Susan Heydon
University of Otago, New Zealand
Susan Heydon (PhD History) is Associate Professor in Social Pharmacy at the University of Otago in Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand. She teaches and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students about medicines and society. Her research uses qualitative and historical methods to explore health issues and much of it focuses on Nepal where she spent two years with her family as a volunteer in the Mt. Everest region. She is author of Modern Medicine and International Aid: Khunde Hospital, Nepal 1966-1998, as well as several book chapters and journal articles. Her book Implementing a Global Health Programme: Smallpox and Nepal was published in February 2025 by Manchester University Press as part of their Social Histories of Medicine series.