Leela Mckinnon
Biographic Data
| ID | 216205 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leela Mckinnon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leela |
| FAMILY NAME | Mckinnon |
| SIGNATURE | MCKINNON L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1557-7438 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Effect of Migration on Perceived Safety and Sleep Quality
Toward inclusive energy futures
This reflection outlines the development of a Terms of Reference (ToR) for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in a 6-year energy transitions research project spanning 11 institutions and involving 100 researchers across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), social science, and humanities disciplines. This multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional project involves partnerships with industry and civil society organizations, …
Perceptions of health and nutrition in Wixárika families living in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
The perceptions of health and nutrition of families belonging to the Wixárika (Indigenous people of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico) who have emigrated from their places of origin are analyzed. A qualitative case study design is applied through the analysis of 15 in-depth interviews with migrants living in Yetapa, the Wixárika name for the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Jalisco, Mexico, in July 2022. The Wixárika people perceive good health a…
Biosocial Factors Shaping Perceptions of Disease Risk Among a Community‐Based Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority People Living in Toronto During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic has disproportionately affected vulnerable populations, including sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. Food insecurity, prevalent among this population, may influence perceived vulnerability to infection and related psychological outcomes. This study investigated the association between food insecurity and perceived vulnerability to infection among SGM adults in Toronto, Canada, during the third wave of the …
Queering food security research
Sexual minority status is associated with earlier recalled age of menarche
INTRODUCTION: Menarcheal timing is associated with growth, development, health, wellbeing, and reproduction across the lifespan. Although sexual orientation is a known correlate of health and developmental inequities, relatively little evolutionarily framed research has investigated sexual orientation-based variation in maturational timing. To improve our understanding of menarcheal timing among sexual minority (SM) people, we use a biocultural-e…
Sexual minority status is associated with earlier recalled age of menarche
INTRODUCTION: Menarcheal timing is associated with growth, development, health, wellbeing, and reproduction across the lifespan. Although sexual orientation is a known correlate of health and developmental inequities, relatively little evolutionarily framed research has investigated sexual orientation-based variation in maturational timing. To improve our understanding of menarcheal timing among sexual minority (SM) people, we use a biocultural-e…
Queering food security research
Perceptions of health and nutrition in Wixárika families living in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area
The perceptions of health and nutrition of families belonging to the Wixárika (Indigenous people of the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico) who have emigrated from their places of origin are analyzed. A qualitative case study design is applied through the analysis of 15 in-depth interviews with migrants living in Yetapa, the Wixárika name for the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area, Jalisco, Mexico, in July 2022. The Wixárika people perceive good health a…
Biosocial Factors Shaping Perceptions of Disease Risk Among a Community‐Based Sample of Sexual and Gender Minority People Living in Toronto During the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
Introduction The COVID‐19 pandemic has disproportionately affected vulnerable populations, including sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. Food insecurity, prevalent among this population, may influence perceived vulnerability to infection and related psychological outcomes. This study investigated the association between food insecurity and perceived vulnerability to infection among SGM adults in Toronto, Canada, during the third wave of the …
The Effect of Migration on Perceived Safety and Sleep Quality
Toward inclusive energy futures
This reflection outlines the development of a Terms of Reference (ToR) for equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in a 6-year energy transitions research project spanning 11 institutions and involving 100 researchers across science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), social science, and humanities disciplines. This multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional project involves partnerships with industry and civil society organizations, …
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Gerontology (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works) · Metropolitan area (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work)