Susan Conradsen

Susan Conradsen is Associate Professor of Psychology and Department Chair of Psychological Science at Berry College. She also serves as Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Signature Experience Program. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Conradsen integrates research, teaching, and mentorship in her academic roles.

• Ph.D. in Psychology, University of Louisville (1998)
• M.A. in Psychology, University of Louisville (1996)
• B.A. in Psychology, University of Georgia (1992)

Her research focuses on gender and media, health psychology, gendered violence, and activist mothering. She explores how motherhood intersects with social movements, environmentalism, and human rights. Her work also investigates childbirth, feminist storytelling, and the pedagogy of reflection in undergraduate education. Dr. Conradsen is particularly interested in how personal narratives can advance gender justice.

The selected publications, all from 2011, reveal a strong thematic focus on motherhood as activism across global contexts, including the U.S., Russia, and Iran. They span disciplines such as psychology, gender studies, and peace studies, with recurring subfields in maternal activism, feminist pedagogy, reproductive health, and narrative resistance. Her scholarship bridges academic research with community engagement and social change.

Dr. Conradsen is actively involved in mentoring students through the Signature Experience Seminar, guiding them to reflect on and articulate their learning across academic and extracurricular experiences. She holds no listed scientific awards but contributes significantly through professional service.

• Advisory Board Member, Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation (2019–present)
• Board of Directors, Women’s Information Network (2016–present)
• Board Member, Hearts to Nourish Hope (2015–present)

She has held prior professional roles including Postdoctoral Fellow at Emory University School of Medicine and Psychology Resident at Augusta VA/Medical College of Georgia. Her work emphasizes the integration of personal narrative, reflection, and social justice in both research and teaching.