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Dr Kimberly Fisher

Education and Awards

BS Political Science and Women's Studies Arizona State University; MS Justice Studies Arizona State Univeristy; PhD Sociology University of Essex
Marshall Scholar 1992

Responsibilities

Research Interests

Collection and analysis of time use data, particularly the use of time diary data to measure physical activity, work-life balance, and the impact of providing and receiving care on daily routines.
Dr Fisher also works with a number of data harmonisation projects, including the Multinational Time Use Study (MTUS) and the creation of heritage time use files for use with the 2003 American Time Use Survey

Selected Publications

Fisher, Kimberly, Muriel Egerton. Jonathan I. Gershuny, and John P. Robinson. (2006) “Gender Convergence in the American Heritage Time Use Study (AHTUS)” Social Indicators Research; formerly ISER Working Paper 2006-25, Colchester, University of Essex.
Fisher, Kimberly, Roger Patulny and Michael Bittman. (October 2004) “Measuring Volunteering in Australia Using Time Diary and Annual Participation Estimates” Australian Journal on Volunteering, 9(2): 25-36.
Fisher, Kimberly, and Richard Layte. (August 2004) “Measuring Work-Life Balance Using Time Diary Data”, Electronic International Journal for Time Use Research, 1(1): 1-13.
Fisher, Kimberly. (October 2002) “An Initial Exploration of the Employment Conditions of Full-Time and Part-Time Workers Using the NS-SEC” in David Rose and David Pevalin (eds.) A Researchers Guide to the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification. London: Sage: 131-146.
Coxon, Anthony P. M. and Kimberly Fisher. (October 2002) “Criterion Validity and Occupational Classification: The Seven Economic Relations and the NS-SEC” in David Rose and David Pevalin (eds.) A Researchers Guide to the National Statistics Socio-economic Classification. London: Sage: 107-130. An early version of this chapter is available as ISER Working Paper 1999-19.

Curriculum Vitae