She also teaches writing courses at the University of Southern Maine. In 1987 she earned her Ed.D. in reading and writing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Susan contributed a chapter on her classroom research in Breaking Ground: Teachers Relate Reading and Writing in the Elementary School (Heinemann, 1985) and is a frequent speaker at conferences.Susan Benedict has an academic affiliation as follows - Medical University of South Carolina, USA The University of Texas Heal.