Maureen Gallagher

  • Teaching Associate Professor

Maureen Gallagher teaches in Composition Studies and Public and Professional Writing program. She teaches courses in Seminar in Composition - Topics in Diversity, First Year Seminar, Writing for the Public, Critical Writing, and Corporate Storytelling. Her areas of research interest include contemporary American poetry, critical race studies, humor studies, composition pedagogy, and gender studies.

Prior to arriving at University of Pittsburgh, she has taught in English department/first-year writing programs at Slippery Rock University and Duquesne University. She holds a PhD in English from Duquesne University and an MA in Literary Studies from Georgia State University.