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Fiona Blaikie is a Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Brock University, where she also serves as the Director of the Joint PhD Educational Studies Program and as Chair of Graduate Studies and Research at Lakehead University. Her current scholarship in visual arts education explores themes such as new materialities, situated feminist ontologies, and posthumanism. She has edited a collection titled 'Visual Cultural Identity Constructs Global Youth Young Adults,' published by Routledge in 2021. Fiona is also the Co-Chair of the Arts Education Research Institute (AERI) and Associate Director of the Posthumanism Research Institute at Brock University. Her research interests include Visual Art Education, Qualitative Research, Arts-Informed Educational Research, Social Theory, Youth Culture, and Curriculum Development and Implementation. She engages with topics like Aesthetics, Intersectionality, and the constructs of Youth Identity within Arts Education. Fiona's work is recognized internationally, contributing to various professional associations including the American Education Research Association and the Canadian Society for Studies in Education.
Brock University • St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Teaching and researching in the field of Educational Studies with a focus on visual arts and qualitative research.
This entry applies to the general Graduate Studies standard for departments such as English Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, and Sociology.