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Jennifer McQuaid, PhD, MA, BA

Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine
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Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale Center for Asylum Medicine

Biography

Dr. McQuaid is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine. Since joining in 2017, she has focused on capacity building - training, speaking and supervising - in the network of pro-bono medical and psychological clinicians, trainees and students who collaborate with legal teams representing asylum seekers. At YCAM, Dr. McQuaid coordinates and performs mental health evaluations of asylum seekers in order to provide objective psychological assessments of reported histories of torture and persecution. She is coordinating three research studies focused on the mental health and well-being of asylum seekers during the post-migration period, and serves as a faculty mentor on the implementation of trauma-informed care at HAVEN refugee clinic.

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Education & Training

PhD
Teachers College, Columbia University, Clinical Psychology (2005)
MA
Tufts University, Applied Child Development (1996)
BA
Williams College, Art History (1993)

Research

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Gender-Based Violence; Human Rights; Human Rights Abuses; Mental Health; Refugees; Social Determinants of Health

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Research Interests

Research topics Jennifer McQuaid is interested in exploring.

Publications

2024

2023

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