Alison Macpherson

Researchers highlight data gaps in cyclist, pedestrian incidents on Toronto streets

Pedestrian and cyclist injuries in Toronto underreported: York University study

York prof leads new study finding Toronto police data underreports cyclist and pedestrian injuries

Cycling and pedestrian injuries are severely underrepresented by police data, particularly those not involving a motor vehicle, according to new research believed to be the first of its kind in Canada and led by York University Professor Alison Macpherson.

York U Study: Two-thirds of children with concussions not receiving medical follow-ups

TORONTO, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 – In a study that looked at data over a 10-year period, York University researchers, in collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), found that more than two-thirds of youth and children with an acute concussion do not seek medical follow-up […]