Susan German has 29 years of experience teaching mathematics and science in the classroom. Although most of her career has been spent teaching 8th grade, she has taught students in grades 6–12. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and holds a Bachelor of Science in Science Education, a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, a Master of Science in Science Education, and an Educational Specialist degree in Educational Technology with an emphasis in Learning Systems Design and Development. In 2025, she earned her Ph.D. from the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies.

Dr. German has received numerous honors for her contributions to science education, including the National Science Teachers Association Distinguished Teaching Award and the Science Teachers of Missouri Outstanding Service Award. She has also served in leadership roles on the Boards of Directors for both organizations.

As a graduate research assistant at the University of Missouri College of Education, (the now Dr., but then Mrs.) German worked with her advisor, Dr. Johannes Strobel, and the eMINTS National Center on the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This initiative focused on improving STEM education in rural middle schools across Missouri and Kansas.

She also served as a graduate research assistant on the Mission HydroSci project under the direction of Dr. James Laffey and Dr. Joe Griffin. In addition, she was a graduate teaching assistant for ISLT 2222: Information Management and the Successful Scholar, a course designed to help students develop critical information literacy skills, evaluate information effectively, and use a variety of technological tools to identify, manage, and apply information in academic projects.