Becky Casey is currently pursuing her PhD degree in Sociology at McMaster University under the supervision of Drs. Lori Campbell (supervisor), Margaret Denton and Peri Ballantyne. Becky has joined RAACWI health and financial security groups as a student researcher. She is currently working with Peri Ballantyne, Fergal O'Hagan and Pat on a project focusing on the economic situation of injured workers, specifically focusing on injured workers who have low incomes, and their health experiences. In her dissertation, Becky will use data from the Injured Worker Health Survey to examine health effects of work injuries to better understand what factors lead to poor health among injured workers. Her analysis from the Injured Worker Health Survey will be compared to Ontario age-matched population data to examine long-term health consequences and health care usage among injured people compared to those of people without injuries.

Becky's doctoral research interests emerged from her research experiences undertaken while completing a MA degree at Lakehead University. Under the supervision of Dr. Sharon Dale Stone, who is also member of RAACWI, Becky's MA research was focused on the experiences of people aging with long-term physical impairments. Concurrent with her Master's degree Becky completed a post-graduate diploma program in Health Services and Policy Research through the Ontario Training Centre. As part of her practicum, Becky completed a placement at the Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers' Support Group where she investigated the consequences of work injuries through consultations and meetings with injured workers. Becky and Karli Brotchie, another Masters student at Lakehead, created a pilot survey to measure the correlation between poverty and work place injury. This project initiated the follow-up survey by the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) on the economic and social impacts of workplace injury and illness.

Casey, R. & Stone, S.D. (2010). Aging with long-term physical impairments: The significance of social support. Canadian Journal on Aging, 29(3), 349-359.

Brotchie, K. & Casey, B. (2008). Poverty in motion: The rippling effects. Prepared for the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers' Support Group.