Dr. L Suggs

Biography

L. Suzanne Suggs is a Full Professor of Social Marketing at the Università della Svizzera italiana, where she leads the BeCHANGE research group within the Institute of Communication and Public Policy. With a robust academic background in health communication, Dr. Suggs specializes in health behavior change, focusing on vaccination acceptance, vaccine hesitancy, and determinants of health behaviors. She has contributed significantly to the Swiss National COVID-19 Science Task Force as a co-chair and has advised public institutions on health communication strategies. Her teaching excellence was recognized in 2020, and she engages students through keynotes and courses on health science communication and social marketing. Prior to her current position, she served as an Assistant Professor of Health Communication at Emerson College and held several academic roles at Tufts University School of Medicine, gaining extensive experience across different settings including government, NGOs, and academia. Dr. Suggs holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the University of North Texas, and both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Health Studies from Texas Woman's University. Her work aims to bridge the gap between science and policy, particularly in the context of public health education and communication.

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