College of Education

Department of Education and Leadership

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Faculty Profile

Suzanne García, Ph.D.

My identity revolves around my many roles. I am a mother raising language warriors, an activist and advocate with and for communities of color, and a teacher that will always center social justice issues at the core of what I do. I am an Assistant Professor in the Education and Leadership Department at California State University- Monterey Bay. The position includes supporting the Monterey Institute for English Learners (M.I.E.L) emerge as an (interdisciplinary) entity that serves the local migrant community's needs and interests especially as they relate to education. I serve on the editorial board for the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and the Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingüe. You can read more about my research in the Modern Language Journal, Journal of Language Identity and Education, and The Urban Review.

Title Assistant Professor, Elementary Education
Director, Monterey Institute for English Learners (MIEL) 
Coordinator, Bilingual Authorization Program
Phone (831) 582-3471
Email sgmateus@csumb.edu
Office Location Bldg. 3 - Rm. 114
Office Hours By appointment
Areas of Expertise Bilingual and Bicultural Education, Critical Bilingual Teacher Educator, Qualitative Research Methods, Bilingualism, Translanguaging, Latinx parents raising bilingual children, Emergent Bilinguals.
Course Taught ED 604 A/B: Field Placement (Elementary/Secondary)
ED 612: Pedagogy for Linguistically Diverse Students
ED 629: Culture and Education of Latino Students
ED 601 A: Stage 1 Elementary Teaching Seminar
ED 601: Stage 1 Elementary Student Teaching Supervision
ED 603 A: Stage 2 Elementary Teaching Seminar
ED 603: Stage 2 Elementary Student Teaching Supervision