Susan Pinker

Susan Pinker is a psychologist and newspaper columnist who writes about social science for the daily press. Her interests range from interpersonal and ethical issues in the workplace, the subject of her Problem Solving column, to writing profiles and features on mental health, education, business and culture for The Globe and Mail, The Montreal Gazette and the Canadian Medical Association Journal, among other publications. Susan's writing has been recognized in awards from the Periodical Writing Association of Canada (2002) and the Canadian Medical Association (2000), and she has been nominated for the John Alexander Media Award (2000) and the Aventis Pasteur Medal for Excellence in Health Research Journalism (1999). This fall she was one of three finalists for the YWCA/Bell 2007 Woman of Distinction Award in Communications. An experienced clinician, Susan balances writing with part-time clinical practice and teaching at the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University. She lives in Montreal with her husband and three children.