Dr. Alice Lai is a Professor at School of Arts & Humanities. She is also an Associate Chair at Department of Arts and Media. Dr. Lai developed and teaches courses mostly online focusing on women’s art history, multicultural art, art theories and criticism, and distance education. She coordinates the department’s Empire Online undergraduate courses. Her research spans the areas of art education, online education, critical theory and pedagogy (e.g., feminisms, feminist pedagogies, critical multiculturalism, digital pedagogies, and digital gender inequality). She has published chapters and articles in academic journals such as Studies in Art Education, Art Education, Visual Arts Research, Visual culture and Gender, Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, and Pedagogy. She also has frequently presented her research at international and national conferences such as National Art Education Association, Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education, and American Educational Research Association conferences.