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Susan Sinclair (born Susan Archer Cameron; 28 January 1923- 21 May 2010) was a lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh. She was appointed at the university in 1953 and taught there until her retirement in 1988. Sinclair had a particular interest in mental illness and mental handicap.

Early Life
Susan Archer Cameron was born 28 January 1923 in Mirfield, Yorkshire to Scottish parents. From 1930-40, she studied at George Watson's Ladies College and later obtained a two-year Certificate of Social Study. From 1942-1946, she worked as an assistant in the personnel department of Ferguson Brothers, textile printers in Carlisle. Following the war, she moved to London to study the Mental Health Course at the London School of Economics, later qualifying as a psychiatric social worker in 1947.

After qualifying as a social worker, Sinclair returned to Scotland and worked in the Merchiston Child Guidance Clinic based in Edinburgh for two years.

Teaching Career
After her time at the Merchiston Child Guidance Clinic, Sinclair studied an Arts degree at the University of Edinburgh. Following her degree, she was appointed to a teaching post in 1953.