Research & Innovation
Imag(in)ing Indigeneity in Language
Lila Pine, RTA School of Media
Pierre Tremblay, School of Image Arts
Investigation of 3D Visualization for Prototyping Packages
Natalia Lumby & Reem El Asaleh, School of Graphic Communications Management
Diwan Pavilion at The Aga Khan Garden Alberta
Taymoore Balbaa, School of Interior Design
Alexander Alter, School of Image Arts
Joseph Medaglia, School of Fashion
FCAD is home to an energetic and dynamic scholarly research and creative (SRC) community.
FCAD has the greatest variety of scholarly and creative production of any Faculty at Ryerson University. Our creative edge is the reason our faculty, research directors and associates are sought-after as collaborators, speakers and partners with industry and government, all over the world.
Creative Innovation in Action
Areas of Research
New and emerging forms of cultural expression are imagined, invented, performed, and shared at FCAD.
Our faculty are leaders in a broad array of disciplines who implement design thinking, interactive and immersive experiences and critical thought.
We produce over 500 scholarly, research and creative outputs annually, ranging from books, articles, films, television programs, reports, reviews, photgraphy, and new media to designs, performances, exhibits, editorials and news articles, installations, software, and creative writing.
Experiential Media
Audience Engagement
Indigenous Creative
Social Change
Creative Data
Live Entertainment
Media & Communication Innovation
Creative Ecosystem
Research Chairs
FCAD is home to five Research Chairs who are pushing the boundaries in the creative and cultural industries, including two Canada Research Chairs.
Dr. David Gauntlett
Canada Research Chair in Creative Innovation and Leadership
Dr. Ali Mazalek
Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Innovation
Dr. Charles H. Davis
ES Rogers Sr Research Chair in Media Management and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Greg Elmer
Director Infoscape Research Lab & Bell Globemedia Research Chair
April Lindgren
Professor, School of Journalism & RSJ Velma Rogers Research Chair
As a part of a national strategy to make Canada one of the world's top countries in research and development, our Research Chairs aim to advance knowledge and train the next generation of highly skilled people through student supervision, teaching, and coordination of other researchers' work.
