Jonathan Malone

Dr. Malone has been an administrator at MEI since 2012. He currently oversees the operations of MEI courses and programming, connecting with administrators, faculty, and stakeholders at UMD and beyond regarding language development for multilingual learners of English. Jon's research interests focus on the relationship between sound and symbol in learning how to read well as a language learner, and he is passionate about connections between theoretical models of learning and classroom instruction, especially in reading. Jon received his undergraduate and Master's degrees from the University of Oklahoma, and his Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition from the University of Maryland. He has worked in the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) for nearly two decades.