Suzanne H. Mitchell

Suzanne H. Mitchell is a tenured Professor at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in the Department of Behavioral Neuroscience, with secondary appointments in Psychiatry and the Oregon Institute for Occupational Health Sciences. She holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Hull, England, and a Ph.D. from SUNY-Stony Brook, USA, where her dissertation examined behavioral economics in rodent foraging decisions.

• Education: B.Sc./M.Sc. (Hull), Ph.D. (SUNY-Stony Brook)
• Secondary Appointments: Psychiatry, Oregon Institute for Occupational Health Sciences

Her research spans behavioral economics, impulsivity neuroscience, and addiction models, focusing on:

• Decision-making in substance users
• Delay discounting mechanisms
• Energetic cost-benefit analysis
• Translational rodent-human studies
• Behavioral genetics of impulsivity

Recent publications show expertise in fMRI, behavioral paradigms (e.g., patch depletion tasks), and genetic models applied to:

• Alcohol use disorder neurobiology
• Chronic pain decision-making
• Neuroplasticity in enriched environments
• STEM education behavioral influences

Scientific contributions include:

• NIH-funded grants (NHLBI, NIAAA, NIDA, NIMH)
• Awards for education and mentoring
• Leadership in behavioral economics societies

She collaborates with researchers like Abraham A. Palmer and Jerry B. Richards, applying human/animal models to clinical populations while maintaining active NIH study section participation.