Xiaocong Guo
PhD Student
Email: xiaocong@student.ubc.ca
Xiaocong is pursuing her PhD at the UBC School of Population and Public Health and holds an MSc in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene and a BSc in Microbiology and Immunology, also from UBC. Her research focuses on the effect of extreme heat on heat-related illness and injury among workers, and the identification of at-risk workers to be prioritized for policy and practice in BC. During her time with PWHS, she will extend the analysis of a pilot project that generated evidence to protect the health of workers during heat waves in BC. She holds a WorkSafeBC Research Training Award for 2022-24.
Chizitara Nkwopara
MSc Student
Email: chizi.nkwopara@ubc.ca
Chizitara is pursuing her MSc in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene at the UBC School of Population and Public Health and holds a BSc in Physiology. Prior to joining the Partnership, Chizi worked as a health and safety officer in the oil and gas and construction industries. She looks forward to exploring projects focused on injury prevention and return to work in the construction sector.
Harman Sandhu
MSc Student
Email: hs24@student.ubc.ca
Harman is pursuing his MSc in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene at the UBC School of Population and Public Health. He also holds a combined major in science specializing in Chemistry, Life Sciences, and Earth/Environmental Sciences from UBC. His research will investigate differences in return-to-work outcomes for workers with work-related psychological injuries and concurrent chronic pain in BC.
Kimberly Sharpe
PhD Student
Email: kimberly.sharpe@ubc.ca
Kimberly is pursuing her PhD in the UBC School of Population and Public Health. Her dissertation research focuses on regional variation in hospital admissions, surgeries, physician visits, and diagnostic tests in in workers’ compensation systems in BC, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Her research will lead to a better understanding of differences in access to health care and the impact these differences may have on disability duration and return-to-work outcomes. Prior to joining the Partnership, Kimberly worked in injury research and neuroethics. She holds a BA in Anthropology and History and MA in Social Dimensions of Health from the University of Victoria.
