Susan received her J.D. from the University of Denver and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her research emphasizes integrating historical knowledge of and research on law and gender issues and feminist legal theory with contemporary justice policy. Her research interests also focus on criminal justice history and contemporary constitutional and ethical issues in law and justice. Most recently, she has been researching contemporary caselaw in regard to the impacts of rape law reform, particularly on the definitions of force and consent.