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Susan Yamamoto

Research Associate

Degrees:PhD (Carleton)
Email:susan.yamamoto@carleton.ca

Susan is a Research Associate working with Dr. Maeder. She earned her PhD in psychology at Carleton in 2019. She received her B.A. Honours in psychology with a minor in philosophy from the University of Manitoba, and a Master of Arts from Carleton.

Research Interests: Susan’s main area of focus is punishment orientation and the Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder Defence. Her other research interests include attributions, the cultural defence, and racial essentialism.

Dissertation: What’s in the Box? Punishment and Insanity in the Canadian Jury Deliberation Room