Dr. Susan Strauss
6997 Edenvale Blvd.
Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Phone -952-937-1991
Fax – 952-937-8558
www.straussconsulting.net
Education & Credentials
Ed.D
Professional Certificate
MS
BA
Diploma-RN
Organizational Leadership
Training and Development
Community Health
Psychology & Counseling
Registered Nursing
St. Mary’s University
University of Minnesota
Minnesota State University
Metropolitan State University
Abbott Hospital School-Nursing
Professional Accomplishments
 Served as expert witness/consultant for plaintiff and defense Title IX and Title VII sexual
harassment/abuse lawsuits; provided expert testimony and consultation with attorneys on
cases including: determining pertinent documents to examine, providing statement of
opinions, suggesting questions for witness/alleged harasser/complainant for testimony etc.
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Counseled with, made recommendations to, and assisted in the development and
implementation of harassment/violence policy for public and private sector in business and
industry, government, healthcare and education organizations
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Developed and conducted harassment educational programs for thousands of executives,
managers and employees for public and private sector in business and industry, government
and healthcare
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Designed, developed, and conducted sexual harassment educational programs for thousands
of students, faculty, staff, and administration for elementary, secondary, and post secondary
education
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Appeared on and was interviewed regarding sexual harassment issues for local, state, national
and international television and radio programs and newspaper, magazine and professional
journal articles such as NBC Nightly News, Donahue, World News Tonight; New York Times,
Los Angeles Times, Times of London; Parent Magazine, Lawyer’s Weekly, The Harvard
Education Letter, The Executive Educator
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Consulted with organizations by coaching those employees requiring 1:1 coaching to stop
their inappropriate and/or harassing behavior
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Conducted harassment investigations; trained professionals on how to investigate complaints
of harassment; made determinations as to whether harassment occurred with recommendations on resolving the cases
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Conducted field research on sex discrimination and sexual harassment in workplaces in
several cities in Poland resulting in formal report to the United Nations and organizations,
agencies, and the government of Poland
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Published first book in the United States on the issue of sexual harassment to teens
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Consulted with the Israeli Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports on sexual harassment,
policy and procedure; trained educators, psychologists and school administrators in Jerusalem
on sexual harassment curriculum, prevention and intervention
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Conducted research measuring the relationship between workplace bullying and gender
harassment to males and females
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Awarded "Excellence in Educational Equity Award" by the Minnesota Department
of Education for pioneering work done on the issue of sexual harassment in education
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Recognized need and conducted a study on sexual harassment to students in secondary
schools; published results of study as the first research article published in a professional
journal on the issue
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Assisted Minnesota Attorney General in the passage of two bills requiring sexual
harassment/violence policies in K-12 and post secondary educational institutions
by: providing testimony at legislative sessions, soliciting others to testify at same,
providing data from my secondary sexual harassment study to the "Attorney General's
Task Force on Sexual Violence Towards Women Report" used as rationale for the bills
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Assisted Minnesota Attorney General in researching sexual harassment/violence in
elementary, secondary and post secondary institutions in Minnesota
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Selected as team member to develop the sexual harassment/violence policy for Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU), used by all Minnesota community and technical
colleges and state universities; did the same with the Minnesota High School League
impacting all Minnesota secondary students involved in fine arts and athletic activities
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Designed and developed Minnesota Community College sexual harassment training materials
and manual to be used by those colleges in training staff and students on workplace and
education harassment; conducted Train the Trainer session for future trainers of the material
in their respective colleges.
Awards & Recognition
 Excellence in Educational Equity Award--Minnesota Department of Education (1987)
 Excel Awards: Silver Award--Society of National Association Publications (1993)
 Selected as speaker on Sexual Harassment at international conferences in Botswana,
Thailand, Egypt, Israel, and the U.S.
Publications
 Strauss, S., Sexual Harassment to Teenagers: It’s Not Fun, It’s Illegal, Minnesota
Department of Education, 1987.
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Strauss, S., “Sexual Harassment in the School: Legal Implications for Principals”, NASSP
Bulletin, March 1988.
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Strauss, S., Sexual Harassment and Teens: A Program for Positive Change, Free Spirit
Publishing, Minneapolis, 1992.
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Strauss, S., "Sexual Harassment in the Schools", Vocational Education Journal, March 1993.
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Strauss, S. et al., Girls and Boys Getting Along: Teaching Sexual Harassment Prevention in
the Elementary Classroom, Minnesota Department of Education, November 1993.
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Strauss, S., "Sexual Harassment at an Early Age", Principal, September 1994.
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Doty, D. & Strauss, S., “Prompt & Equitable: The Importance of Student Sexual Harassment
Policies in Public Schools,” West’s Education Law Reporter, November 28, 1966.
