Stephen’s motto is “all in for students, all of the time.” Stephen claims New York City as his home after spending nearly two decades studying and serving the community as a certified teacher and leader. He’s had the privilege of supporting excellence in education across multiple schools and districts in his work as leadership coach, associate superintendent, assistant principal, and classroom teacher.
At Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Stephen is an assistant professor of education as well as the chair of the Education Department and Director of Teacher Education. He teaches Educational Foundations and leads all courses in special education. In addition to his work in the education department, he also serves as the advisor for the Integrated Studies program and the campus chapter of Best Buddies. His research interests include school improvement and leader preparation with a particular focus on the development of assistant principals within school leadership pipelines.
Affiliations
Council for Exceptional Children
Publications
Marositz, S. (2026). Child find and nonpublic schools. In M. B. Shaffer & L. Dowell (Eds.), Case studies for special education law: One foot in the real world, the other grounded in the law. Myers Education Press.
Awards/ Grants
$10,000 CEEDAR Grant to enhance special education teacher preparation in Maine. The grant supported the redesign of the special education program at St. Joseph’s with a particular focus on strengthening field experiences with local districts.