Population Health Data Science
Our lab is focused on research in the area of social and environmental determinants of mental health and addictions. We make use of big data analysis and machine learning to help advance social epidemiological research, and the use of quasi-experimental methods for causal identification in population health research.
Andrew explores LGB Sleep Duration in the UK
Zachary discusses research on examining the impact of COVID-19 related restrictions
Sukhdeep talks about job insecurity for men
Get to know us
Population Health Data Science Lab
Population Health Data Science Lab
Team Members
MSc Student
MSc Student
Principal Investigator
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Post-Doctoral Fellow
MSc Student
Project Coordinator
Data & Software Engineer
Recent Publications
Kim C, Chum A, Nielsen A, Allin S, Penney TL, Rittenbach K, et al. (2022) Associations between recreational cannabis legalization and cannabis-related emergency department visits by age, gender, and geographic status in Ontario, Canada: An interrupted time series study. PLoS ONE 17(10): e0268718. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268718
Kim, C, Teo, C, Nielsen, A, & Chum, A. (2022). Macro-level gender equality and women’s depressive symptoms in South Korea: a longitudinal study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00127-022-02335-6
Kim, C, Chum, A, Nielsen, A, MacMaster, F, Rittenbach, K, Allin, S, O’Campo, P, Kirst, M, & Hamilton, H. (2022). Cannabis legalization and cannabis-related hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/07067437221114785
Kim, C, Teo, C, Nielsen, and Chum A. (2022). What are the mental health consequences of austerity measures in public housing? A quasi-experimental study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35705363/
Kim, C, Nielsen, Teo, C, and Chum A. (2022). Social movement and mental health of Korean women sexual violence survivors, 2012-2019. American Journal of Public Health. https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306945
Kim, C, Azra, K, Teo, C, Nielsen, A, Bellow, Z, Young, T, and Chum A. (2021). Do income security programs have a causal effect on suicide mortality? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054677
Chum, A, Kaur, S, Teo, C, Nielsen, A, Muntaner, C, & P. O’Campo. (2021) The impact of changes in job security on mental health across gender and family responsibility: evidence from the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-021-02187-6
Teo, C, Kim, C, Nielsen, A, Young, T, O’Campo, P, and Chum, A. (2021). Did the UK COVID-19 lockdown modify the influence of neighbourhood disorder on psychological distress? Evidence from a prospective cohort study. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.702807
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