Lucille McCarthy

Dr. Lucille McCarthy is Professor of English at UMBC, specializing in writing pedagogy and Deweyan educational approaches. Her research investigates writing across academic disciplines and multicultural curricula.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
• M.A., University of Chicago
• B.A., Stanford University

McCarthy's scholarship combines ethnographic studies of student writing with philosophical frameworks from Dewey and Freire. She examines how writing instruction supports critical thinking and student agency.

Publications include award-winning analyses of writing in technical, scientific, and academic contexts. Her work influences writing program development and teacher training.

Honors include two Britton Awards for research impact. She mentors educators implementing writing-across-curriculum programs.