I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa Canada, Academic Director of the Carleton University Research Data Centre, and lead of the Spatial Determinants of Health Lab. The essence of my research is on the study of small areas in a context of enduring structural inequities and extensive social inequalities. Current research projects include geographic accessibility to health services in rural communities, environment and health in children and youth, and multiple cause mortality. I have extensive expertise in the use of large, linked administrative datasets and application of geographic methods for health, environmental, and social science research.