Department Chair
Research Area(s)
- Bilingualism
- Heritage Language Education
- TESOL Teacher Preparation
- Second Language Writing
- Language Policy
Professors
Research Area(s)
- Training Systems
- Distance Education
- Computer-Mediated Communication
Francis M. Hult, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate Program Director, TESOL
Sherman Hall B, Room 136
fmhult@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Educational Linguistics
- Language Policy and Planning
- Linguistic Landscapes
- Multilingual Education
- Sustainability
- Transdisciplinarity
Christopher Rakes, Ph.D.
Associate Chair
Professor
Graduate Program Director, MAT
Sherman Hall B, Room 134
(410) 455-3483
rakes@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Mathematics Education
- Teacher Knowledge
- Education Technology
Research Area(s)
- Science Education
Research Area(s)
- Culture & Instructional Design & Technology
- The History of Instructional Design & Technologies Made by and for African Americans
- Culture-specific Information & Communication Technologies
Associate Professors
Research Area(s)
- Alternative assessment
- Language assessment literacy
- Teacher education
Jennifer Mata-McMahon, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
Director of the Sherman Center for Early Learning in Urban Communities
Fine Arts, Room TBA
(410) 455–2259
jmatamcm@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Early Childhood Education
- Bilingual Education
- Teacher Preparation
- Secular Spirituality
- Children’s Spirituality
- Qualitative Research Methods
Research Area(s)
- Fanfiction and Fan Practices
- Language Learning in the Digital Wilds
- Task-Based Language Teaching
- Telecollaboration/Virtual Exchange
Michele Stites, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
ECE Program Director Elementary Program Director
Sherman Hall B, Room 132
mstites@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Early Childhood Mathematics
- Special Education
Assistant Professor
Research Area(s)
- Teachers’ and Students’ Literacy Identities,
- Critical Literacy
- Writing Pedagogy
- Professional Learning Communities
- Critical Teacher Education
- Cross-pollination of Universal Design for Learning and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Elementary Literacy Teaching and Learning
Clinical Associate Professors
Susan M. Blunck, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Sondheim, Room 301
(410) 455-2869
blunck@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Science Education
- Curriculum
- Systemic Reform
- Professional Development
Cheryl North, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Secondary Program Director
Sherman Hall B, Room 134
(410) 455-6522
cnorth@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Secondary Education
- Literacy Education
Linda Oliva, Ed.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Sherman Hall B, Room 135
410-455-2382
oliva@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Educational Psychology
- Instructional Technology
- Teacher Research
Clinical Instructors
Deborah Kabura Kariuki, MPS Cybersecurity, MEd, MS CS, BS CS
Interim MAE Graduate Program Director
Clinical Faculty Master of Arts in Director Computer Education-MAE Computer Science Edu.
Sherman Hall B, Room 130
(410) 455-1578
dkariuki@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Cyber Security Education
- AI/ML in Education
- Computational Thinking close curriculum
- Culturally Inclusive Computer Science education
- Professional Development
Mary Tabaa, MA
Clinical Instructor
Sondheim, Room 301
(410) 455-1392
tabaa@umbc.edudkariuki@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- TESOL
Emeritus Faculty
Last updated 2022 August 1