Susan Tran

Susan Tran is an Associate Professor at DePaul University's College of Science and Health, Department of Psychology, and serves as Director of Clinical Training in the Clinical Psychology (Child) program. Her work focuses on pediatric psychology, stress and coping with chronic illness, chronic pain in youth, health disparities, and dissemination of behavioral health interventions.

Education:

• PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2014
• MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2010
• BA, Psychology, Marquette University, 2008
• Postdoctoral Fellowship & Clinical Psychology Internship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2013-2015

Research Focus: Dr. Tran leads the Pediatric Coping, Health, and Illness (CHILL) Lab, examining relationships between environment, physical and mental health in children and adolescents. Key projects include studies on stress-pain interactions, health disparities in pediatric chronic pain, outcomes for youth with chronic illness, and undergraduate health research.

DEAI Commitments:

• Anti-racist practices in pediatric psychology
• Fostering lab community safety and cultural humility
• Promoting health equity through systems-aware research
• Combating structural inequities (racism, heterosexism, cissexism, ableism)