Grace Chen

PGDipPH, BCom, BE

Grace Chen has worked at the Centre for Public Health Research as a Research Assistant since February 2013. She has a Bachelor degree in Engineering Management from the Civil Aviation Management Institute of China, a Bachelor degree of Accountancy (Capital University of Beijing) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (Massey University).
Grace has completed a literature review on work related health issues in the Construction Industry for Canterbury rebuild (Worksafe NZ) when she started work with CPHR. She also worked as a tutor for World Bank Master of Public Health courses for Epidemiology Methods and International Occupational and Environmental Health. Grace is currently working towards her PhD with a study on investigating the relationship between Motor Neurone Disease and a range of known and suspected occupational and environmental exposures.

• Publications
• Current Research Projects

PUBLICATIONS

Publication	Type
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, Berg L, Pearce N, Kromhout H, Glass B, Brewer N, McLean D. Associations of occupational exposure to electric shocks and extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and motor neurone disease. Am J Epidemiology, 2021; 91(3): 393-402.	Journal
Chen G. Occupational Links. Safeguard, Sep/Oct 2019.	Other Publications
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, van den Berg L, McLean D, Pearce N, Kromhout H, D'Souza W, McConnell M. (2019) Self-report occupational exposures and MND in New Zealand. 27th International Symposium on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH 2019). 29 Apr-2 May, Wellington, NZ. Occ Environ Med, 2019; 76(1): A59.	Conference Proceedings
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, van den Berg L, Pearce N, Kromhout H, D'Souza W, McConnell M, Glass B, Brewer N, McLean D. Occupation and Motor Neurone Disease: A New Zealand Case-Control Study. Occup Environ Med, 2019; 76(5): 309-316.	Journal
Chen G, 't Mannetje A, Douwes J, van den Berg L, Pearce N, Kromhout H, D'Souza W, McConnell M, Brewer N, McLean D. (2018) Occupation and Motor Neurone Disease. A New Zealand population –based case-control study. QMB/AWCBR Rare Brain Disease 2018 Conference. 30 Aug, Queenstown, NZ.	Conference Presentations
Glass B, Armstrong R, Chen G. Banning Asbestos in New Zealand, 1936-2016, an 80-year long saga. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2017; 14(12): 1457.	Journal
McLean D, Chen G, 't Mannetje A, D'Souza W, McConnell M, van den Berg L, Kromhout H, Pearce N, Douwes J. (2016) Occupational Risk Factors for Motor Neurone Disease: A New Zealand Population-Based Case-Control Study. 25th Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference 2016, 4-7 September, Barcelona, Spain.	Conference Presentations
Chen G, McLean D, 't Mannetje A, D'Souza W, McConnell M, van den Berg L, Kromhout H, Pearce N, Douwes J, Huss A, Vermeulen R. (2016) Occupational exposure to ELF-MF and electric shocks and Motor Neurone Disease. 25th Epidemiology in Occupational Health Conference 2016, 4-7 September, Barcelona, Spain (Poster).	Conference Presentations
Chen G. A healthy rebuild. Safeguard, 2013; 139: 28.	Other Publications