Professor Emerita Susan Mattson is with the Emeritus College at ASU. She was previously with Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Mattson joined the faculty in the College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation in 1993, earned tenure in 1996, and was promoted to full professor in 2001. She received a Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University in 1987. Her research focuses on women's health, particularly addressing the topic of domestic violence across cultures.
Mattson has received several grants and has published extensively in the most prestigious journals in women's health. Additionally, she contributes time by serving as a reviewer for one of the best-regarded journals in maternal-health nursing. She serves on the editorial advisory board for the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses journal, AWHONN Lifelines, and as a book review editor for Health Care for Women International.
In 1996, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses honored Dr. Mattson with their Award for Excellence in Nursing Education. During her 1998-99 sabbatical leave, she was granted and completed a year as a nurse scholar at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MD.