Suriati Abas, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at State University of New York (SUNY) Oneonta's School of Human Ecology, Education and Sports Studies. Her interdisciplinary and community-engaged scholarship utilizes the cross-sections of critical, multimodal and spatial literacies. Abas has published dozens of articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited book chapters and several scholarly multimodal platforms. She has received multiple awards and recognitions for her research and service record as an early career scholar and her pioneering public engagement work. Abas is a Co-editor of an upcoming edited volume, "Reimagining Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Theory and Practice", (Routledge, anticipated December 2025), She also serves as the Regional Director for Greater Thousand Island and North Country Literacy Council. Prior to joining the academia, she was an elementary and middle school teacher.
EDUCATION
I am an international scholar residing and working in the United States. I graduated with a Ph.D. in Literacy, Culture and Language Education from Indiana University, USA, with a minor in Inquiry Methodology. I also hold a Master of Arts (MA)in Applied Lingustics and an honors degree in Education (concentration: English Language & Literature) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. To learn more about my educational background, click on the link below.
RESEARCH
Areas of interest:critical literacy, multimodality, linguistic landscapes, Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy, children’s literature and teacher education.
My research work revolves around within school and in out-of-school context. I am involved in several educational research projects in the U.S. and beyond. Most of them are drawing from the courses that I teach and they have a social justice orientation. Some of the funded research projects that are on-going include:
Critical Multimodal Literacy in Student-Created Comics
READING the Linguistic Landscapes of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy in
Teacher Education
I teach in-person, hybrid and online courses. As an educator, my classroom and office space is set up to promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Central to my teaching is social justice where all learners are given the same opportunity and equal access to resources.
TEACHING
Writing Courses
Indiana University
Department of Second Language Studies, Fall 2016
SLST101:Academic Literacy Development Level III (Writing)
Department of English, 2013-2017
W131ML:Reading,Writing & Inquiry I
Diversity Courses
SUNY Oneonta
EDUC 3001:Diversity & Teaching
EDUC 5077:Issues in Diversity, Multicultural Education & Bilingualism*
NB:*Online, graduate level course
Literacy Courses
SUNY Oneonta
EDUC 4036:Reading & Literacy II
EDUC 6340:Trends & Issues in Literacy*
EDUC 6360: Literacy Coaching & Assessment Practicum (B-6)*
EDUC 6410:Literacy Coaching & Assessment Practicum (5-12)*
EDUC 6310:Writing Process in Literacy Programs*
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
EDUC 082:Methods of Teaching Language Arts
EDUC 100:Perspectives on Education–Literacy & Meaning-making
EDUC 333:Literacy–New literacies across the globe
Children & YA Literature Courses
SUNY Oneonta
EDUC 5350: Children’s Literature & Reading*
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
EDUC 320. Children’s Literature (with a service-learning component for non-EDUC majors)
EDUC 320:Children’s Literature (with a virtual service-learning component for EDUC majors)^
EDUC 720:Children’s Literature (graduate level)
Special Topic Courses
SUNY Oneonta
School of Liberal Arts & Business,
Fall 2023
INTD 1101:Orientation to Higher Education
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
EDUC 336:Linguistic Landscapes, Exploring Language in Public Spaces
Indiana University
Department of Geography, Fall 2018
G107:Physical Systems of the Environment
CONTACT
If you're interested in knowing more about any of my research projects and presentations, please send me an email or connect with me on social media. I look forward to hearing from you.
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