Chromosome Territories [wire & beads], 2022, P. Sameshima. For HIV Obstruction by Programmed Epigenetics (HOPE) Research Project.

​劉慕嫦 / Pauline Sameshima (she/her) is a Professor and Acting Chair of Graduate Studies and Research in Education at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. She is an editor, curator, curriculum theorist, writer and artist with an interest in mobilizing research, learning across broad audiences, and innovating university-community learning collaborations.

Pauline is a member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada, the recipient of the 2022 Ontario Art Education Association's Post-Secondary Teacher of the Year Award, the 2022 Lakehead Teaching Innovation Award and the 2020 Lakehead Building Research Capacity Award. Her interdisciplinary research methodology book, Parallaxic Praxis, won an outstanding book award from the Society of Professors of Education. Pauline was Canada Research Chair in Arts Integrated Studies from Nov. 2012 to Oct. 2022. 

Pauline's background includes elementary public school teaching, administration, and pre-service teacher education. Her professional interests include community-engaged research and arts integrated studies through the lenses of curriculum theory, cultural studies, reparative pedagogies, contemplative inquiry, feminist studies, social justice, applied health sciences, and sustainability. Pauline is certified in SomaYoga instruction (RYT 500) and Level 1 Yoga Therapy (International SomaYoga Institute).

Curator of GALLERIES@LAKEHEADU
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies
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