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Maureen Creegan-Quinquis

Professor, Department Chair

Maureen Creegan-Quinquis headshot

Maureen Creegan-Quinquis is department chair for the STEAM and Teaching and Learning programs in the Graduate School of Education. She is also the director of the Master of Education in Teacher of Visual Arts licensure programs and the arts in education programs. She works in painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and digital. Her work appears on the covers of "Sites," a French journal published by Routledge-Taylor & Francis. Maureen exhibits at a variety of galleries. Most recent exhibits include Boston Drawing Collaborative at the Bernard Toale Gallery and Ward Nasse Gallery in New York.

In July 2021, the Massachusetts Art Education Association (MAEA) named Maureen their newly elected President-Elect. This six year position typically includes a two year position as President-Elect, a two year position as President, and a two year position as Past President. Maureen is stepping into the President-Elect role with just over five months left and will be the President of MAEA as of January 1, 2022.

In addition, Maureen received MAEA's 2022 Distinguished Service within the Profession Award.

July 2017: Presenter at Creativity at the Core Summer Institute, California County Superintendents Education Services Association. Exploring Text through Visual Arts and Poetry

Maureen weighs in on how to prevent bullying in schools.

Education

PhD, Lesley University
MFA, Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
M.Ed., Endicott College

Selected Publications

  • Co-authors Creegan-Quinquis, M. & Song, Y.I.K. Tire Art: Environmental Education through Science, Visual and Language Arts, in Journal of Social Sciences, Vol.5, No.12, December 2017.
  • Co-Authors Creegan-Quinquis, M. & Thormann, J.  Effective use of Technologies to Transform Arts Education and Teach Diverse Learners. In Art and Technology The Practice and Influence of Art and Technology in Education. Sense Publications:  Luisa Menano and Patricia Fidalgo (Eds.) Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, 2017
  • Co-authors: Jennifer M. Bogard & Maureen C. Quinquis. Strategies to Integrate the Arts into Social Studies. Grades K-12. Shell Publications, 2013.
Arts in Education Programs