Michael McLane

Dr. McLane is a Lecturer in the English Department Writing Program. His research interests include place, spatial semiotics, and design thinking. Drawing on discourse analysis, phenomenology, and new materialist perspectives, he approaches place as both a guide and an active presence, exploring how individuals experience, narrate, and construct meaning in relation to the spaces they inhabit. His professional experience includes work as a teacher educator, preparing aspiring educators for classrooms and supporting their development as reflective practitioners.