Program Coordinator
Cindy Dean
Title: Associate Professor of Education & Coordinator of Teacher Education
Phone: 207.621.3192
Email: cynthia.dean@maine.edu
Full Time Faculty
Leigh Alley
Assistant Professor of Education
Dr. Leigh Alley is a longtime leadership and instructional strategist, presently serving as the Executive Director of Maine ASCD and as a member of the part-time education faculty at the University of Maine at Augusta. As the director of consortia for school improvement, as a private consultant, and as a project director, Dr. Alley has … Read More
Patricia M. Clark
Director of Early Childhood Studies & Lecturer of Mental Health and Human Services and Education
Patricia Clark came to the University of Maine at Augusta as a Libra Professor of Early Childhood in 2001 after a career that ranged from editing a weekly newspaper to nearly two decades as a kindergarten teacher. At UMA she teaches a wide range of courses, including early childhood, special education, human services, and psychology. … Read More
Cindy D. Dean
Associate Professor of Education & Coordinator of Teacher Education
Office Hours Tuesday and Thursday 11am - 2pm or by appointment. Education B.A., English, University of Maine at Augusta, 1998. M.A., English, University of Maine, 2000. M.Ed., Literacy Education, University of Maine, 2005. Ed.D., Literacy Education, University of Maine, 2010.
Lauren Stark
Assistant Professor of Education & Field Placement Director
Through her research and teaching, Prof. Lauren Stark supports the work of social justice educators inside and outside of the classroom. Prof. Stark completed her PhD in the social foundations of education at the University of Virginia after spending nine years teaching secondary English, ELL, French, and Humanities in public schools. She has taught educational … Read More
Timothy N. Surrette
Associate Professor of Education
My teaching interests include methods of teaching project-based science and problem-based mathematics in elementary schools and approaches to differentiating instruction, lesson planning, formative/summative assessment, and classroom management in K-12 schools. My research interests include applications of university-based mentoring programs to support early career teachers, particularly science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educators, and the ability … Read More
Adjunct Faculty
Sara M. Flowers
Director TRIO Programs & Adjunct Professor of Education
Bio Dr. Flowers received her TEFL certificate and completed student teaching in Prague, Czech Republic; taught in Istanbul, Turkey; and taught for a Russian school in Anjalankoski, Finland. As a young adult, Sara participated in an excursion with Voyager Outward Bound in Ely, Minnesota where she mushed and camped for 8 days in the Boundary … Read More
