Susanne Langer

Dr. Susanne Langer is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University's Faculty of Health and Education. Her expertise centers on chronic illness experiences, caregiving burdens, and psychosocial dimensions of health, employing innovative qualitative methodologies across interdisciplinary research.

Research focuses on:

• Personhood and identity in chronic illness
• 'Sandwich carers' with multigenerational responsibilities
• Mental health intersections with physical health conditions
• Ethnographic and critical approaches to well-being
• Psychosocial pedagogy in higher education

Awards recognize her teaching innovation (2019), postgraduate supervision (2019, 2025), and departmental leadership (2021). She actively reviews for journals including Qualitative Research and Social Science & Medicine, and supervises doctoral candidates investigating caregiving, mental health, and health inequities.