Faculty Mission

To achieve the mission of the Cybersecurity Program, the faculty and administration will:

  • Foster and fine-tune the curriculum and student selection process to optimize our role of being a bridge between technology, management, and society;
  • Deliver the curriculum through the intelligent use of synchronous, asynchronous learning instructional environments for both full-time and part-time students;
  • Promote appropriate student and professional responsibility through a multidisciplinary studies approach;
  • Promote instructional excellence that inspires our students to become successful Cybersecurity/Information Assurance practitioners;
  • Coordinate availability of Cybersecurity and Information Assurance coursework to assist Maine and the nation in meeting their demand for Cybersecurity and Information Assurance professionals;
  • Develop partnerships and alliances with external corporate and industry organizations for pursuing joint educational and research opportunities in Information Assurance;
  • Pursue research and grant opportunities in all areas related to Cybersecurity and Information Assurance;
  • Provide outreach opportunities to K-12 educational levels as well as other interested parties and organizations;
  • Promote Cybersecurity collaboration among colleges, government, and industry.

Meet the Faculty & Staff

Ben Bucklin

Benjamin Bucklin

Student Services Coordinator, Coordinator of First Year Experience

Program Liaison for: Computer Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Science.

UMA Augusta Campus
Phone: 207.621.3358
Email: benjamin.bucklin@maine.edu

Current UMA Students can schedule an appointment with Ben here.

Not yet a UMA student? Schedule an appointment with Ben here.

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Sarah Cook-Wheeler

Maine Cyber Range Content Manager

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Dawn Ego

Assistant Professor or Cybersecurity & CIS

Henry Felch

Henry J. Felch

Associate Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Information Systems

Originally I am from Maine, joined the Army and served 22 years as an Armor crewman on a M1A1 Abrams tank. I was stationed in many locations around the U.S., Europe, and Korea until I retired in 2004. I worked the last two years of my Army career in the Director of Information Management (DOIM) … Read More
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Lauren Mayhew

Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems

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Jennifer Moody

Maine Cyber Range Systems Administrator

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Michelle Brunton

Cybersecurity Program Coordinator


Part-Time Faculty

Dr. Raquel Hicks
since 2014

Dr. Kelly Hughes
since 2016

Dr. Jessica Chisolm
since 2017

Dr. Wael Yousif
since 2023

Jonna Duvall-Williams
since 2022

Richard Hughes
since 2022

Brooke Safferman
since 2023