Professor Susan Long

Experience, background and philosophy

Professor Susan Long is interested in human collective behaviour in groups, organisations, institutions and society, with special interest in unconscious dynamics. Susan has pioneered work in the associative unconscious and created the method of role biography and leadership role biography. She believes in the earth and all life as a whole living system.

Currently Susan is a Founding Member of the Social Dreaming International Network (SDiN). Additionally, she has held the following leadership roles:
2019 - 2021 Gordon Lawrence Foundation U.K President
2010 - 2018 Center for Excellence in Research into Mental Health at Work (Comcare) Board Member
2013 - 2016 Board of the Judicial College of Victoria Board Member
2006 - 2007 Group Relations Australia (GRA) inaugural President
2008 - 2012 Psychoanalytic Studies Association President
2001 - 2003 International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations (ISPSO) President
1995 - 1997 Australian and New Zealand Association of Managers Executive Member
1998 - 2003 Australian Institute of Socio-Analysis Fellow
1988 - 1991 Australian Institute of Socio-Analysis Chairperson