Susan Graff EdD, MS, PA-C
Program Director and Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Department of Physician Assistant Studies
2025
Susan Graff focuses on the power of storytelling to inform health science educational programs. As co-founder of the Community, Partnership, Identity, Dialogue (CuPID) program, Graff collects individual stories of Pitt staff, students, faculty and community members to develop educational content that address the way in which concepts like racism, ethnocentrism, ableism, homophobia and transphobia manifest in health care, health science education and the broader community. Her passion for teaching, service and research lies at the intersection of storytelling, health care, education and community building. Her own story inspires her to advance health science education on children with Neurodisability by collaborating with the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program.
The Summit offers a unique opportunity to confront the corrosive influence of bigotry and hatred in our society. In order for us to address these challenges, we first must acknowledge their painful and destructive impact in our communities and in our country. I am grateful to serve as a Global Advisor to this timely and powerful initiative.
