Welcome to Director Susan Nesbitt

Dr. Susan W. Nesbitt comes to UConn from Saint Joseph’s College in Maine, where she was Vice President of Graduate and Professional Studies. During her 12 year career at St. Joseph’s College, she was Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, Associate Dean for Technology for the Division of Continuing and Professional Studies, and assistant professor in the Master in Health Services Administration program.

Prior to her work at Saint Joseph’s College, Dr. Nesbitt was assistant professor of Health Services Management at the Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy at New School University in New York City. She also worked as an assistant professor at both Oregon State University and the University of Idaho Cooperative Extension Service, and as an instructor at Instituto National de Technolgia Agropecuaria in Balcarce, Argentina.

Dr. Susan Nesbitt received her Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. She has published in various journals, including The American Journal of Distance Education, Journal of Urban History and the Journal of Health Economics, and has made presentations at continuing education, public health and public administration conferences throughout the country.

Dr. Nesbitt’s research background includes work as a Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an Assistant Research Scientist at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. She has received funding from several sources, including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.