Dr. Yi Meng is an Assistant Professor of Practice at the Learning Institute for Future Excellence (LIFE) at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU). She holds a Ph.D. in Arts Education from Simon Fraser University, a B.A. and M.A. in Art and Design from Northwest University, and an M.Ed. from Queensland University of Technology.

Before joining XJTLU, Dr. Meng had over 13 years of teaching and research experience at universities in China and Canada. Her studies on multicultural art education, virtual world-supported learning, and visual communication design have been published in Chinese and English peer-reviewed journals. She has presented her work at leading international conferences related to arts education, including the National Art Education Association (NAEA) National Convention, the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA) World Congress, the Canadian Society for Education through Art (CSEA/SCÉA) National Conference, and the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) Conference.

Dr. Meng's current research focuses on art-based research, design thinking, digital media, visual culture, social semiotic multimodality, and AI-enhanced learning.

Art-based research, AI-facilitated education, Design thinking, Social semiotic multimodality, and Digital visual culture

Assistant Professor of Practice, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, 2024 – Present  

Lecturer, School of Fine Arts, Zhengzhou University, 2010 – 2024

Instructor, LaSalle College Vancouver, 2016 – 2020

Course Content Expert, Ellicom Inc. (Canada), 2019

Research Assistant, Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, 2015 – 2018

Graduate Fellowship, Simon Fraser University (2019)

Graduate Students Bursary, Simon Fraser University (2015-2019)

Excellence in Teaching Award, Zhengzhou University (2015)

Outstanding Undergraduate Graduation Project and Thesis Mentorship, Zhengzhou University (2012)

LIF001 Global Citizenship and Arts

LIF001 Research-Led & Project-Based Learning Module