Ross, Dr. Susan L

Ross, Dr. Susan L

Associate Professor
Recreation Therapy
Department of Public Health

Email

Preferred: susan.ross@sjsu.edu

Telephone

Preferred: (408) 924-3007 (email is preferred)

Office Hours

Please email for an appointment

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Transformative Learning, California Institute of Integral Studies. 2008
  • Master of Science, Recreation Therapy, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. 1996

Licenses and Certificates

Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, CTRS 

Recreation Therapist Certified, RTC

Bio

Dr. Suzy Ross is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at San José State University. Her research examines the science of human transformation through transdisciplinary perspectives bridging fields such as psychology, tourism, natural sciences, and transpersonal studies. Her publications in peer-reviewed journals build upon her Figure-8 Model of Transformation™, extending its application and deepening understanding of the phenomenon of transformation and integration across diverse disciplines and contexts.

Dr. Ross has received the Legendary Achievement Award for service to Northern California, the California Educator Award (2014, 2026), the SJSU Service-Learning and Community Engagement Award, and has been named an SJSU President’s Global Studies Fellow. A licensed and certified recreation therapist, she also leads faculty-led study abroad programs in Peru in collaboration with Indigenous elders, exploring transformation, healing, and the recovery of Indigenous knowledge.

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