Bio:
SUSAN B. STRAUB
53 West 85th Street
New York City, New York 10024
(212) 362-3766
Brief Resumé
EDUCATION
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York City 1984-1987
School of Social Work Master of Social Work
TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE, London, England 1975-1979
Department for Children and Parents Part I: Training in Child Psychotherapy
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, Dublin, Ireland 1970-1971
Department of Psychology Diploma in Counseling and Guidance
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison, Wisconsin 1962-1966
School of Education Bachelor of Science
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The READ TO ME Program, New York 1990- present
(Creator & Director, originally a program of T&W Collaborative)
The JEWISH BOARD for FAMILY & CHILDRENS SERVICES, New York 1987-1988
POLYTECHNIC OF CENTRAL LONDON, London, England April 1976-July 1979
CITY AND EAST LONDON COLLEGE, London, England July 1972-April 1976
PROJECT UPWARD BOUND, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee June 1966-June 1969
PUBLICATIONS & VIDEOS
1998 Proceedings of NYU International Conference, Florence, Italy Books for Babies: A New
Paradigm for Educating Teen Mothers; New York Univ, Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
1999 Article in Infant & Young Children: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Special Care Practices;
Books for Babies: An Overlooked Resource for Working with New Families, Vol.11, No.3
2002 Article: Why Babies Need Books; Books for Keeps, No. 132, London, England.
2000 Director/Producer READ TO ME Videotape, 30 minute documentary-training video
2000 Director/Producer READ TO ME website, www.readtomeprogram.org
2003 Director/Producer Reading With Babies/Leyendo Con Bebés, (CINE Golden Eagle Award)
2003 Contributor, Family Literacy:From Theory to Practice (Chapter 9); Edited by A.DeBruin-
Parecki & B.Krol-Sinclair; International Reading Assoc., Newark, DE
2006 Contributor in The Experts’ Guide to the Baby Years, Samantha Ettus, Clarkson Potter/
Random House, NY
2006 Co-Author, Reading with Babies, Toddlers & Twos, Sourcebooks (iParenting Award)*Revision complete, expected pub date 2012-13
2009 Article in Infant Observation, Vol. 12,No. 3, December 2009, 349-364; London, England
AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION
2000: “Link of the Month” CCBC web site; Video on www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc
2000: NYer of the Week, NY1 Cable Station; http://www.twc.org/readtome/
2002: Featured in article in Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine, New York, NY, May.
2005: Reading With Babies awarded a CINE Golden Eagle Award. “This award recognizes the excellence of your production, as judged by at least two juries of your peers. “
2005: Recipient Innovative Programming Award, Child Care, Inc. NYC
2006: iParenting Best Product Award for Reading With Babies, Toddlers & Twos
2008: Literacy Champion Award, Reach Out and Read of Greater New York.
Writer
PAL
Member since 2012
Region: New York: Metropolitan
Contact Information
Email: sbstraub@nyc.rr.com
Current Location: New York
Website: http://www.readtomeprogram.org
Published In Children's Market: Yes
