Malcolm Campbell
Professor In Health And Medical Geography at University of Canterbury
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Top SchoolMalcolm Campbell is a quantitative human geographer and Professor in Health and Medical Geography at the University of Canterbury with over a decade of applied research experience using spatial data science to interrogate health, inequality and regional change. He directs the GeoHealth Laboratory and founded the Regional Analytics Lab, leading interdisciplinary projects that combine mGeoHealth, spatial microsimulation and urban/regional analytics to inform policy. His work uniquely blends smartphone location data, spatial epidemiology and economic modelling to create "what-if" scenarios for health and regional development. He has translated research into practice through a secondment as Principal Academic Advisor at New Zealand’s Ministry of Health, contributing to a national Health Atlas and equity-focused evidence tools. Known for managing complex collaborative programmes, he brings both academic leadership and hands-on technical expertise in GIS and data-driven policy evaluation. Based in Christchurch, he combines rigorous PhD training in quantitative human geography with a sustained track record of turning geospatial insight into actionable public-sector impact.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Quantitative Human Geography, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Quantitative Human Geography at The University of SheffieldMethodyBachelor of Science (BSc) Economics (with DIS), Bachelor of Science (BSc) Economics (with DIS) at Ulster University
Github Skills (1)
r-package7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
malcolmcampbell/RSpatialBasics
Dec 2019 - May 2024
a few files showing how to conduct some basic spatial operations in R
Contributions:37 pushes, 4 branches in 4 years 5 months
malcolmcampbell/NZSocialAtlas
Jan 2015 - Oct 2019
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 4 years 9 months
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