Oki MacPherson

PhD Candidate at @unisouthampton researching disability measurements through population surveys in Indonesia | Funded by @SouthCoastDTP

[FCDO Inclusive @FCDOInclusive]

Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Read how #UKAid has helped deliver tangible, lasting impact for millions of people around the world.

https://t.co/irsjXFDmQJ

#IDPD2025 #InclusiveFutures @Sightsavers

[UoS Social Statistics and Demography @UoSSocStatDemo]

📢 Our 2025–26 CPD courses in Social & Official Statistics are now open!

🗓️Nov 2025–May 2026
📍University of Southampton (Highfield campus)
💷£1000 per course
🎓With or without assessment (credits may count towards the MSc in Data Analytics for Government)

🧵 More info👇

[Oki MacPherson @OkiMacpherson]

@HannahLHall Congratulations! ✨

[Hannah Hall @HannahLHall]

Very pleased to share my first sole-authored publication as part of a Special Issue on Critical Perspectives on Post-ICPD Reproductive Health in the Global South, available open access:

https://t.co/kT6WIh2X0y

#migration #srhr #adolescence

[CPC (@cpc-cg.bsky.social 🦋) @CPCpopulation]

As we mark #WorldPopulationDay2025, find out more about recent CPC-CG #fertility and #family research providing insights & policy evidence under this year's @UN theme:

Empowering young people to create the #families they want in a fair & hopeful world

➡️https://t.co/5HAuxW2tKh

[UoS Social Statistics and Demography @UoSSocStatDemo]

A wonderful afternoon enjoying the poster presentations of our SSD PhD students Nicola Philbin and Norizan Abdullah at today’s @UoSDocCollege
PGR Research Showcase! Congratulations to all of the presenters and winners!

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Election law changes spark mass protests in Indonesia https://t.co/K96wx6V2gK

[Trend Asia @TrendAsia_Org]

Millions of Indonesians are currently sharing this blue picture saying “Emergency Warning.” What is happening in Indonesia?

🧵A THREAD🧵
In less than 72 hours ...

[Oki MacPherson @OkiMacpherson]

During the session, everyone actively shared their ideas, discussed issues affecting their communities and outlined their plans for advocacy research. I am thankful to @SAPDAJogja and @solehimut for this amazing opportunity.

[Oki MacPherson @OkiMacpherson]

Last week, I had the opportunity to chair a workshop session organised by @SAPDAJogja. The workshop focused on Mapping and Strengthening Advocacy Research for Persons with Disabilities in Indonesia.

[Oki MacPherson @OkiMacpherson]

They are establishing a knowledge hub for research conducted by persons with disabilities in Indonesia. The participants included persons with disabilities and their family members from various parts of Indonesia who were interested in conducting advocacy research.

[Oki MacPherson @OkiMacpherson]

Exciting news! The BSPS this year is set in Bath, and I will be co-organising a session on Disability in LMICs with @AmosChannon. We can't wait to read your inspiring work! Check out the link below for more details ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #BSPS2024

[British Society for Population Studies - BSPS @bspsUK]

📢#BSPS2024 Call for Papers out now! Does your work look at Ageing? Climate change? Longitudinal data? Migration? Violence and abuse? These and many more sessions open now for submissions. 9-11 September, Bath. Full details at https://t.co/R7zqZjIOXV. Spread the word! 📢

[South Coast DTP @SouthCoastDTP]

Wrapping up #SCDTPCon2024 with closing remarks of gratitude by our Deputy Director @m_nind. Big applause to FYC2024 Organizing Committee for their hard work, and all presenters for their amazing and engaging presentation.

[South Coast DTP @SouthCoastDTP]

Now in Breakout Room 1, Laurence Cannings presenting "Contrasting Subjective and Objective Wellbeing in the Context of Spatial Environmental Characteristics and Climatic Risk: A comparative case study on the Volta Delta, Ghana." #SCDTPCon2024 https://t.co/0lB1jnXuwC

[The Doctoral College @UoSDocCollege]

We’re at the @SouthCoastDTP final year conference today, where we’ll have lots of fantastic presentations from our final-year PGRs! #SCDTPCon2024

[South Coast DTP @SouthCoastDTP]

Commencing our #SCDTPCon2024 this morning, Professor Athina Vlachantoni, our Director, delivered her welcoming address, which she unveiled a word cloud encapsulating the essence of today's conference discussions.

[The Doctoral College @UoSDocCollege]

Highly-commended in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences were:

- Mayyadah Alanazi
'What we mean when we say nothing: cross-cultural pragmatics in casual conversation by native speakers'

- Oki McPherson
'The state of disability data in Indonesia'

[The Doctoral College @UoSDocCollege]

We're pleased to announce the winners of today's PGR Poster Showcase!

Chris Howls, Doctoral College Director, said: "What a wonderful 2 hours it's been, finding out about the research you're doing in each discipline. It's been hard to make a decision but here are our winners!'

[Arjun Awasthi 🏳️‍🌈 @ArjunRajAwasthi]

At the University of Southampton Doctoral College #Poster Showcase presenting my work with @OkiMacpherson 🙂 @UoS_Socio_Crim @UoS_SocSci