Margaret M. Quinlan
Margaret M. Quinlan
Professor
Colvard 5003
- B.S. in Psychology, Marist College, 2003
- M.S. in Communication Studies, Illinois State University, 2005
- Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Ohio University, 2009
Dr. Margaret Quinlan’s research and teaching explore how communication creates, resists, and transforms knowledge about health. She examines the nexus of public perceptions of medicine, science, and technology, both historically and presently. She investigates the role communication plays in public understandings of medical expertise, illness, wellness, caring, treatment, health, and healing.
Dr. Quinlan frequently teaches courses that include COMM 3115: Health Communication, COMM 3051/3052/HHUM 3020: Health & Media, CTCM 2530: Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking & Communication, and COMM 6000: Topics in Health Communication.