Dr Samuel Mark Maton holds a Master's and Doctorate degrees in Environmental and Resoures Planning from the University of Jos. He has a PGDE, an alumnus of the University of Jos, a member of Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) and a member of NiMET. He specializes in Biogeography, Physical geography, Rural geography and Agricultural geography.

Dr. S.M Maton has taught for over two decades and has over 50 publications to his name and has participated at national and international conferences