Susan Rutherford McCouch (born 1953)[3] is an American geneticist specializing in the genetics of rice.

[7] She is the Barbara McClintock Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University, and since 2018 a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

McCouch completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Hispanic Studies at Smith College in 1975.

[9] McCouch completed her PhD at Cornell University in 1990, where her research was supervised by Steven D.

[10] After receiving her PhD, McCouch worked with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines until 1995.