Assoc Prof Peter Smith - Researcher Profile

Biography

Peter Smith is an Associate Professor and Larkins Fellow at the Monash Centre of Occupational and Environmental Health.  He has a Masters in Public Health from the University of New South Wales and a PhD from the Institute for Medical Science at the University of Toronto.  Before moving to Monash Peter was a Scientist at the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto.  He was also a recipient of a New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (2008 – 2013).  In 2011 he was awarded a three-year Discovery Early Career Research Award from the Australian Research Council (2012 - 2014).  He has extensive experience conducting research related to work injury and its consequences using both large population based surveys and administrative workers’ compensation data.  His major research interests are in the epidemiology of work injury and its consequences; modeling change in labour market conditions over time and examining the associated health effects; and the measurement of aspects of the nature of work.  He has particular interests in sub-groups of the labour market including recent immigrants and older workers.

Keywords

Measurement, Occupational Health and Safety, Surveys & Survey Research, Workers compensation, Workplace health and safety, Young workers

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: University of Toronto

Year awarded: 2007

MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Institution: The University of New South Wales

Year awarded: 2001

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN SPORTS STUDIES

Institution: University of Canberra

Year awarded: 1995

Publications

Book Chapters

Smith, P., Polanyi, M., 2010, Understanding and improving the health of work, in Social determinants of health: Canadian perspectives, eds Raphael Dennis, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, pp. 114-127.

Smith, P., Frank, J., 2009, The changing nature of work in Canada and other developed countries: what do the trends over time tell us?, in Unhealthy work: causes, consequences and cures, eds Schnall, P.; Dobson, M.; Rosskam, E., New York, pp. 61-77.

Journal Articles

Premji, S., Smith, P.M., 2013, Education-to-job mismatch and the risk of work injury, Injury Prevention [P], vol 19, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 106-111.

Morassaei, S., Breslin, F.C., Shen, M., Smith, P.M., 2013, Examining job tenure and lost-time claim rates in Ontario, Canada, over a 10-year period, 1999-2008, Occupational and Environmental Medicine [E], vol 70, issue 3, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 171-178.

Murray, E., Franche, R., Ibrahim, S., Smith, P.M., Carnide, N., Cote, P., Gibson, J., Guzman, J.R., Koehoorn, M., Mustard, C., 2013, pain-related work interference is a key factor in a worker/workplace model of work absence duration due to musculoskeletal conditions in Canadian nurses, Journal Of Occupational Rehabilitation [P], vol epub, Springer New York LLC, New York, United States, pp. 1-12.

Hogg-Johnson, S., Robson, L., Cole, D.C., Amick III, B.C., Tompa, E., Smith, P.M., Eerd, D.v., Mustard, C., 2012, A randomised controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of targeted occupational health and safety consultation or inspection in Ontario manufacturing workplaces, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 69, issue 12, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 890-900.

Smith, P.M., Hogg-Johnson, S., Mustard, C., Chen, C., Tompa, E., 2012, Comparing the risk factors associated with serious versus and less serious work-related injuries in Ontario between 1991 to 2006, International Journal of Cardiology [P], vol 55, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 84-91.

Mustard, C., Chambers, A., McLeod, C., Bielecky, A., Smith, P.M., 2012, Comparison of data sources for the surveillance of work injury, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol epub, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Mustard, C., Chambers, A., McLeod, C., Bielecky, A., Smith, P., 2012, Comparison of date sources for the surveillance of work injury, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol epub, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Kosny, A., MacEachen, E., Lifshen, M., Smith, P.M., Jafri, G., Nelson, C., Pugliese, D., Shields, J., 2012, Delicate dances: immigrant workers' experiences of injury reporting and claim filing, Ethnicity & Health [P], vol 17, issue 3, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 1-24.

Ramsay, J.T., Smith, P.M., Thompson, A., O'Campo, P., Nisenbaum, R., Watson, P., Park-Wylie, L., Bryant, T., Tandon, R., Farah, M., 2012, Evaluating perceptions of the effectiveness of the community advisory panel model for enhancing service delivery to marginalized populations, Public Health Nursing [P], vol 29, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., United States, pp. 302-312.

