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Patricia L. McMahon, PhD, professor of Education in the Education Department at 麻豆精品, began her career in education as a high school English teacher. Throughout her years in higher education, she has held numerous teaching and leadership positions. Well versed in program and course creation, she designed, co-developed, and currently directs Carlow鈥檚 EdD program. For years, as program director for Secondary Certification, she taught, mentored, and supervised pre-service teachers.

Dr. McMahon鈥檚 areas of expertise include narrative inquiry, curriculum, qualitative dissertation research, composition, and arts-based educational research. Her work on arts-based educational research has been published nationally and internationally. Her research interests also include a focus on education leaders as systems thinkers, learner-centered curriculum design, and teachers鈥� stories鈥攖he art of Scholar-Practitioner inquiry. She is cofounder of the Scholar-Practitioner Nexus, a website meant to connect educators with a wide range of resources. She is also one of the founders and co-hosts of the Speaking of Education podcast, which showcases current issues, multiple perspectives, and programmatic innovations in education.

Education

• BS – Secondary English Education – Emphasis in Theater, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
• MA – English Literature, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
• PhD – Education, Curriculum and Supervision, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Professional Memberships

• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• The Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Teacher Educators (PAC-TE)
• University of Pittsburgh Alumni Association
• Pennsylvania State Alumni Association

Research

Interests: Qualitative Dissertation Research; Interpretive Research; Narrative Inquiry; Arts-Based Educational Research; Inquiry-Based Curriculum; Curriculum Theory; Systems Thinking; Composition

Publications

• Piantanida, M., Llewellyn, M., & McMahon, P. L. (2021). . Pittsburgh, PA: Learning Moments Press.
• Piantanida, M., McMahon, P.L., & Llewellyn, M. (2019). . Pittsburgh, PA: Learning Moments Press.
• McMahon, P. (September, 2013). . Remake Learning.
• Llewellyn, M., McMahon, P.L., & Piantanida, M. (2010). . Spectrum: 麻豆精品 Press.
• McMahon, P. L. (2009). . In M. Piantanida & N. B. Garman (Eds.), The Qualitative Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty (2nd ed.). Corwin Press.
• McMahon, P. (2006). . Invited chapter in N.B. Garman & M. Piantanida (Eds.), The authority to imagine: The struggle toward representation in dissertation writing. Peter Lang Publications.
• Piantanida, M., McMahon, P.L., & Garman, N.B. (2003). . Qualitative Inquiry, 9(2), 182-191.
• Piantanida, M., McMahon, P.L., & Garman, N.B. (2003). . Qualitative Inquiry, 9(2), 198-201.
• McMahon, P. (2000). . The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing. 16(1), 125-145.
• Piantanida, M., Garman, N., & McMahon, P. (2000). . In P. Willis, R. Smith, & E. Collins, (Eds.), Being, seeking, telling: Expressive approaches to qualitative adult education research. University of South Australia: Post Pressed.聽
• McMahon, P. (1999). . In M. Piantanida and N. Garman, The qualitative dissertation: A guide for students and faculty, 220-223. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press, Inc.聽

Awards & Recognition

• National Institute for Staff and Organization Development (NISOD) Excellence in Teaching and Leadership Award (1996)
• Nominee for outstanding dissertation award sponsored by the Curriculum Studies Division of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) (1994)