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Dr Malcolm Henry Campbell

Geography

Fields of Research

  • Health Geography
  • Health Inequalities
  • Microsimulation
  • Spatial Analysis
  • GIS

Researcher Summary

Malcolm focuses on research in the area of Health Geography. He has a particular interest in social and spatial inequalities which are the differences between people and place with respect to socio-economic and health indicators.

Dr. Campbell also has expertise in Spatial Microsimulation modelling for 'what-if' policy analysis, examining the potential effects of changing policy on the population at the small area level and quantifying the effects of different scenarios on the population.

Malcolm is also interested in aspects of economic geography such as research of income inequality, socio-economic polarisation and the study of poverty and wealth. He has previous experience of economic research with a focus on welfare, deprivation and labour market research and the application of spatial methods to economic research.

Current Research
Malcolm is working on a series of projects which attempt to examine and understand social and spatial inequalities in a variety of contexts. He also has an interest in developing and applying novel methods to geographical problems. Some current examples of his research include:

Analysing the inequalities in mortality and morbidity between population groups and geographical areas
Microsimulation of health and socio-economic variables at small area geographies
The changing nature of social and spatial inequalities over time

Subject Area: Disciplines

Key Methodologies

  • Microsimulation
  • Quantitative Methods in Geography
  • GIS
  • R Statistical Software

Affiliations

Prizes and Awards

  • Best poster award, ENRGHI (Emerging New Research on Geographies of Health and Impairment) Conference, St Andrews, 10-11 June 2008. (2008)
  • PhD Scholarship funded by both the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Scottish Government (2007-2011)

Publications


  • Campbell, M.H. and Ballas, D. (2013) A spatial microsimulation approach to economic policy analysis in Scotland. Regional Science Policy & Practice (in press) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12009. (Journal Article)
  • Ballas, D., Campbell, M., Clarke, G., Hanaoka, K., Nakaya, T. and Waley, P. (2012) A spatial microsimulation approach to small area income estimation in Britain and Japan. Studies in Regional Science 42(1): 163-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.2457/srs.42.163. (Journal Article)
  • Day, P., Breetzke, G., Kingham, S. and Campbell, M. (2012) Close proximity to alcohol outlets is associated with increased serious violent crime in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 36(1): 48-54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00827.x. (Journal Article)
  • Campbell, M.H. and Ballas, D. (2012) Social and spatial inequalities in Scotland: A spatial microsimulation approach. Edinburgh, UK: RGS-IBG Annual International Conference, 3-5 Jul 2012. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Campbell, M. and Ballas, D. (2011) A spatial microsimulation approach to the analysis of health and wealth inequalities in Scotland. Harokopio University of Athens, Greece: The 17th European Colloquium on Quantitative and Theoretical Geography (ECQTG2011), 4 Sep 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Campbell, M.H. (2011) Exploring the social and spatial inequalities of ill-health in Scotland: A spatial microsimulation approach. PhD, Univeristy of Sheffield, UK. (Thesis - Doctor of Philosophy)
  • Campbell, M. (2010) Fair and Square? Social and Spatial Inequalities in Northern Ireland, 2001. Journal of Maps 2010: 321-329. http://dx.doi.org/10.4113/jom.2009. (Journal Article)
  • Campbell, M. and Robards, J. (2010) Understanding demographic differences in the United Kingdom using Lexis Diagrams. St Andrews, Scotland: POPFEST, 28-30 June 2010. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Campbell, M. (2009) Fair and Square? The spatial pattern of health and socio-economic characteristics in Northern Ireland. Durham, UK: 14th Emerging and New Research in Geographies of Health and Impairment (ENRGHI), 6-7 April 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Campbell, M., Ballas, D. and Dorling, D. (2009) Mortality Inequalities: Scotland versus England (and Wales). Lodz, Poland: 49th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, 25-29 August 2009. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Campbell, M. (2008) Exploring the socio-economic and geographical determinants of ill-health and morbidity in Scotland. St. Andrews, Scotland: 13th Emerging and New Research in Geographies of Health and Impairment (ENRGHI), 10-11 June 2008. (Conference Contribution - Poster presentation)
  • Anyadike-Danes, M. and Campbell, M. (2007) What's Been Going on at the Bottom End of the UK Labour Market? Bangor, Northern Ireland: The Regional Science Association International, British and Irish Section, Annual Conference, 15–17 August, 2007. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)
  • Anyadike-Danes, M. and Campbell, M. (2006) What's in a place? Continuity and change in the spatial distribution of deprivation in Northern Ireland, 1971 to 2001. Belfast, UK: Linking Censuses through Time: Seminar, 8 March 2006. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)