Department Chair
Research Area(s)
- Science Education
Professors
Research Area(s)
- Training Systems
- Distance Education
- Computer-Mediated Communication
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, Ph.D.
UMBC President
Admin. Building, Room 1008
(410) 455-3880
hrabowsk@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Mathematics Education
- Higher Education
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
Sarah J. Shin, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Admin. Building, Room 1006
Research Area(s)
- Bilingualism
- Heritage Language Education
- TESOL Teacher Preparation
- Second Language Writing
- Language Policy
Patricia A. Young, Ph.D.
Professor
Elementary Program Director
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
Associate Professors
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)
- Early Childhood Education
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
Sherman Hall A, Room 414
mstites@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Early Childhood Mathematics
- Special Education
Assistant Professors
Research Area(s)
- Alternative assessment
- Language assessment literacy
- Teacher education
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
Clinical Associate Professor
Susan M. Blunck, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Graduate Student Director
Sherman Hall A, Room 433
(410) 455-2869
blunck@umbc.edu
Research Area(s)
- Science Education
- Curriculum
- Systemic Reform
- Professional Development
Clinical Assistant Professor
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
Associate Chair
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 Cyber Security, MEd, 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 2021 December 6