Assistant Clinical Professor
Yale Center for Asylum Medicine, United States
Jennifer McQuaid, PhD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Yale Center for Asylum Medicine, and a Research Associate at Williams College. As a clinical psychologist, she works at the intersection of maternal and child health, gender-based violence, and traumatic stress – translating research into best practices for at-risk adults, children and families, refugees and asylum seekers. Through her work at Sanctuary for Families, NYC, Dr. McQuaid witnessed the impact of individual displacement and interpersonal violence on women’s mental health, capacity to parent, and capacity to earn a living, as well as the deep potential of therapeutic interventions placed in non-traditional settings. Dr. McQuaid frequently serves as an expert witness and consultant for legal teams representing individuals seeking immigration relief in the United States (Asylum, U-Visas, Trafficking Visas, Parent-Child Separation cases).
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Friday, November 11, 2022
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM