David J. Kinitz, PhD, MSW (he/him) is a social and behavioural health scientist and social worker with a passion for understanding the complex social, political, and economic systems that shape LGBTQIA+ mental health and wellbeing. David is a postdoctoral scholar with The PRIDE Study at Stanford University School of Medicine. He holds a PhD in Social and Behavioural Health Sciences from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and graduate and undergraduate degrees in social work from York University and Lakehead University, respectively. David's work primarily draws on critical qualitative and mixed-methods methodologies to deconstruct systems of oppression, such as racism, cissexism, heterosexism, and classism. He looks at how these systems reinforce social hierarchies that produce ill-health, particularly as they relate to poverty, social welfare systems, and labor market phenomena. David’s doctoral research employed narrative inquiry and Marxist political economy theories to study economic insecurity, precarious employment, and mental health among gay, bisexual, and queer men in Toronto, Canada. David continues this area of scholarship through leading and collaborating on various projects exploring access to social assistance, employment quality, and economic insecurity among LGBTQIA+ people in Canada and the US.