Susan Linn

Susan Linn is an American writer, psychologist, and ventriloquist. She is the cofounder of Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and author of the book Consuming Kids. She is a research associate at Boston Children's Hospital and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School.

Early life and education

Linn graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Education and Counseling Psychology. She also performed on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Her characters included Audrey Duck, Cat-a-lion, and Timberlane Wolf.

With Alvin Poussaint, Linn is the cofounder of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children from deceptive advertising. She worked for the organization from its founding in 2000 through 2015 when she left to focus on writing and teaching.

In 2022, Linn published her book Who's Raising The Kids? Big Tech, Big Business and the Lives of Children.