Dr. Lauren G. Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Creative Industries at Canadian University Dubai. Prior to her appointment at CUD, she held the role of the University of Toronto’s inaugural SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in Visual Studies at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design (2019–2021), where she taught undergraduate and graduate courses, led funded research groups, and contributed to curriculum development for the Master of Visual Studies (MVS) program.