About Dr. Dunlap

Constance E. Dunlap, MD, DFAPA is a board certified psychiatrist who is actively engaged in clinical care, residency training, and advocacy to promote health equity by addressing structural racism in medical education and residency training.

As a physician who is also trained as a psychoanalyst, Dr. Dunlap believes that the promotion of mind-body-spirit wellness begins with good nutrition, which is fundamental to preventative care.  For those in need of psychiatric care, she provides comprehensive in-depth treatment, which includes psychotherapy with or without medication (depending on the need). 

She is interested in the role of Intersectionality and the management of “difference” – race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual identity - in interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, and institutional structures. She has decades of experience working with diverse populations. 

Dr. Dunlap is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the George Washington University  Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is a former president of the Washington Psychiatric Society (WPS) board of directors and currently serves as a WPS Delegate to the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association. 

• Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.    
• Graduate, Washington Psychoanalytic Institute, Washington, DC, 2001. 
• Residency, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, 1991. 
• Internship, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, 1988.
• Doctorate of Medicine Degree, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 1987.
• Bachelor of Arts Degree, Wheaton College, Norton, MA, 1980.