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

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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.[3][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

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  • Wood, Susan F. (2014-04-01). "Inappropriate Obstructions to Access: The FDA's Handling of Plan B". AMA Journal of Ethics. 16 (4). American Medical Association: 295–301. doi:10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.4.oped1-1404. ISSN 2376-6980. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

References

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