Department Chair
Patricia A. Young, Ph.D.
Professor
Department Chair -Education
Sherman Hall A, Room 429
(410) 455-3902
pyoung@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Culture & Instructional Design & Technology
- The History of Instructional Design & Technologies Made by and for African Americans
- Culture-specific Information & Communication Technologies
Professors
Research Area(s)
- Bilingualism
- Heritage Language Education
- TESOL Teacher Preparation
- Second Language Writing
- Language Policy
Research Area(s)
- Educational Linguistics
- Language Policy and Planning
- Linguistic Landscapes
- Multilingual Education
- Sustainability Transdisciplinarity
Research Area(s)
- Mentoring, School Effectiveness
- Professional Development Schools
- At Risk Students
Research Area(s)
- Training Systems
- Distance Education
- Computer-Mediated Communication
Research Area(s)
- Science Education
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
Christopher Rakes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Student Director
Sherman Hall A, Room 415
(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
Michele Stites, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
ECE Program Director Elementary Program Director
Sherman Hall A, Room 414
mstites@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Early Childhood Mathematics
- Special Education
Assistant Professors
Keisha McIntosh Allen, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Sherman Hall A, Room 418
(410) 455-8162
kallen@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Culturally Responsive Education
- Critical Multicultural Teacher Education
- Urban Education
- Qualitative Research Methods
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 Professor
Susan M. Blunck, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Sherman Hall A, Room 433
(410) 455-2869
blunck@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Science Education
- Curriculum
- Systemic Reform
- Professional Development
Cheryl North, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Secondary Program Director
Sherman Hall A, Room 417
(410) 455-6522
cnorth@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Secondary Education
- Literacy Education
Linda Oliva, Ed.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sherman Hall A, Room 416
410-455-2382
oliva@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Educational Psychology
- Instructional Technology
- Teacher Research
Tracy Irish, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sherman Hall A, Room 209B
410-455-3050
tirish1@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Science Education
- STEM Education
- Professional Learning Communities
Clinical Instructors
Jerri Frick, MEd, MS
Clinical Instructor
Master of Arts in Education Program Director
Sherman Hall A, Room 209A
(410) 455-1356
frick@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Mathematics Education
- Applied Mathematics
Research Area(s)
- TESOL
Deborah Kabura Kariuki, MPS Cybersecurity, MEd, MS CS, BS CS
Clinical Instructor
Sherman Hall A, Room 209C
(410) 455-1578
dkariuki@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Computer Science Education
- Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum
- Professional Development in CS Education
- Culturally Responsive Instructions in Computer Science
- Instructional Technology
Emeritus Faculty
Last updated 2022 August 1