Eugene Matusov

Professor

Dr. Eugene Matusov is a professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. He uses sociocultural and Bakhtinian dialogic approaches to education, which he views as transformation of participation in a sociocultural practice.

Dr. Matusov was born in the Soviet Union. He studied developmental psychology with Soviet researchers working in the Vygotskian paradigm and worked as a school teacher before immigrating to the United States.

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 1994
• M.S., Developmental Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 1993
• M.S., Computer Science and Transport Economy, Moscow Institute, Moscow, USSR, 1982
• B.S., Education, Moscow Teachers Qualification Institute, Moscow, USSR, 1984
• B.S., Computer Science, Moscow Institute, Moscow, USSR, 1981

Professional Experience

• Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2007–present
• Associate Professor, School of Education, University of Delaware, 2003–2007
• Lecturer, Department of Child Development, San Jose State University, 1997
• Lecturer, Psychology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996–1997
• James S. McDonnell Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1994–1996