MARGARET M. QUINLAn,
Ph.D.
Dr. Quinlan is a Professor of Communication Studies and a Core Faculty Member of the Interdisciplinary Health Psychology Ph.D. Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is the Director of an Interdisciplinary Program, Health & Medical Humanities. Her scholarly work relates primarily to issues of equality and to the structures that constrain and empower all who are involved in giving and receiving care within and outside the US medical establishment. Quinlan has published approximately 40 peer-reviewed journal articles and 17 book chapters and co-produced three documentaries in a regional Emmy award-winning series, Courage of Creativity.
As an Academic
Digital & Artistic Translation of Research
The Courage of Creativity trailer
The Acoustics of Care, a film from the Courage of Creativity series
a beautiful remedy
creative abundance
My research can be accessed in my Google Scholar and ResearchGate profiles.
Selected Publications
Selected Conference Participation
Competitively Selected Conference Paper Presentations
Competitively Selected Conference Roundtables
Invited Conference Roundtables
Competitively Selected Conference Panels
Selected Scholarly Service Work
Academy | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Community
Selected Honors and Awards
Anita J. Taylor Article of the Year Award (2013)
Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, & Gender
Anita J. Taylor Article of the Year Award (2011)
Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, & Gender
National Communication Association's Disability Issues Caucus Top Paper Award (2011)
National Communication Association's Feminist and Women's Studies Interest Group Top 3 Papers Award (2008)
National Communication Association's Ethnography Division's Best Aural and/or Visual Ethnography Award (2017)
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy Awards, Ohio Valley Chapter
Nominee: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | Awarded: 2014
As An Educator
Courses Taught
Undergraduate
Communication Theory
Health Communication
Gendered Health Communication
Narratives of Health and Illness
Interpersonal Health Communication
Health & Media
Communication & Public Advocacy
Interpersonal Communication
Topics in Health & Medical Humanities
Topics in Mass Media
Health & Quality of Life
Critical Thinking & Communication
Capstone in Health & Medical Humanities
Graduate
Gendered Bodies in Health Communication
Communication Theory
Narratives of Health and Illness
Visual Ethnography
Contemporary Issues in Communication Theory
Communication Research Methods
Digital Design Experience
Selected Teaching Honors
Harshini V. de Silva Graduate Mentor Award (2023)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching (2015-2018)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Faculty Appreciation Reception (2012-2013 & 2013-2014)
Honoring faculty who have been recognized by ten or more graduating seniors for contribution to their academic career.
Faculty Recognition by 49er Football (2017)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Mentoring and Supervision
Undergraduate
50 Independent Studies & Internships
Graduate
16 Graduate Student Independent Studies & Research Assistantships
Advisor or Committee Member to 44 Master of Arts or Doctoral
Theses, Dissertations, or Comprehensive Examinations
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Health and Organizational Communication
School of Communication Studies, Ohio University
Master of Science, Instructional and Interpersonal Communication
School of Communication Studies, Illinois State University
Bachelor of Science, Psychology/Special Education
Marist College