Dr. Layal Shuman
Graduate Program Director, Associate Professor
DepartmentGraphic 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 is a Lebanese academic and Associate Professor of Design Studies at The Creative School. She is the Graduate Program Director for the Media and Design Innovation program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Co-Director of The Studio for Media Activism and Critical Thought (SMACT (external link) ). Some of her current projects include Re-imagining Universities for Justice-Oriented and Sustainable Futures (SSHRC-funded) and Palestine Solidarity Visual Archive, a project of Voices of Palestine (external link, opens in new window) .