Gerald P. McKinley is a Medical Anthropologist who specializes in the social determinants of mental health. As a community-based researcher, he has explored the importance of relationship-based research, environmental policy, social media, and lived experiences among a variety of populations. As the 2023 Canadian Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, Dr. McKinley studied cultural aspects of environmental policy in the United States.

His current research includes the resulting Outside Evidence Project and the study of change and adaptation among men aged 45-65. Dr. McKinley is core teaching faculty and Graduate Chair in the Schulich Interfaculty Program in Public Health at Western University.