Susan F. Wood Explained

Susan F. Wood is an American public health professional. She is director of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health at the Milken Institute School of Public Health.

Career

Woods graduated from Rhodes College in 1980. She earned her PhD in biology from Boston University in 1989, through the university's Marine Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory.[1] She was a researcher at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.[2]

From 1995 to 2000, she was science advisor to the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues.[3]

From 2000 to 2005, she was Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health of the Food and Drug Administration.[4] She resigned over delays in approval of the morning-after pill.[5] [6] [7] [8]

Wood is a professor at George Washington University.[9] [10] [11] She advises women to have advocates go to the doctor, to address women's health bias.[12]

Works

References

  1. Web site: Biography: Susan Wood . The President's Interagency Council on Women . October 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: Wood, Susan Global Women's Institute The George Washington University . 2023-10-13 . Global Women's Institute . en.
  3. Web site: Guest Speaker Bio - Dr. Susan Wood . nimhd.nih.gov.
  4. Web site: Biography: Susan Wood . 2023-10-13 . 1997-2001.state.gov.
  5. News: 2021-11-25 . Is the Plan B battle over? Former FDA official Susan Wood hopes so. . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-10-13 . 0190-8286.
  6. Web site: gress . amy . 2005-06-17 . 2005: Dr. Susan Wood . 2023-10-13 . Government Accountability Project . en-US.
  7. Web site: Susan Wood . 2023-10-13 . Rewire News Group . en-US.
  8. Web site: Abortion Pill Opponents Seize New Chance to Target FDA Approval . 2023-10-13 . news.bloomberglaw.com . en.
  9. Web site: O'Kelley . Connor . Public health school launches open online courses on opioids . 2023-10-13 . The GW Hatchet.
  10. Web site: Plan B gets new label by FDA to clarify it doesn't cause abortion . 2023-10-13 . ABC News . en.
  11. Web site: Varney . Sarah . 2022-06-07 . Misinformation Clouds America’s Most Popular Emergency Contraception . 2023-10-13 . KFF Health News . en-US.
  12. Web site: "It's Only in Her Head": Gaslighting in Women's Health . healthnews.com.

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