劉慕嫦 / Pauline Sameshima (she/her) is a Full Professor in the Faculty of Education at Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. She lives and works in Robinson-Superior Treaty territory on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe peoples. She is a researcher, curriculum theorist, artist and curator with specializations in mobilizing research, learning across broad audiences, and innovating university-community learning collaborations.
Pauline is an inducted member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada and the recipient of awards including:
Pauline was the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Arts Integrated Studies from 2012 to 2022. The CRC Program is a highly prestigious federal initiative that identifies exceptional scholarship and supports world-class research programs.
Pauline is an inducted member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada and the recipient of awards including:
- the 2026 Ted T. Aoki Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Canadian Curriculum Studies,
- five category book finalist awards in the 2026 International Book Awards and 2025 Global Book Awards for her latest book,
- the 2025 Lakehead EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) Award,
- the 2024 Lakehead Distinguished Researcher Award,
- 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.
Pauline was the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Arts Integrated Studies from 2012 to 2022. The CRC Program is a highly prestigious federal initiative that identifies exceptional scholarship and supports world-class research programs.
Pauline's experience includes higher education programming and instruction, elementary school teaching and 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, Indigenous perspectives, reparative pedagogies, contemplative inquiry, feminist studies, social justice, applied health sciences, and sustainability.
Curator of GALLERIES@LAKEHEADU (2014 - date)
Past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (2015-2025)
Curator of GALLERIES@LAKEHEADU (2014 - date)
Past Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (2015-2025)