Edwards, Susan L.

Biography

Susan Edwards is the eighth president of Wright State University, taking office on January 1, 2020. The motto of her administration is "Recruitment, Retention, and Relationships," and she is committed to student success with an emphasis on experiential learning and high-quality classroom education.

Edwards joined Wright State in 2018 as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost. Prior to coming to Wright State, Edwards served as vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of biology at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Previously, she was a faculty member in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Molecular Sciences at James Cook University in Australia.

In 2007, Edwards left her native Australia to join the Department of Biology at Appalachian State. She then took on a leadership role as assistant chair for three years before being appointed chair of the department in 2012. She has taught numerous courses in 10 different degree programs, including veterinary science, medicine, biology, pharmacy, biomedical science, aquaculture, medical laboratory science, physiotherapy, exercise science, education, and nursing.

Edwards received a Ph.D. in comparative physiology from Deakin University in Victoria, Australia; an M.S. in neuroscience from The University of Melbourne; and a B.S. in biology from Deakin.