Meoghan Cronin

Meoghan Cronin is a Professor in the Department of English & Communication Education at Anselm College. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware and specializes in 19th-century British literature, focusing on narrative structures and the novel. Her research examines religious influences on young female characters in works by Thomas Hardy, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Augusta Ward, and Antonia White. She is an active member of the Dickens Society, contributing to conferences and Dickens Quarterly.

• Director of the College Writing Program
• Founded the Mind Over Major conference with students in 1995
• 10-year service on the Faculty Senate

Her scholarship explores themes of morality and identity in literature, particularly the concept of 'good girl' narratives. She has coordinated first-year writing courses and champions student writing through institutional initiatives.