MAT Faculty and Staff
MAT Staff
Program Director and Professor, Education
Monica Simonsen, Ph.D.
Director, MAT Student Support & Tk20 Administrator
Kristin Kubik
MAT Faculty
Michael Daboul, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
michael.daboul@faculty.umgc.edu
Kimberly Fleming, Ph.D.
Professor
kimberly.fleming@faculty.umgc.edu
Whitney Keaton, Ph.D.
Professor
whitney.keaton@faculty.umgc.edu
Katura Lesane, Ph.D.
Professor
katura.lesane@faculty.umgc.edu
Melissa Pierczynski, Ph.D.
Collegiate Professor
Thomas Scheira, Ph.D.
Professor
thomas.scheira@faculty.umgc.edu
Benjamin Starr, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
benjamin.starr@faculty.umgc.edu
John Sullivan, Ph.D.
Professor
john.sullivan@faculty.umgc.edu
Education Department Advisory Board
The Professional Education Unit of UMUC's Department of Education, consisting of the MAT and MEd programs, is advised by an Advisory Board made up of external and internal stakeholders, including representatives from local schools and public school districts and state and national education agencies.