Susanna Sutherland, PhD, MS, MEd

Susanna Sutherland, PhD, MS, MEd  is an Assistant Professor Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Sutherland is a clinical research psychologist at The Osher Center for Integrative Health. Dr. Sutherland received her PhD in Psychological Science from Vanderbilt University, where she received extensive clinical training in cognitive behavioral therapies for mood disorders and research training in examining the transmission of psychopathology from parents to offspring. She completed her doctoral internship at The Osher Center, focusing on integrative intervention and the study of female pain disorders. She then completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Women’s Mental Health at Atrius Health in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing on perinatal psychology and the intersection between behavioral health and women’s healthcare. 

 Dr. Sutherland’s current program of research is oriented towards enhancing the implementation of established cognitive-behavioral interventions for women’s health needs, with the primary objective of augmenting feasibility and accessibility, with a personal passion and professional experience in both maternal psychological well-being and health outcomes.