Susan Schrack Wood

Susan Schrack Wood
Division/Department
School of the Arts, Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences
Adjunct Faculty
Director of Communications- PA Municipal League
Contact Information

Meet Susan Schrack Wood

Susan Schrack Wood currently works for the Pennsylvania Municipal League as Director of Communications. She also performs public health research for the PA Department of Health in the Environmental Epidemiology Division. Prior to working in environmental issues, Susan worked for many years in television news and weather and produced Emmy Award-winning documentaries on health, science, and social justice issues, including international health issues in several African countries.

  • Environmental & Public Health Communications, MPHS
    Johns Hopkins University
  • Environmental Sciences, MS
    Towson University
  • Broadcast Journalism, BS
    Syracuse University
  • National Communication Association- Health Communication Graduate Student Representative
  • Pennsylvania Municipal League
  • Demographic & exposure characteristics as predictors of serum per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels- A community-level biomonitoring project in Pennsylvania
  • Gen Z Medical Television Viewing Habits and their Effects on Career Perception and Choice
  • End of Life Communications
  • Communication Needs, Challenges, and Strategies in Free Health Clinics
  • Environmental Health Communications & Literacy
  • Health Communications Strategy & Theory
  • Mass Communications
  • News Writing & Coverage
  • Nursing Communications & Educational Curriculum