Susan Wright Clutter

Forensic Science Assistant Teaching Professor
Susan Wright Clutter
Susan
Wright Clutter
She/Her/Hers
Forensic Science Assistant Teaching Professor
Department Affiliations
Interests
Blood pattern analysis
Fire scene investigation
Gunshot primer recovery and analysis
Liquid latex use at fire scenes
Address
Website
Forensic Science at PSU
BIO

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Susan Clutter received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Clark University and a master’s degree in forensic science from George Washington University. She worked as a crime scene investigator for both Montgomery County and Baltimore City Police Departments in Maryland before becoming a college professor in 2003, teaching at various schools in the Maryland and Virginia area. Professor Clutter has also written and taught curriculum for the Virginia Fire Marshal Academy and the State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program (ATA). Before arriving at PSU, Professor Clutter was a Full Professor in the Forensic Science program at Youngstown State University in Ohio.  In the 14 years she taught there, Susan received the title of Distinguished Professor for her awards in the disciplines of teaching, scholarship and service. 

Professor Clutter is the lead author of a textbook entitled ‘So You Want to Be a CSI?’ published in 2021. The book also includes a virtual crime scene component for students to gain hands-on experience without the need of a mock scene laboratory.