Rita Suh

Dr. Rita Suh is an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education and serves as the Urban Teaching Academy (UTEACH) coordinator and Long Beach Teacher Residency (LBTR) co-coordinator. Her teaching, scholarship, and professional learning work reflect a commitment to equity, culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy, language acquisition, and affirming speakers of African American Language and Chicano Language. She is passionate about ensuring that teachers, students, and families whose experiences, identities, languages, and histories are often silenced or ignored in schools are not only celebrated but recognized as assets in teaching and learning.

Rita Suh curriculum vitae

B.A., Sociology, Minor in Education, UC Irvine

Multiple Subject Credential, CSULB

Reading Language Arts Specialist Credential, CSULB

M.A., Education, Option in Reading/Language Arts, CSULB

Ed.D., Educational Leadership, Concentration in Teacher Education in Multicultural Societies, USC

Department of Teacher Education:

EDEL 100 Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Diverse Contemporary Classrooms
EDEL 200 Introduction to the Teaching Profession
EDEL 413 Developmentally Appropriate Teaching Practices
EDEL 431 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Schools
EDEL 442 Teaching and Learning Language Arts K-8 (RICA)
EDEL 484 Student Teaching Seminar

Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling:

ED P 301 Child Development and Learning
ED P 302 Early and Late Adolescent Development and Learning: A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Textbooks

Griffin, S. & Suh, R. (2021). Introduction to education: Establishing equitable learning opportunities for all students. Great River Learning.

Books

Griffin, S. & Suh, R. (2021). Establishing equitable learning opportunities for all students. Great River Learning.

Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter

Suh, R. (2026). Break the rules, not the students: Rethinking classroom culture. In B. Evans-Santiago (Ed.), Mistakes we have made (2^nded.). Myers Education Press.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article

Suh, R. & Gerson, V. (2013). Using technology for phonics instruction. The California Reader.

Curriculum

Suh, R. & Smith, J. (2026). California Reading and Literature Project Early Literacy Module: Comprehension.

Suh, R. (2026). California Reading and Literature Project Early Literacy Module: Print Awareness.

Book Reviews

Suh, R. (2023, August). Praise for Maestra [Review of the book Maestra, by A. Sáenz]. https://angelinasaenz.com/reviews

Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications

Suh, R. (2022, January). Stop fetishizing D.E.I. Culture and Equity Project at UCLA Center X. https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/culture-equity/blog/

Suh, R. (2021, April). Transforming education: The time is now. Culture and Equity Project at UCLA Center X. https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/culture-equity/blog/

Suh, R. (2021, March). Personal reflections from a Korean American woman. Culture and Equity Project at UCLA Center X. https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/culture-equity/blog/

Suh, R. (2021, February). Teachers’ voices: “CRP and EL strategies overlap.” Culture and Equity Project at UCLA Center X. https://centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/culture-equity/blog/