Faculty Profile

Stephanie Cox Suarez

Chair and Professor
(617)879-2278
ssuarez@wheelock.edu

Ph.D. Special Education and Rehabilitation, Boston College; M. Ed. Special Physical Education, University of Connecticut; B.S. Special Education, University of Virginia

Stephanie Cox Suarez is an assistant professor in the Special Education Department; she has been part of the program since its beginnings in 1994. Stephanie primarily teaches graduate courses in curriculum design, special education assessment, portfolio development, and supervision of graduate students in full-time teaching internships. Stephanie was a classroom teacher for 15 years in public schools and at Perkins School for the Blind. Before coming to Wheelock she worked as a Peace Corps volunteer and consultant to government and non-governmental organizations to train teachers of the visually impaired and initiated a national special education program for the kingdom of Nepal. Her current research interests include exploring ways to make learning visible for pre-service teachers and the children they teach. She has been part of the Making Learning Visible research at Project Zero (Harvard School of Education) and has extended this work in collaboration with other teacher educators. Her most current publication is entitled, “Making Learning Visible through Documentation: Creating a Culture of Inquiry among Pre-Service Teachers” (2006, The New Educator 2(1), pp. 33-55). Stephanie is also active in organizing and participating with faculty to understand anti-racist practices in education.