Susan Hopewell Ph.D.

About the Author

Susan Hopewell Ph.D. is an educator, researcher, and author whose work centers on literacy development, biliteracy, and asset-based approaches to writing instruction. Her scholarship highlights the strengths multilingual learners bring to the classroom and offers practical ways to build on those resources from the earliest stages of literacy learning. Through research-informed teaching frameworks, Hopewell connects theory with classroom practice, supporting educators as they foster confident, capable writers across languages and cultures. She is the author of Biliterate Writing From the Start: The Literacy Squared Approach to Asset-Based Writing Instruction, a resource for teachers and literacy professionals committed to inclusive, effective instruction.