Michael Branion-Calles
Michael Branion-Calles
(he/him)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The University of British Columbia

About Me

I’m a health geographer and epidemiologist researching the intersections of injury, health, transportation, and social inequality. At the University of British Columbia, I use spatial and epidemiological methods with large linked datasets to study road traffic injury and active transportation. My work aims to produce evidence that supports safer, more equitable communities.

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Interests
  • Health Inequities
  • Road Safety
  • Environmental Health
  • Spatial Science
Education

  • PhD Health Sciences

    Simon Fraser University

  • MSc Geography

    University of Victoria

  • BSc Geography (Geomatics Concentration)

    University of Victoria

My Research

My research applies geographic and epidemiological approaches to understanding patterns of road traffic injuries. Current and recent projects include:

  • Sociospatial inequities in road traffic injury incidence — identifying how neighbourhood social and built environments influence road traffic injury patterns across British Columbia.
  • Traffic injury administrative data linkage — integrating health, police, and insurance datasets to understand underreporting and selection bias in traditional road safety data
Featured Publications
Comparing pedestrian and cyclist injuries from falls and collisions in British Columbia, Canada: Frequencies and population characteristics
Underreporting and selection bias of serious road traffic injuries in auto insurance claims and police reports in British Columbia, Canada
Risk Factors and Inequities in Transportation Injury and Mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs)
Estimating walking and bicycling in Canada and their road collision fatality risks: The need for a national household travel survey
Recent Publications
Michael Branion-Calles, Andrea Godfreyson, Kate Berniaz, Neil Arason, Shannon Erdelyi, Meghan Winters, Kay Teschke, Fahra Rajabali, M. Anne Harris, Jeffrey R. Brubacher (2025). Comparing pedestrian and cyclist injuries from falls and collisions in British Columbia, Canada: Frequencies and population characteristics. Journal of Transport & Health, 42 (102044).
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Michael Branion-Calles, Andrea Godfreyson, Kate Berniaz, Shannon Erdelyi, Meghan Winters, Neil Arason, Joy Sengupta, Mohamed Essa, Fahra Rajabali, Jeffrey R. Brubacher (2025). Underreporting and selection bias of serious road traffic injuries in auto insurance claims and police reports in British Columbia, Canada. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 30 (101375).
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M. Anne Harris, Tristan Watson, Michael Branion-Calles, Laura Rosella (2024). Ascertainment and description of pedestrian and bicycling injuries and fatalities in Ontario from administrative health records 2003–2017: contributions of non-collision falls and crashes. Injury Prevention, 31.
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Michael Branion-Calles, Meghan Winters, Linda Rothman, M. Anne Harris (2024). Risk Factors and Inequities in Transportation Injury and Mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohorts (CanCHECs). Epidemiology, 35 (2).
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Karen Laberee, Trisalyn Nelson, Michael Branion-Calles, Colin Ferster, Meghan Winters (2021). Crowdsourced bicycling crashes and near misses: trends in Canadian cities. Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 9 (1).
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