Her research interests reflect her experience as an elementary teacher with inner-city students. Suzanne’s research interests include investigations on text structure and interventions including small group discussions, self-explanations, and argumentation. Her research interests also include examining the role of emotions on conceptual change, attitude change, and belief change in elementary science classrooms. Her recent involvement in efficacy has resulted in a co-authored publication in Journal of Teacher Education on collective classroom efficacy and a co-authored piece on student teaching efficacy in Critical Issues in Teacher Education.