Susan Bennett
Dr. Susan Bennett is known for her work in multicultural children’s literature, arts and creative literacies, and culturally-responsive literacy practices. Her research and teaching are driven by issues of social justice. She has worked with incarcerated youth to improve literacy rates and mental health. Her work has appeared in The Reading Teacher, International Journal of Multicultural Education, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education Journal, Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, Social Studies and the Young Learner, Journal of Literacy Practice & Research, and other venues. In 2021, Dr. Bennett and her co-authors were recognized by the National Institute of Health for their work in providing access to multicultural children’s literature in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. In 2019, Dr. Bennett was recognized for her multicultural and multiethnic scholarship by a special interest group of the American Educational Research Association. Susan has also been recognized for her outstanding teaching by the University of South Florida. Dr. Bennett has formerly worked as a kindergarten teacher in public schools in Ohio and Florida, and at a Navajo Nations school in New Mexico. Susan is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Campus.
To Cite this Episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2022, Oct. 25). A conversation with Susan Bennett. (Season 3, No. 10) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/3DD7-7D5C-8F9C-7CF1-9F0D-C