Smith, B.T., Smith, P.M., Etches, J., Mustard, C., 2012, Overqualification and risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: evidence from the Canadian Census Mortality Follow-up Study (1991-2001), Canadian Journal of Public Health [P], vol 103, issue 4, Canadian Public Health Association, Canada, pp. 297-302.

LaMontagne, A., Smith, P., Louie, A., Quinlan, M., Ostry, A., Shoveller, J., 2012, Psychosocial and other working conditions: variation by employment arrangement in a sample of working Australians, American Journal Of Industrial Medicine [P], vol 55, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 93-106.

Smith, P.M., Bielecky, A., 2012, The impact of changes in job strain and its components on the risk of depression, American Journal Of Public Health [P], vol 102, issue 2, American Public Health Association Inc, United States, pp. 352-358.

Smith, P.M., Glazier, R.H., Lu, H., Mustard, C., 2012, The psychosocial work environment and incident diabetes in Ontario, Canada, Occupational Medicine-Oxford [P], vol 62, issue 6, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 413-419.

Smith, P.M., Bielecky, A., Mustard, C., 2012, The relationship between chronic conditions and work-related injuries and repetitive strain injuries in Canada, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [P], vol 54, issue 7, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 841-846.

Smith, P.M., Fritschi, L., Reid, A., Mustard, C., 2012, The relationship between shift work and body mass index among Canadian nurses., Applied Nursing Research [P], vol 26, issue 1, W.B. Saunders Co., United States, pp. 24-31.

Mustard, C., Chambers, A., McLeod, C., Bielecky, A., Smith, P.M., 2012, Work injury risk by time of day in two population-based data sources, Occupational and Environmental Medicine [E], vol epub, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

Smith, P., Morassaei, S., Mustard, C., 2011, Examining changes in reported work conditions in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan between 1994 and 2003 - 05, Canadian Journal of Public Health [P], vol 102, issue 2, Canadian Public Health Association, Canada, pp. 127-132.

Breslin, F., Smith, P., Moore, I., 2011, Examining the decline in lost-time claim rates across age groups in Ontario between 1991 and 2007, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 68, issue 11, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 813-817.

Franche, R., Murray, E., Ibrahim, S., Smith, P., Carnide, N., Cote, P., Gibson, J., Koehoorn, M., 2011, Examining the impact of worker and workplace factors on prolonged work absences among Canadian nurses, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [P], vol 53, issue 8, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 919-927.

Morassaei, S., Smith, P., 2011, Examining the relationship between psychosocial working conditions, physical work demands, and leisure time physical activity in Canada, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [P], vol 53, issue 10, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 1099-1105.

Smith, P., Bielecky, A., Frank, J., 2011, Intervention research on working conditions and mental health: persistent challenges, new directions and opportunities to integrate research agendas, HealthcarePapers [P], vol 11, Longwoods, Canada, pp. 67-72.

Beaton, D., Van Eerd, D., Smith, P., Velde, G., Cullen, K., Kennedy, C., Hogg-Johnson, S., 2011, Minimal change is sensitive, less specific to recovery: a diagnostic testing approach to interpretability, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology [P], vol 64, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 487-496.

Smith, P., Beaton, D., 2011, Re: "Changes in perceived job strain and the risk of major depression: results from a population-based longitudinal study", American Journal Of Epidemiology [P], vol 170, issue 1, Oxford University Press Inc, United Kingdom, p. 131.

Smith, P., Chen, C., Hogg-Johnson, S., Mustard, C., Tompa, E., 2011, Trends in the health care use and expenditures associated with no-lost-time claims in Ontario: 1991 to 2006, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [P], vol 53, issue 2, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 211-217.

Breslin, F.C., Smith, P.M., 2010, A commentary on the unique developmental considerations of youth, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health [P], vol 16, Hamilton Hardy Pub Inc, United States, pp. 225-229.

Mustard, C., Bielecky, A., Etches, J., Wilkins, R., Tjepkema, M., Amick III, B., Smith, P., Aronson, K., 2010, Avoidable mortality for causes amenable to medical care, by occupation in Canada, 1991 - 2001, Canadian Journal of Public Health [P], vol 101, issue 6, Canadian Public Health Association, Canada, pp. 500-506.

