Pamela Hopwood, BA, MSc is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr. Ellen MacEachen at the University of Waterloo in the School of Public Health Sciences.

Her research interests include occupational health, health care workers’ work conditions, workers’ compensation, social security for non-standard workers, and socio-technological influences on work. Her doctoral thesis, “Experiences of women performing gendered care work via digital platforms” examines the experiences of women who seek self-employed work via digital platforms or apps purpose built for personal care work. Pam’s PhD will shed light on work conditions for self-employed personal care workers and consider the safety and quality of personal care organized via platforms.

VHA Research Area of Focus: Better Care