Susan M. Fitzpatrick

Biographical Information

"Susan Fitzpatrick, Ph.D. is Vice President of the James S. McDonnell Foundation...

"Fitzpatrick served as the Associate Executive Director of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis (1989-1992), a comprehensive basic science and applied science research center focused on restoring neurological function to persons with spinal cord injury. Her responsibilities included all public outreach and educational efforts and she served as the scientific liaison to the development, fundraising, and public relations staff. As Executive Director of the Brain Trauma Foundation (1992-1993), Fitzpatrick guided the Foundation through a re-organization. BTF is now a leader in advancing the acute care of patients with traumatic brain injury. Fitzpatrick joined the James S. McDonnell Foundation in 1993 as the Foundation’s first Program Officer. She was promoted to Program Director in 1997 and to Vice President in 2000. Fitzpatrick is an adjunct associate professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy and Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis), teaching neuroscience. Fitzpatrick lectures and writes on issues concerning applications of neuroscience to clinical problems, the role of private philanthropy in the support of scientific research, and on issues related to the public dissemination of and understanding of science. Fitzpatrick serves on the boards of the Association of Women in Science and the Ontario Brain Institute and is a past member of the board of the American Association for the Advancement of Science."