Karen L. Suyemoto PhD
My scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and consultations aim to help people develop skills to promote social justice action, resist and heal from oppression, and cultivate authentic relationships. I am particularly interested in the interactions and interdependency of individual conscientization, relational growth, accountability, and structural change.
My Specializations
Consulting
I provide training and consultation in transformative social justice education, anti-racism, and fostering empathy, equity and solidarity. My work supports education, mental health and other non-profit community organizations to create more inclusive and supportive environments for all individuals.
Research
My research explores resistance to racism and oppression, focusing on both privileged and oppressed perspectives. I study ways to promote consciousness and healing from racism, Asian American experiences with racialization, transformative education for anti-racism, and the meanings behind racialization processes, aiming to promote understanding and social change.
Professor
As a professor in Clinical Psychology and Ethnic Studies, I teach courses on race, culture, and mental health. My classes empower students by promoting critical consciousness, relational understanding, and skills to elevate and understand marginalized voices and experiences, fostering a more inclusive academic community.