Suzette Turner

Suzette Turner is a Childcare Director and Adjunct Instructor at the University of Central Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Saint Louis University, specializing in Early Childhood Education. With more than 35 years of hands-on experience, Dr. Turner has led numerous initiatives focused on improving outcomes for young children. She has served as Principal Investigator on several federal and state childcare grants, supporting innovative programs for early learning. She often presents at conferences on Conscious Discipline, the Project Approach, Reggio Emilia and the transformative power of early education.

Publications

Other Worlds and Other Possibilities: Re-Envisioning Early Childhood and Children's Rights Through Collaboration of a Child's Global World of Community, School, and Family
Other Worlds and Other Possibilities: Re-Envisioning Early Childhood and Children's Rights Through Collaboration of a Child's Global World of Community, School, and Family
Judith N. Levin, Angela Vatalaro, Suzette Turner, Kelcie Burke, Marisa Galliano Macy. © 2026. 34 pages.
This chapter explores how the Reggio Emilia Approach can be re-envisioned through global collaboration among children's key systems of community, school, and family. Grounded...