Columbia (10 yrs 7 mos)
    • Sessional Lecturer
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Research Associate
      Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      Dec 2015 - Jan 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • University of St Andrews (5 yrs)
    • Ph.D. Researcher
      Sep 2010 - Aug 2015 · 5 yrs

      Researching the effects of the global economic recession on immigrant integration processes using Swedish administrative register-based data. Conducting cross-sectional and longitudinal multivariate statistical models of labour market and migration outcomes.

    • Research Assistant
      Jun 2014 - Jun 2015 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Mapping and analysing proximity as part of the Access for Rural Communities (ARC) project. Utilising open-source geographical information systems and web-based transportation data to develop maps representing the perception of geographical, monetary and transportation distance between Scottish rural communities and the University of St Andrews.

    • Teaching Assistant
      Sep 2011 - Apr 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Visiting Researcher at Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, University of Washington
    May 2013 - Jun 2013 · 2 mos

  • Teaching Assistant at University of Dundee
    Sep 2010 - Sep 2011 · 1 yr 1 mo