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Dr. Layal Shuman
Assistant Professor
DepartmentSchool of Graphic Communications Management
Education Ph.D. in Educational Studies, McGill University, 2021 Master of Design in Visual Communication, University of Alberta, 2014 Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, Lebanese American University, 2005
Areas of ExpertiseDesign education, design-based learning, creativity education, teaching and learning in design and arts education, intersectional feminist and anti-racist pedagogies, social justice-driven design, participatory design, critical design studies, qualitative and visual research
Layal Shuman (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Design Studies in The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Studies from McGill University, a Master of Design in Visual Communication Design from the University of Alberta, and a Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design from the Lebanese American University. Her research areas are at the intersections of critical design studies and teaching and learning in higher education. She is the Co-Director of the Studio for Critical Media & Design at Toronto Metropolitan University, the Editor-in-Chief of RUBIX, Journal for Creative Research & Practice, and the Co-Vice President of the ARTS SIG in the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies.