Dr. Panferov Reese will be on sabbatical in Spring 2026
Home Department: Public and Applied Humanities (Specialist Faculty)
Director of Critical Languages Program
Area Chair in Language Program Administration Minor/Certificate
SLAT Areas of Specialization: Instructional Dimensions of L2 Learning, Language Program Administration Minor/Certificate
Suzanne Panferov Reese completed her graduate studies at Ohio State University, earning both a PhD and MA in Foreign and Second Language Education and an MA in Russian Literature.
Dr. Panferov Reese currently serves as the Director of the Critical Languages Program, and teaches on the faculty in continuing status as Specialist Faculty in the Department of Public and Applied Humanities in the College of Humanities at the University of Arizona. She served as the Chair of SLAT from 2020 to 2025, and continues to chair and serve on several dissertation committees as well.
Dr. Panferov Reese’s research focuses on language program administration, professional development, teacher training, pedagogy, and literacy acquisition. She has published on topics ranging from teachers transitioning into professional leadership roles, ESL program marketing, and parental support for K-12 ELL students. She has presented in numerous countries on issues of professionalizing and empowering teachers, professional development, leadership, and teaching methodologies. In 2009, she participated in a Fulbright Administrator Exchange in Jalisco, Mexico.
Dr. Panferov Reese currently serves as the Vice President on the Board of Trustees for the International Research Foundation for English Language Education (TIRF). She served as President (2012-2013) of the TESOL International Association Board of Directors and has served on the TESOL Board of Directors (2008-2014) and in the capacity as the TESOL Convention Program Chair (2007) and Professional Development Chair on the UCIEP Steering Committee (2005-2008). Additionally, she served as the Vice President and President (2014-2016) of UCIEP.