Dr. Chris McLeod
Dr. Chris McLeod is a scientist at the Institute for Work & Health and is the co-research lead of the Partnership for Work, Health and Safety at the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, where he is an associate professor. He is also the Canadian research lead of the Canadian-Australian research collaboration with the Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR) in Melbourne, Australia.
McLeod holds a PhD in population and public health from UBC and a master's in economics from McMaster University. He is the recipient of a five-year (2013-2018) Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator Award and of a five-year (2016-2021) Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar Award
McLeod’s research focuses on the program and policy evaluation of occupational health policies and practices, and on the causes and consequences of work-related injury and disease. He is also a content data expert for Population Data BC, working on developing and extending the occupational health data available to researchers through Population Data BC.
"Because the Institute for Work & Health supported me in a variety of ways, I decided to pursue a career as a researcher in work and health. That wouldn't have happened without the Institute introducing me to the field and maintaining an ongoing supportive relationship." – Dr. Chris McLeod
Research areas
Projects
- Central nervous system agents and the risk of workplace injury and death: a systematic review. Funded by WorkSafeBC. Ongoing.
- Identifying relevant OHS leading indicators in Manitoba's construction sector. Funded by Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba. Ongoing.
- Inter-jurisdictional comparison of OHS and workers’ compensation system performance. Funded by Manitoba Workers Compensation Board. Ongoing.
- Strengthening disability management in Ontario’s municipal sector. Funded by Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Signature Initiative. Ongoing.
Publications
- Pahwa M, Labreche F, Kim J, Harris MA, Song C, Peters CE, Arrandale VH, Davies H, McLeod CB, Demers PA. The impact of night shift work on breast cancer: results from the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada Study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2019 [epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1002/ajim.22999.
- Sritharan J, Macleod JS, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Prostate cancer risk by occupation in the Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS) in Ontario, Canada. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice. 2019 [Epub ahead of print]. 10.24095/hpcdp.39.5.02.
- Labreche F, Kim J, Song C, Pahwa M, Ge CB, Arrandale VH, McLeod CB, Peters CE, Lavoue J, Davies HW, Nicol AM, Demers PA. The current burden of cancer attributable to occupational exposures in Canada. Preventative Medicine. 2019;122:128-139. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.016.
- Sritharan J, Macleod JS, Dakouo M, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Breast cancer risk by occupation and industry in women and men: results from the Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS). American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2019;62(3):205-211. doi:10.1002/ajim.22942.
- Macpherson RA, Koehoorn M, Fan J, Quirke W, Amick B, Kraut A, Mustard C, McLeod CB. Do differences in work disability duration between men and women vary by province in Canada?. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 2018 [Epub ahead of print]. doi:10.1007/s10926-018-9819-1.
Presentations
- Return to work not a single event: applying new methods and data to understand RTW. IWH Speaker Series. November 15, 2016.
Interviews and articles
- Can data help prevent workplace injuries and death?. Journal of Commerce: ConstructConnect (Burnaby, BC). January 29, 2018. Available from: https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/technology/2018/01/can-data-help-prevent-workplace-injuries-death
- Study finds COR employers have lower rates of serious injuries than those not in program. At Work: Institute for Work & Health; No. 84, Spring 2016.
- IWH eight-item questionnaire may predict future claims rates. At Work: Institute for Work & Health; No. 77, Summer 2014.
- Are those who work shifts more at risk of work injury?. At Work: Institute for Work & Health; No. 63, Winter 2011.