An international trauma psychologist and public health advisor, Susan M. Sutton Clawson (95), Ph.D., M.P.H., has a passion for serving and protecting people. Currently, she works as a Federal Field Officer for the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dr. Sutton Clawson serves as the direct link to the states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia as well as to Washington D.C., where she is headquartered. There are only 11 people in her role nationally, each with their own region.
Describe your world as it is, and how you鈥檇 like it to be.
At present, we are all experiencing the collective concern of the frightening global pandemic, COVID-19. Minding the 3 W鈥檚 (Wash your hands, Wear your mask and Watch your distance) has gripped our world as a daily mantra for our survival. We will conquer this horrific infectious disease that has pierced our social fabric. Humanity is bonded by this collective crisis, for we are members of a club who wished they never received an invitation. We have suffered greatly and persevered finding hope through tremendous loss; may we walk a bit gentler with one another guided by a new appreciation of humanity.