Jennifer Mata

Jennifer Mata-McMahon, Ed.D., is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), USA. She received a doctorate in early childhood education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and has worked in the field of early childhood education since 1995. Dr. Mata has been an infant and toddler, preschool, and kindergarten teacher in both monolingual and bilingual settings in the U.S. and abroad. She was formerly an Assistant Professor at DePaul University, and an Associate Professor at Universidad Metropolitana in Caracas, Venezuela, her native country. Her research interests stem from children’s spirituality and teacher preparation to moral development and bilingual and bicultural education. You can find her publications and other resources on her website www.drjenmata.com