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Sue C. Grady received her Ph.D. in Earth Environmental Sciences from the City University of New York, training that has empowered her to conceptualize health and disease through a human ecological perspective. She focuses on place-based clinical and public health outcomes. Grady also holds an M.P.H. degree in International Health from Tulane University, an M.A. in Medical Anthropology from Hunter College, and a B.A. in Medical Geography from the University of Minnesota. Her initial career began as a registered nurse in Minneapolis. Grady's teaching includes courses like 'Geography of Health and Disease' (GEO435), 'Spatial Analysis of Populations' (GEO436), and 'Medical Geography and Spatial Epidemiology' (EPI/GEO819). Her research interests lie in health medical geography, particularly women's health, with a focus on maternal and infant health. She aims to understand how local environments affect women's health, contributing to the transmission of infectious diseases and chronic health issues that can impair pregnancies and lead to adverse outcomes for mothers and infants. Currently, her work involves reducing maternal and infant mortality rates and studying perinatal regionalization in Michigan to improve hospital referral patterns for high-risk African American mothers and infants. Grady also mentors students on various topics across health medical geography.
Department of Psychology