Suzanne Stradling is a first year graduate student. She also works at Los Alamos National Laboratory in their emergency management organization, where she is a member of the permanent EOC staff. She received a BA in comparative literature from Brigham Young University and a MS in management with a financial management specialization from the University of Maryland University College.

Her research interests include the policy implications of government assuming large-scale responsibility for risks where commercial insurance declines to offer coverage, such as radiological and nuclear accident or large-scale default by financial institutions.