Meghan McGlinn Manfra

Meghan McGlinn Manfra is a Professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State University, serving as Director of the Graduate Program/TELS. Her work focuses on technology integration in social studies education and action research as a professional development tool. She holds a PhD from UNC Chapel Hill and previously taught high school history. Key roles include co-editing Social Education and authoring Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities. Research emphasizes digital history, computational thinking, and media literacy. Notable grants include Library of Congress funding for curriculum development and Spencer Foundation support for C3 Framework implementation. Awards include the National Technology Leadership Initiative Award and AERA Outstanding Service recognition.

Education: PhD in Education (UNC Chapel Hill), MA in History (UNC Greensboro), BA in History (Elon College).

Research highlights include the Connecting Carolina program with the NC Museum of History, and pandemic-era professional development for social studies teachers. Over 60 publications span digital pedagogy, teacher education, and inquiry-based learning. Active in editorial roles for Contemporary Issues in Technology and Social Studies Teacher Education and Handbook of Social Studies Research.

Areas of expertise include qualitative research, teacher professional development, and digital literacies. Current projects address learning trajectories in history education and computational thinking integration.