Susan H. Gold Willard Schorin graduated from Newcomb College and earned a Masters Degree in Social Work from Tulane School of Social Work. While at Newcomb, Susan was a cheerleader, a member of ODK Leadership Conference, Honor Board, Angel Flight, Spirit Council, Greenbackers, La Tertulia, Student-Faculty Committee, Homecoming Committee, Lagniappes Commieett, Alpha Epsilon Phi, and was involved in student government including President of her senior class. After graduation, she moved to Boton, worked as a secretary, as a medical assistant, in the Social Relations department at Harvard, and a councelor at Wellesly. She completed a one year fellowship in child psychiatry at Tulane Medical School, and undertook specialized training in the treatment of eating disorders at St. George's Hospial Medical School at the University of London. In 1982, she joined the faculty of the departments of psychiatry and pediatrics at Tulane Medical School and opened an eating disorders clinic at Tulane Medical Center. She is the author of over 20 journal articles and a book 'When Dieting Becomes Dangerous: A Guide to Understanding and Treating Anorexia and Bulimia,' both published as "Susan G. Willard" and was featured in the NOVA documentary 'Dying ot be Thin' in 2002. Some of her honors include 1997 Newcomb College Alumna of the Year, a 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Eating Disorders Association, and a 2008 International Academy for Eating Disorder Outstanding Clinician Award. After Hurricane Katrina, Susan moved away from New Orleans and became a political activist in Northern Virginia. In this interview with Amanda Gordon, Susan discusses her time at Newcomb and her life since.