Tara McKay, PhD

Dr. McKay (she/her) is Associate Professor of Medicine, Health, and Society and Health Policy (secondary), Director of the LGBTQ+ Policy Lab, and Associate Director of the Center for Research on Inequality and Health at Vanderbilt University. She is a sociologist and demographer who is nationally recognized for her expertise in the field of LGBTQ+ population health, policy, and aging. She is a co-founder of the Vanderbilt LGBTQ+ Policy Lab, which was recently recognized by the National Institutes of Health for for its advances in LGBTQ+ health research. She has expertise in LGBTQ+ health and aging, HIV policy, and firearm injury.