Deirdre McMahon

Dr. Deirdre McMahon is Teaching Professor of English and Assistant Dean of Online Education at Drexel University. She holds a PhD from University of Iowa specializing in 19th-century British literature, with research examining empire, material culture, and race in Victorian contexts.

Her administrative leadership focuses on online education quality and strategic planning, co-chairing university committees on online standards and US News rankings. Publications include co-edited volume The Objects and Textures of Everyday Life in Imperial Britain analyzing colonial material culture.

Courses taught span British literature, Victorian studies, YA fiction, and writing instruction. She contributes to honors seminars and diversity initiatives including SEED facilitation.