Core expertise
Multilingualism
Intercultural communication
Language maintenance
Language education
Biography
Suzanne interned at The Boîte as part of a PhD research internship. Her PhD thesis investigated the support that early childhood professionals provide culturally diverse families who hope to raise their children in their heritage languages. Suzanne has also collaborated on research projects at Monash University including integrating home languages in the classroom, developing a curriculum for regional interpreters, and examining the role of intercultural relationships in social integration. She works for the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre, investigating access to and participation in the arts by culturally diverse families caring for children with disabilities.
