Dr. Susan Persky directs the Immersive Simulation Program at the National Institutes of Health, USA where she is an Associate Investigator within in the National Human Genome Research Institute. She earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara where she studied at the Research Center for Virtual Environments and Behavior. Dr Persky is a behavioral scientist with deep expertise in immersive tech research methodology design, evaluation, and application. She focuses on intersections between emerging technologies in science and medicine as well as their interface society and social process, paving the way for optimal and equitable translation.