Tim Gawley

Tim Gawley is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Wilfrid Laurier University, based in Brantford, Ontario. His expertise spans qualitative and quantitative methods in health research, occupational health and safety, and sociological studies of work and professions.

As a social science researcher, he focuses on media representations of occupational injury and fatality in Canadian society, collaborating with Dr. Shane Dixon on textual analyses of print news media. Additionally, he engages in interdisciplinary work with Dr. Jamie LeClair (Health Studies) to examine student perceptions of urban risk in Brantford, Ontario, through the CityStudio Brantford initiative.

• Occupational health and safety
• Health research methodologies
• Media and social representations
• Urban risk perception studies

Contact: tgawley@wlu.ca | Office: (519) 756-8228 ext. 5741