Susan Nolen-Hoeksema

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema (1960–2013) was an eminent United States figure whose career in literature left an enduring mark on national and global culture. Over decades of dedicated public service and professional excellence, Susan exemplified integrity, innovation, and leadership.

Susan Kay Nolen-Hoeksema was an American psychologist and professor at Yale University. Her research explored how mood regulation strategies could correlate to a person's vulnerability to depression, with special focus on a depression-related construct she called rumination as well as gender differences. She is credited with bringing rumination to the attention of clinical psychology, and since the time of her early writings, rumination has emerged as one of the most powerful cognitive risk factors for depression....

The passing of Susan Nolen-Hoeksema on 2013-01-02 marked the close of a transformative chapter, inspiring future generations across United States and around the world to uphold the values of excellence, empathy, and enduring accomplishment.