Dr. Peter Smith

Professor

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Biography

Peter M. Smith holds an MPH and a Ph.D., specializing in public health. His research focuses on labor market inequalities and health-related outcomes, specifically measuring the properties of self-reported survey instruments and analyzing administrative data for research purposes. He uses path analysis and structural equation modeling to explore complex relationships in public health contexts. Smith has been awarded several prestigious grants, including a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Chair in Gender, Work, and Health, and an Early Career Researcher Award from the Australian Research Council. His work contributes significantly to our understanding of gender differences in work-related health issues, especially those faced by vulnerable populations such as recent immigrants. He has led projects examining the impact of work on COVID-19 health outcomes and the implications of cannabis legalization on workplace perceptions and behaviors. Smith is a full member of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health Faculty at the University of Toronto, where he currently teaches epidemiological methods and trains doctoral students.

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Experience

Professor

2009-01-01 — Present

Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto • Toronto, ON, Canada

Teaching and researching public health issues with a focus on labor market inequalities and health outcomes.

Requirements for University of Toronto

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:93
Prerequisites
Appropriate four-year bachelor's degree Background in sociological theory and statistics preferred
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Specialization Notes

Department of Sociology