Susan E. Rushing, MD, JD

Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Fellow, Center for Neuroscience and Society University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Faculty, Center for Neuroscience and Society University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Faculty, Center for Neuroscience and Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Psychiatrist, Forensic Fellowship, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Associate, Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Psychiatry
Education:
BS (Brain and Cognitive Science)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1999.
MD
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2005.
JD
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, 2005.
Permanent linkBS (Brain and Cognitive Science)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1999.
MD
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2005.
JD
Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, 2005.
Selected Publications
Rushing SE, Langleben D.: Neuroimaging and Criminal Culpability. In: K. Weiss and C. Watson Psychiatric Expert Testimony: Emerging Applications. Oxford University Press,(1):122-135, 2015. Oxford University Press 2015.Mao C, Rushing SE.: Sentencing Juveniles and the Possibility of Parole following Miller v. Alabama. In: R. Sadoff (ed.) Forensic Psychiatry: Past, Present and Future Directions. Oxford University 2015.
Rushing SE: The Admissibility of Brain Scans in Criminal Trials: The Case of Positron Emission Tomography. Court Review 50: 22-29, 2014.
Rushing SE: Staff Guidelines re: Decision Making Capacity. http://uphsxnet.uphs.upenn.edu/act169/staff_guides.html June 2012.
Rushing SE, Langleben D: Nuclear Neuro-imaging, PET and SPECT. Neuroimaging in Forensic Psychiatry: From the Clinic to the Courtroom. J. Simpson (eds.). Wiley-Blackwell, West Sussex,(1), 3-26, 2012.
Rushing SE: Narrator for Empower Interactive, Good Days Ahead: The Interactive Program for Depression and Anxiety. https://demo.goodddaysahead.com/about 2012.
Maust D, Christancho M, Gray L, Rushing SE, Tjoa J, Thase M: Psychiatric Rating Scales. Handbook of Clinical Neurology, Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disease 106(3): 227-238, 2012.
Stinnett J, Weintraub R, Rosenthal L, Dube B, Kim D, Rushing SE: Managing High Risk Clinical Scenarios for the Inpatient Consultation Psychiatrist. Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine 2011 Conference Program November 2011 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Rushing SE, Gur RC: Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Persons Accused of Capital Murder. American Academy of Psychiatry and Law 2011 Conference Program October 2011 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Rushing SE, Sadoff RL: Are Hospital Records that Document Adverse Events Privileged? Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law 39(2): 260-262, 2011.