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Susanna Cohen, DNP, CNM, CHSE, FAAN

Susanna Cohen, CNM, DNP is a Certified Nurse Midwife, Associate Professor at the University of Utah College of Nursing, Adjunct Associate Professor in the Family Planning Division of the Department of OBGYN, and co-founder of PRONTO International. She received her Bachelor of Science at the University of California, Davis, her Masters in Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco, and her Doctorate in Nursing Practice at the University of Utah. Susanna is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator and a global expert in the field of low-tech high-fidelity simulation facilitation, debriefing, facilitation, and curricular development. Susanna has collaborated with PRONTO on implementation trials in Mexico, Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, and India. She has collaborated with Dr. Tao since 2018 on several projects and workshops on clinician implicit bias, calling-in strategies for microaggressions in the workplaces, and disparities in maternal healthcare. She is the PI on Project ARIISE. She received the 2016 Excellence in Innovation Award and the 2017 Hayden Vangard Award from The International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. Susanna lives in Salt Lake City with her partner, 2 children, and 6 chickens.