Mustard, C., Kalcevich, C., Steenstra, I., Smith, P., Amick III, B., 2010, Disability management outcomes in the Ontario long-term care sector, Journal Of Occupational Rehabilitation [P], vol 20, Springer New York LLC, United States, pp. 481-488.

Wu, J., Beaton, D., Smith, P., Hagen, N., 2010, Patterns of pain and interference in patients with painful bone metastases: A brief pain inventory validation study, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management [P], vol 39, issue 2, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 230-240.

Smith, P., Stock, S., McLeod, C., Koehoorn, M., Marchand, A., Mustard, C., 2010, Research opportunities using administrative databases and existing surveys for new knowledge in occupational health and safety in Canada, Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, Canadian Journal of Public Health [P], vol 101, issue 1, Canadian Public Health Association, Canada, pp. 546-552.

Mustard, C., Bielecky, A., Etches, J., Wilkins, R., Tjepkema, M., Amick III, B., Smith, P., Gnam, W., Aronson, K., 2010, Suicide mortality by occupation in Canada, 1991 - 2001, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry [E], vol 55, issue 6, Canadian Psychiatric Association, Canada, pp. 369-375.

Morassaei, S., Smith, P., 2010, Switching to daylight saving time and work injuries in Ontario, Canada: 1993 - 2007, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 67, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 878-880.

Smith, P., Glazier, R., Sibley, L., 2010, The predictors of self-rated health and the relationship between self-rated health and health service needs are similar across socioeconomic groups in Canada, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology [P], vol 63, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 412-421.

Chen, C., Smith, P., Mustard, C., 2010, The prevalence of over-qualification and its association with health status among occupationally active new immigrants to Canada, Ethnicity & Health [P], vol 15, issue 6, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 601-617.

Smith, P., Mustard, C., 2010, The unequal distribution of occupational health and safety risks among immigrants to Canada compared to Canadian-born labour market participants: 1993 - 2005, Safety Science [P], vol 48, Elsevier BV, Netherlands, pp. 1296-1303.

Ibrahim, S., Smith, P., Muntaner, C., 2009, A multi-group cross-lagged analyses of work stressors and health using Canadian National sample, Social Science and Medicine [P], vol 68, Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 49-59.

Smith, P., Mustard, C., 2009, Comparing the risk of work-related injuries between immigrants to Canada and Canadian-born labour market participants, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 66, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 361-367.

Smith, P., Kosny, A., Mustard, C., 2009, Differences in access to wage replacement benefits for absences due to work-related injury or illness in Canada, American Journal Of Industrial Medicine [P], vol 52, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 341-349.

Smith, P., Chen, C., Mustard, C., 2009, Differential risk of employment in more physically demanding jobs among a recent cohort of immigrants to Canada, Injury Prevention [P], vol 15, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 252-258.

Smith, P., 2009, Re:"Changes in perceived job strain and the risk of major depression: results from a population-based longitudinal study, American Journal of Epidemiology [E], vol 1, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Oxford, pp. 1-2.

Cote, P., Kristman, V., Vidmar, M., Van Eerd, D., Hogg-Johnson, S., Beaton, D., Smith, P., 2009, The prevalence and incidence of work absenteeism involving neck pain, Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics [P], vol 32, issue 2S, Mosby, Inc., United States, pp. 219-226.

Smith, P., Frank, J., Mustard, C., 2009, Trends in educational inequalities in smoking and physical activity in Canada: 1974 - 2005, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [P], vol 63, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 317-323.

LaMontagne, A., Smith, P., Louie, A., Quinlan, M., Shoveller, J., Ostry, A., 2009, Unwanted sexual advances at work: variations by employment arrangement in a sample of working Australians, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health [P], vol 33, issue 2, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 173-179.

Smith, P., Frank, J., Bondy, S., Mustard, C., 2008, Do changes in job control predict differences in health status? Results from a longitudinal national survey of Canadians, Psychosomatic Medicine [P], vol 70, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States, pp. 85-91.

Smith, P., Frank, J., Mustard, C., Bondy, S., 2008, Examining the relationships between job control and health status: a path analysis approach, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health [P], vol 55, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 54-61.

Smith, P., Beaton, D., 2008, Measuring change in psychosocial working conditions: methodological issues to consider when data are collected at baseline and one follow-up time point, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 68, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 288-296.

