Magagna currently teaches a variety of literature courses at MU, including a class on the literature of the American West and another on the “theatre of identity.” He has also taught courses on multiethnic American literature, the modern American novel, and American popular culture. Alongside his adventures in the classroom, Dr. Magagna studies the literature of region and place, particularly in the American West, and has recently published articles on both Marilynne Robinson and Willa Cather.