Portrait of Dr. Emily Kyung Jin Suh

Dr. Emily Kyung Jin Suh

  • Associate Professor at Curriculum And Instruction, College of Education

Biography

Emily KyungJin Suh earned her PhD in Education Studies with a concentration in Language, Literacy, and Culture from the University of Nebraska and a Master's in English as a Second Language. Dr. Suh is an Associate Professor of Graduate Program in Postsecondary Student Success in Learning, Literacy, and Mathematics. She also serves as Coordinator of English, Language Arts, Reading (an integrated reading and writing program) within the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University.

Research Interests

Dr. Suh's research seeks to support practitioners and amplify language and literacy practices that promote equity and justice for marginalized populations through examinations of various educational contexts including postsecondary literacy learning, STEM family engagement, and two-year English teaching and professional development. Her work has been recognized with awards from the American Association of Applied Linguistics, the International Society for Language Studies, the Literacy Research Association, and the National Association for Developmental Education. She currently serves as the Lead Researcher in an Ascendium grant-funded collaboration between West Ed, Student-Ready Strategies, and the Texas Success Center.