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Susan Mineka vs. transgender people

Susan Mineka is an American psychologist and anti-transgender activist. Mineka co-authored a college textbook on “abnormal psychology” that promotes many anti-transgender ideas, especially disease models like “autogynephilia.”

Mineka collaborated with other anti-trans activists while teaching at Northwestern University.

Background

Susan Mineka was born in June 1948 and grew up in Ithaca, New York. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, Mineka earned a doctorate from University of Pennsylvania in 1974. Mineka then did postdoctoral work at University of Wisconsin.

Mineka joined the faculty of Northwestern in 1987 and was named Professor Emerita in 2021.

Mineka was editor of The Journal of Abnormal Psychology from 1990 to 1994 and was editor for Emotion.

Anti-trans activism

Mineka published with J. Michael Bailey and advised Bailey’s student Kevin Hsu.

Mineka’s most damaging work was the 2006 college textbook Abnormal Psychology.

References

Northwestern University Provost (December 15, 2022). Northwestern honors new emeriti faculty members from 2020, 2021 and 2022. https://www.northwestern.edu/provost/news/2022/northwestern-honors-new-emeriti-faculty-members-from-2020,-2021-and-2022.html

Hall, Julie (June 23, 2004). Psychology All-Stars: Susan Mineka. Association for Psychological Science https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/psychology-all-stars-susan-mineka

Ben Hamida S, Mineka S, Bailey JM (1998). Sex differences in perceived controllability of mate value: An evolutionary perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 75 (4), 953 https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.75.4.953

Ben Hamida S, Mineka S, Bailey JM (1996). Mate preferences: Implications for higher rates of female unipolar depression and body dissatisfaction INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 31 (3-4), 1462-1462

Books

Hooley, Jill M., Butcher, James N., Mineka, Susan (2006). Abnormal Psychology: Core Concepts. ISBN: 9780205486830

Resources

Northwestern University Psychology (psychology.northwestern.edu)

  • Susan Mineka
  • psychology.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/emeritus/profiles/susan-mineka.html
  • Susan Mineka
  • scholars.northwestern.edu/en/persons/susan-mineka

Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)

  • Susan Mineka
  • scholar.google.com/citations?user=1zuLB_QAAAAJ&hl=en

LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Stanford Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences (casbs.stanford.edu)