Smith, P., Frank, J., Mustard, C., 2008, The monitoring and surveillance of the psychosocial work in environment in Canada, Canadian Journal of Public Health [P], vol 99, issue 6, Canadian Public Health Association, Canada, pp. 475-477.

Breslin, F., Tompa, E., Zhao, R., Pole, J., Amick III, B., Smith, P., Hogg-Johnson, S., 2008, The relationship between job tenure and work disability absence among adults: A prospective study, Accident Analysis and Prevention [P], vol 40, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 368-375.

Smith, P., 2007, A transdisciplinary approach to research on work and health: What is it, what could it contribute, and what are the challenges?, Critical Public Health [P], vol 17, issue 2, Routledge, United Kingdom, pp. 159-169.

Breslin, F., Smith, P., Dunn, J., 2007, An ecological study of regional variation in work injuries among young workers, BMC Public Health [P], vol 7, issue 91, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-12.

Breslin, F., Pole, J., Tompa, E., Amick III, B., Smith, P., Hogg-Johnson, S., 2007, Antecedents of work disability absence among young people: a prospective study, Annals of Epidemiology [P], vol 17, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 814-820.

Smith, P., Mustard, C., 2007, How many employees receive safety training during their first year of a new job?, Injury Prevention [P], vol 13, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 37-41.

Chen, C., Hogg-Johnson, S., Smith, P., 2007, The recovery patterns of back pain among workers with compensated occupational back injuries, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 64, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 534-540.

Breslin, F., Karmakar, S., Smith, P., Etches, J., Mustard, C., 2007, Time allocation between work and recreation and the associated injury risks among young people, Journal of Safety Research [P], vol 38, Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 373-379.

Breslin, F., Smith, P., 2006, Age-related differences in work injuries: A multivariate, population-based study, American Journal Of Industrial Medicine [P], vol 48, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., United States, pp. 50-56.

Breslin, F., Tompa, E., Mustard, C., Zhao, R., Smith, P., Hogg-Johnson, S., 2006, Association between the decline in workers compensation claims and workforce composition and job characteristics in Ontario, Canada, American Journal Of Public Health [P], vol 97, issue 3, American Public Health Association, United States, pp. 453-455.

Breslin, F., Smith, P., Koehoorn, M., Lee, H., 2006, Is the workplace becoming safer?, Perspectives [P], vol NA, Centre Francophone d'Informatisation des Organisations, Canada, pp. 18-23.

Breslin, F., Smith, P., Mustard, C., 2006, Young people and work injuries: an examination of jurisdictional variation within Canada, Injury Prevention [P], vol 12, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 105-110.

Breslin, F., Smith, P., 2005, Trial by fire: a multivariate examination of the relation between job tenure and work injuries, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 63, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 27-32.

Smith, P., Frank, J., 2005, When aspirations and achievements don't meet. A longitudinal examination of the differential effect of education and occupational attainment on declines in self-rated health among Canadian labour force participants, International Journal of Epidemiology [P], vol 34, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 827-834.

Smith, P., Mustard, C., 2004, Examining the associations between physical work demands and work injury rates between men and women in Ontario, 1990 - 2000, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 61, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 750-756.

Breslin, F., Koehoorn, M., Smith, P., Manno, M., 2003, Age related differences in work injuries and permanent impairment: a comparison of workers' compensation claims among adolescents, young adults, and adults, Occupational And Environmental Medicine [P], vol 60, B M J Group, United Kingdom, pp. 1-6.

Smith, P., Breslin, F., Beaton, D., 2003, Questioning the stability of sense of coherence: The impact of socio-economic status and working conditions in the Canadian population, Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology [P], vol 38, Springer Medizin, Germany, pp. 475-484.

Smith, P., Polanyi, M., 2003, Social norms, social behaviours and health: an empirical examination of a model of social capital, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health [P], vol 27, issue 4, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 456-463.

Conference Proceedings

Frank, J., Smith, P., 2004, Section 2Bi: Secular trends in job characteristics, job strain, and volume in work, Section 2Bi: Secular trends in job characteristics, job strain, and volume in work, Workhealth, California, pp. 11-16.

Languages

• English

Citizenship

• Citizen of Canada
• Australian citizen
• British citizen