Susan Rose Rossi

Background

Rossi, Susan Rose was born on November 25, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Morton and Mery (Glasser) Finkle.

Education

Bachelor of science in nursing cum laude, Duke U., 1974; MSN, U. Rhode Island, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, U. Rhode Island, 1993.

Career

Instructor prenatal, A Women's Clinic, Durham, North Carolina, 1973; field investigator, research assistant, Durham, North Carolina, 1973-1974; charge nurse labor and delivery, Rocky Mountain Hospital, Denver, 1974; research nurse practitioner, projects coordinator, National Jewish Research Center Immunology & Respiratory Medicine, Denver, 1974-1975; associate instructor nursing, Hospital Center Orange (New Jersey) School Nursing, 1975-1976; instructor allied health, Colorado Mountain College, Vail, 1977-1978; environmental nurse consultant, private practice, Wakefield, Rhode Island, 1982-1987; research instructor psychology, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1991-1993; postdoctoral fellow cancer prevention research center, U. Rhode Island, Kingston, 1993-1995. Research assistant college nursing U. Rhode Island, 1987-1989, self change laboratory, 1987-1989, cancer prevention research center, 1989-1991, project coordinator, 1990. Consultant and presenter in field.

Achievements

• Registered Nurse Rhode Island.

Membership

Field researcher Rhode Island History Society, Wakefield, since 1989. Member American Statistical Association, American Psychological Society, National Foundation ChemicallyHypersensitive, New York Academy Science, Environmental Illness & Health Association Rhode Island (clinical director 1985-1988, chairman professional education committees 1985-1988), Human Ecology Action League, Psychometric Society, Sigma Theta Tau, Phi Kappa Phi.

Interests

• Avocations: stained glass, skiing, gardening, house rabbits.

Connections

Married Joseph Stephen Rossi, June 13, 1981.

Father:

Morton Finkle

Mother:

Mery (Glasser) Finkle

Spouse:

Joseph Stephen Rossi