Department Chair
Research Area(s)
- Bilingualism
- Heritage Language Education
- TESOL Teacher Preparation
- Second Language Writing
- Language Policy
Professors
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
Research Area(s)
- Early Childhood Education
- Bilingual Education
- Teacher Preparation
- Secular Spirituality
- Children’s Spirituality
- Qualitative Research Methods
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)
- Fanfiction and Fan Practices
- Language Learning in the Digital Wilds
- Task-Based Language Teaching
- Telecollaboration/Virtual Exchange
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
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
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
Assistant Professor
Research Area(s)
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The History of Black Education
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Social Studies Education
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Critical Theory
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Oral Histories
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Culturally Relevant Pedagogies
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Community Based Pedagogies
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Mentorship
Research Area(s)
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Family literacy
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Preservice Teacher Preparation
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Teacher Development
Clinical Associate Professors
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
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
Last updated 2025 July 22