Matthew began his career working as a paramedic in Eastern Ontario. During that time he completed his undergraduate degree in Geography, concentrating in Geomatics and applying this to paramedic service deployment planning. He then completed his MA in Geography, investigating spatial-temporal patterns of repeated users of paramedic services. His interest in health services research led him to his current PhD studies in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University. His research seeks to improve both patient outcomes and service provision through the integration of health data in order to identify risk factors and patient trajectories as vulnerable patients navigate through multiple health services. He has received funding awards from a number of organizations including the Canadian Institute of Health Research, the Canadian Frailty Network, Mitacs, and the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network.
Matthew is actively participating in standards development for community paramedicine program delivery with the Paramedic Association of Canada and the Canadian Standards Association Group. He serves as Paramedic-at-large on the Canadian EMS Research Network Executive Board and is a Senior Fellow with the McNally Project—a group of paramedic researchers that strive to improve research capacity in paramedicine.
