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.









