Megan Reilley

Megan Reilley is an Associate Teaching Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University, specializing in writing and rhetoric. She teaches in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric and has extensive editorial experience spanning maternal/child health, biomedical science, and international education.

Education includes an MFA in Nonfiction from Goucher College and a BA in English Literature and Theater from SUNY Oswego.

Research interests focus on creative nonfiction writing, literary editing, and societal narratives around female identity and motherhood. She serves as managing editor for true magazine and is completing a memoir examining cultural expectations of mothering and female embodiment.

Professional background includes over 20 years in substantive editing, copyediting, and publication production across multiple academic and health-related fields.