Sue Rutherford Siegel is a Research Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health's Biomarker Core Lab at Pennsylvania State University. She has been affiliated with Penn State University since 2009 and has over 30 years of experience in genetic research. She received her Ph.D. degree in Human Genetics from Griffith University in 2001. Her research examines the interactions between the genetic and genomic basis of variation, the environmental interactions, and the resulting behavioral and health outcomes of an individual.