Jhih-yin Diane Lee
Assistant Professor
Ph.D, University of Georgia; M.Ed, University of Houston
As a qualitative researcher, her interests lie in multiliteracies pedagogy, digital visual culture, and social justice. Her research focuses on pedagogical approaches that foster multiliteracies and civic engagement. This is achieved by critically examining and creating digital visual culture artifacts, such as Internet memes and viral videos, to promote diversity and social justice.
Owing to her background in media, she is particularly attuned to the nuances of multimodal communication through performance art and digital media. Consequently, her work explores the interplay between text and image, focusing on the multimodal communicative aspects of digital media artifacts.
Professional Experience
Originally from Taiwan, Dr. Jhih-yin “Diane” Lee brings a wealth of diverse experiences as a TV program writer/producer, art educator and teaching artist to the College for Creative Studies. Since 2015, Dr. Lee has been teaching courses in visual arts, art education foundations, museum education and community engagement, and critical visual culture at the University of Georgia, Lone Star College, and the University of Houston. Additionally, she has led workshops and community projects for youth and non-profit organizations. As of Fall 2023, Dr. Jhih-yin Diane Lee has been serving as Assistant Professor of Art Education at the College for Creative Studies. Dr. Lee holds an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on Art Education, from the University of Houston. She earned her Ph.D. in Art/Art Education from the University of Georgia, where she also completed a Graduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies as part of her doctoral studies. Her dedication to teaching was recognized with the 2019 Outstanding Teaching Award and the 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award from UGA’s Center for Teaching and Learning.
More details about her teaching, research, creations, and student works can be found on:Â https://sites.google.com/view/jhihyindianelee/home
Significant Publications, Presentations and Exhibitions
International refereed conferences
• Lee, J. D. (2019, October). Critical pedagogy in cyberspace: An online art activism project. Presented at the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL) 2019 Conference, Atlanta, GA.
National refereed conferences
•Lee, J. D. (2021, March). Art activism on social media as critical pedagogy: Understanding student critical learning process in youth intervention on Reddit. Presented at the Seminar for Research in Art Education (SRAE) and Marilyn Zurmuehlen Working Papers as part of the 2021 National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention, online format.
•Lee, J. D. (2020, March). Facilitate authentic visual arts experiences through social media. Proposal accepted by the 2020 National Art Education Association (NAEA) Convention, Minneapolis, MN (Conference canceled due to COVID-19).
• Lee, J. D. (2020, February). The Inspirational Meme: A critical-pedagogical-driven online art activism project. Presented at the 2020 10th Art and Education for Social Justice Symposium, Athens, Georgia.
• Paulus, T. M., Lee, J. D., Copple, J. R., Ciudad-Simmons, N. G. & Eber, A. (2020, January). Research design framework for understanding online conversations. Presented at the Qualitative Report 11th Annual Conference, Nova Southeastern University, Lauderdale, FL.
• Lee, J. D. (2018, January). Promoting social justice through digital activist art against cyberbullying. Presented at the 2019 9th Art & Education for Social Justice Symposium, Tallahassee, FL.
Regional referred conferences
• Lee, J. D. (2023, October). Meme-ingful art education: Using Internet memes as a pedagogical tool art activism on social media as critical pedagogy. Presented at the 2023 Michigan Art Education Association (MAEA) Convention, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Lee, J. D. (2019, April). Creating visual and authentic experiences for university non-art majors through contemporary art and digital media. Presented at the 2019 University System of Georgia Teaching and Learning Conference, Athens, GA.
• Lee, J. D. (2017, August). E-service-learning in art education. Presented at 2017 Taiwanese-American Academic and Professional Association in Southeastern United States, Atlanta, GA.
• Lee, J. D. (2017, March). Developing pre-service art teachers’ teaching philosophy through service-Learning art projects in K-12 schools. Presented at the 11th Annual Global Education Forum, Athens, GA.
• Lee, J. D. (2016, August). Art exposure and critical thinking skills. Presented at 2016 Taiwanese-American Academic and Professional Association in Southeastern United States, Atlanta, GA.
• Lee, J. D. (2014, April). An inclusive curriculum for gifted learners in art. Presented at the Annual Education and Psychology Research Symposium, Houston, TX.
• Lee, J. D. (2013, November). How campus art museums help free-choice learning in the 21st century. Presented at the Graduate Forum on Research, Texas Art Education Association Conference, Dallas, TX.
• Gilbert, L., Robinson, A., Lee, J. D. & Markello, C. (2013, November). Challenges of contemporary art in art education. Presented at the Texas Art Education Association Conference, Dallas, TX.