Suzanne Z. Gottschang

Suzanne Z. Gottschang is a Professor of Anthropology and East Asian Studies at Smith College. She is a medical anthropologist whose work explores intersections of health, science, and medicine in China and the U.S., with cross-disciplinary engagement in gender studies, public health, and science and technology studies.

• Education: Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, M.P.H., M.A., and B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Her research contextualizes how individuals navigate governance and knowledge systems, particularly through ethnographic studies of maternal health policies in Chinese hospitals and the emerging field of chronic disease management in equine care. Recent projects examine how horses, caregivers, and veterinarians integrate experiential knowledge with evidence-based veterinary medicine.

Although no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text, Gottschang's publications in journals like Medical Anthropology Quarterly and Technology and Culture demonstrate her scholarly impact. She is committed to collaborative research and teaching, including directing student teams in engineering design projects.