about susan

Born and educated in the US, I moved to Barcelona in my twenties for anthropological fieldwork and made a permanent move here in my thirties.

As a graduate student and early-career researcher, I won individual research grants from Fulbright, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Foundation and the Reed Foundation. 

I began my career as an anthropology faculty member in the US, spending time in both visiting and tenure-track positions, and in both liberal arts and university settings. I have published my research in a range of top indexed journals in anthropology and sociolinguistics.

In Barcelona, I shifted out of academia and into a publication support role. When my authors started asking me for help in navigating their careers, I went back to school for a master’s in counseling, a field that had always attracted me. Then, seeing the importance of thoughtful parenting in individuals’ development, I became a certified Positive Discipline parent educator.