Gerald McKinley, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest papers

"How deep do I have to cut?": Non-suicidal self-injury and imagined communities of practice on Tumblr.
Social science & medicine (1982) · 2022 · senior author
A community-driven and evidence-based approach to developing mental wellness strategies in First Nations: a program protocol.
Research involvement and engagement · 2020

All 2 publications

Latest funding

A Community of Practice Approach to Non-Suicidal Self Injury Research
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$49,316
A Community of Practice Approach to Non-Suicidal Self Injury Research
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$50,316
Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Adults in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in a Vulnerable Demographic
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$608,176

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

"How deep do I have to cut?": Non-suicidal self-injury and imagined communities of practice on Tumblr.

Guccini F, McKinley G

Social science & medicine (1982)2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114760 PMID: 35124545

02

A community-driven and evidence-based approach to developing mental wellness strategies in First Nations: a program protocol.

Morton Ninomiya M, George NP, George J, Linklater R, Bull J, Plain S, Graham K, Bernards S, Peach L, Stergiopoulos V, Kurdyak P, McKinley G, Donnelly P, Wells S

Research involvement and engagement2020

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-020-0176-9 PMID: 32082614

A Community of Practice Approach to Non-Suicidal Self Injury Research

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McKinley, Gerald P.

Keywords: non-suicidal self injury; social media; community of practice; life course; artificial intelligence; health promotion

$49,316

A Community of Practice Approach to Non-Suicidal Self Injury Research

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: McKinley, Gerald P.

Keywords: non-suicidal self injury; social media; community of practice; life course; artificial intelligence; health promotion

$50,316

Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Adults in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in a Vulnerable Demographic

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Heisel, Marnin J; Conn, David K

Keywords: Knowledge Translation And Exchange; Long-Term Care; Mental Health And Well-Being; Older Adults; Provider Education And Support; Psychological Resiliency; Psychometrics; Screening; Suicide Ideation; Suicide Risk Detection And Response

$608,176

Screening for Suicide Risk among Older Long-Term Care Residents: Assessing the Prevalence and Correlates of Suicide Ideation in an at-risk Demographic

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Aging

Principal investigators: Heisel, Marnin J; Conn, David K

Keywords: Implementation Of Risk Assessment; Knowledge Translation; Long-Term Care; Mental Health And Well-Being; Older Adults; Psychological Resiliency; Psychometrics; Screening; Suicide Ideation; Suicide Risk Detection

$100,000

Youth Futures: bringing together indigenous and western approaches to promote youth resilience and prosperity in First Nations communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Grants

Keywords: Aboriginal; youth; identity; culture; resilience; world views; economic development; community resilience; intervention; research paradigms; ontology

$2,500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Clinical Public Health Division
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, Western University
Health Sciences
Psychiatry
Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
School of Nursing
Other

Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Vicky Stergiopoulos

School of Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Li Ka Shing Knowledge

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Samantha Wells

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Julie George

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Kathryn Graham

Clinical Public Health Division

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Peter Donnelly

Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Paul Kurdyak

Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Julie Bull

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Renee Linklater

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Melody Morton Ninomiya

Health Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Sara Plain

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Samantha Wells

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

1 shared papers, latest 2020

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Paper to mentionMention their SSHRC grant from 2022

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor McKinley, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper ""How deep do I have to cut?": Non-suicidal self-injury and imagined communities of practice on Tumblr." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "A Community of Practice Approach to Non-Suicidal Self Injury Research" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]