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Strauss, S., Sexual Harassment in K-12 , In Paludi & Paludi (Eds.). Academic and Workplace
Sexual Harassment: A Handbook on the Cultural, Social Science, Management, and Legal
Perspectives, Greenwood Press; 2003.
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Strauss, S., “Training for 6th-9th Grade Students: Awareness and Prevention”, Educator’s
Guide to Controlling Sexual Harassment. July, 2004. Thompson Publishing Group
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Strauss, S., Doctoral dissertation: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Physician Abuse
as Gender Harassment to Female and Male Registered Nurses in the Operating Room,
2007.
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Strauss, S., “Is it Bullying or Gender Harassment? Schools Need to Know Differences.”
Educator’s Guide to Controlling Sexual Harassment. August 2006, Vol. 13, No. 11.
Thompson Publishing Group
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Strauss, S., Aggressive Men and Witchy Women: The Double Standard, In Paludi (Ed.). The
Psychology of Women at Work: Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce. Vol. 3,
Praeger Publishers, 2008.
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Strauss, S., “A Study on Physician Bullying as Gender Harassment to Female and Male
Operating Room Nurses in Minnesota (Part I)”. Minnesota Nursing Accent, Vol. 80, No. 5,
September/October 2008
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Strauss, S., “Bullying as Gender harassment”, HR Pulse, Winter Quarter, 2008, American
Hospital Association Publication.
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Strauss, S., “A Study on Physician Bullying as Gender Harassment to Female and Male
Operating Room Nurses in Minnesota (Part II)”. Minnesota Nursing Accent, Vol. 80, No. 6,
November/December 2008
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Strauss, S. “Sexual Harassment to Girls and Women in Education Around the Globe.”
Feminism and Women’s Rights. (In Press). Praeger Publishing.
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Strauss, S. (Co-author with 2 others) “Feminist and Women’s Rights Organizations
Worldwide.” Feminism and Women’s Rights. (In Press). Praeger Publishing.
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Strauss, S.“Workplace Abuse/Bullying as Gender Harassment.” Victims of Sexual Assault
and Abuse: Resources and Responses for Individuals and Families. Vol. II. (In Press).
Praeger Publishing
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Strauss, S. “Sexual Harassment of Elementary and Secondary Students by Teachers.” Victims
of Sexual Assault and Abuse: Resources and Responses for Individuals and Families. Vol. I.
(In Press). Praeger Publishing
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Strauss, S. (Co-author with 6 others) “Exercising ‘Reasonable Care’: Policies, Procedures and
Training Programs” Praeger Handbook on Workplace Discrimination: Legal, Management,
and Social Science Perspectives. (In Press). Praeger Publishing.
Professional Affiliations
 Society for Human Resource Management
 International Association of Sociologists Against Sexual Harassment
 American Society of Training and Development
 National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education
Sample of Clients (excluding expert witness/consulting clients)
 U. S. Army
 Mayo Clinic
 Golden Valley Health Center - Minnesota
 Courage Center - Minnesota
 Metropolitan Association of Nurse Executives - Minnesota
 Allina Healthcare System - Minnesota
 Children’s Hospitals and Clinics - Minnesota
 Honeywell
 Medtronic
 Turck, Inc.
 John Morrell & Co.
 RTW, Inc.
 Hubbard Broadcasting
 MRNet Internet Services
 Net Perceptions
 Outsource One
 Deluxe Corporation
 PDQ Convenience Stores
 Bloomington Convention & Visitors Bureau
 Texas Civil Rights Project
 City of Minneapolis
 Minneapolis Police Department
 Carver County Sheriff’s Department
 Carver County Court Services
 Minnesota Department of Education
 Missouri Department of Education
 School Districts in Minnesota, California, New York, Iowa, North Dakota, Texas
 Minnesota Education Association State Convention
 University of St. Thomas – Minnesota
 St. John’s University - Minnesota
 North Hennepin Community College - Minnesota
 Metropolitan Assistant Superintendents Association - Minnesota
 Minnesota Community College System
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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Hennepin County Juvenile Corrections - Minnesota
Minnesota Human Relations Association Biennial Conference
Upper Midwest Radio and Music Heritage Conference
Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
Association of Area Residential Resources of Minnesota
Western New York Coalition on Adolescent Pregnancy
American Counseling Association National Convention
Attorneys in Minnesota, Washington, Iowa, Indiana, North Dakota, Utah, Florida, California
Educators, graduate students, post-graduate students - nationally and internationally
Minnesota Department of Corrections
Metropolitan Business and Professional Women - Minnesota
American Association of University Women
Israeli Ministry of Education – Jerusalem