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Susan McNamara is a Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine. She holds a BA from SUNY Stony Brook (1975), an MALS from Wesleyan University (1991), and an MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine (1995). Her research focuses on intersections of psychoanalysis with gender, sexuality, and identity, with emphasis on transgender studies, queer theory, and literary analysis.
Her scholarship explores themes like eroticism in familial dynamics, transgender identity formation, and clinical approaches to LGBTQ+ psychology. Notable works include analyses of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando and contemporary gay male sexuality. She contributes to peer-reviewed journals such as Psychoanalytic Inquiry and Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association.
No scientific awards are listed, but her work demonstrates sustained engagement with evolving gender/sexuality frameworks. No advising or grant details are provided. Her academic activities are centered in clinical and theoretical psychoanalysis within the Yale medical community.
