Margaret is the inaugural Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at the College of Charleston, founded in in 2021. CETL is the comprehensive collaborative hub for the College of Charleston dedicated to providing holistic support and leadership for continued faculty development in teaching and learning attentive to work-life well-being across all stages of an academic career. She is also Professor of language and literacy development in the Department of Teacher Education in the School of Education and has presented her scholarship and conducted professional development across the world. She was awarded the College of Charleston Distinguished Teaching Award in 2015 and the School of Education’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 2026. Prior to joining the College in 2002, Margaret taught language and literacy development in PreK-12 schools.
Margaret served as co-chair of the Children Museum of the Lowcountry, co-editor of the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, is an active member in the International Literacy Association.
Affiliations: Educational consultant for Mepkin Abbey, Center for Action and Contemplation, International Literacy Association, member of Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, and Kappa Delta Pi honor societies.