l Giuliana Cucinelli

Education

• Postdoc, Comparative Media Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2013-14)
• Postdoc, Mobile Media Lab, Concordia University (2011-13)
• Ph.D., Curriculum and Instruction, Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University (2007-2010)
• BA, Communication Studies (Specialization)/Education (Minor), Concordia University (1999-2003)

Biography

Dr. Giuliana Cucinelli is an Associate Professor in the Educational Technology Program within the Department of Education at Concordia University. Her research-creation program examines the social, cultural, and educational impacts of technology. Her research agenda is organized around two interconnected streams: the first investigates the intersection of artificial intelligence with the design and development of instructional and informational content, while the second explores creative practices, memory, identity, and cultural transmission within the Italian-Canadian community.

She is a Co-Investigator on a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Connections Grant titled How Are Instructional Designers Using AI. In parallel, she is currently co-authoring a book on artificial intelligence in instructional and informational content development with Dr. Saul Carliner.

Dr. Cucinelli is also the Principal Investigator of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)-funded Exchange research-creation project Here, There, Everywhere: Between Memory and Place / Ici, là-bas, partout: entre mémoire et lieu / Qui, là, ovunque: tra memoria e luogo, co-directed with Montreal artist Michel Terroux (Terruscito). The project examines how Italian-Canadian identity is experienced, negotiated, and transmitted across generations within the diaspora, with particular attention to the role of artistic and creative practices in sustaining memory, identity, belonging, and intergenerational cultural continuity.

Prior to joining Concordia University, Dr. Cucinelli was an FRQSC Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Comparative Media Studies Program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she held research affiliations with the Open Documentary Lab, the Center for Civic Media, and the Youth and Media Project at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. She also served as a Postdoctoral Research Affiliate with the Mobilities Lab in the Department of Communication Studies at Concordia University.

Courses Taught

• Summer Institute AI and Instructional Design 
• Educational Gaming and Modelling (ETEC 637)
  
• Introduction to Digital Media in Education (ETEC 665)
• Designing and Developing Interactive InstructionInteractive Instruction (ETEC 669)
• Learning Theories (ETEC 613)
• Social Technologies and the Sociocultural Aspects of Learning (ETEC 662)

Representative Research-Creation Projects

      Cucinelli, G.  & Terroux, M. (September 2025 to present). Italianità: Canadian-Italian Artists, Identity, and Memory / Italianità: artistes italo-canadiens, identité et mémoire / Italianità: artisti italo-canadesi, identità e memoria. Feature 60min documentary. Project website: T.B.A.

      Cucinelli, G. & Terroux, M. (August 2025 to present). Here, There, Everywhere: Between Memory and Place / Ici, là-bas, partout: entre mémoire et lieu / Qui, là, ovunque: tra memoria e luog. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Exchange Grant. Collective Curated Exhibition. Project website: T.B.A.

      Cucinelli, G. Carliner, S., Charles, E., Hall, T. D. (2025 to present). The Influence of AI on Instructional Designers: Opportunities & Challenges.

      Cucinelli, G. & Carliner, S., Martinez Sanchez, S. (June 2025). Interactive Podcast: Boosters & Skeptics; AI and Instructional Design. Funded by Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Connections Grant. Project website: T.B.A. https://boostersandskeptics.youthmediapractices.ca/

      Cucinelli, G. & Carliner, G. (November 2024) Podcast: Informal Learning for Current and Longer-Term Employability (working title). Funded by Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Insight Development Grant.

      Cucinelli, G. (2023). Happy Medium.
Kinetic typography podcasts series with K–12 teachers in Québec. Funded by Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Insight Development Grant.

Project website: www.DiginalDevicesandSchools.ca

          Cucinelli, G. (2022). Happy Medium.
Kinetic typography podcasts series with K–12 teachers in Québec. Funded by Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Insight Development Grant.

Project websites:

https://archive.org/details/TamiKTCompressed
https://archive.org/details/MelissaKTCompressed
https://archive.org/details/AndreaKTV2Compressed_201812

      Cucinelli, G. (2018) Look@Me.
Educational game about social media for K-12 schools. Funded by Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC), Établissement de nouveaux professeurs.
Project website: www.YouthMediaPractices.ca

      Cucinelli, G. (2018) WIM: What is Interactive Media? Podcast series on interactive documentaries. Funded by the Mobile Media Lab.

Project website: https://soundcloud.com/user-927117147/wim

      Cucinelli, G. (2018) Virtual Reality Meets Empathy

Podcast series focusing virtual reality for empathy education in the workplace environment. Funded by OVPRGS and by Petro-Canada Young Innovators Award.  Project website: http://www.VRMeetsEmpathy.ca/

      Cucinelli, G. (2018) Virtual Reality Meets Empathy

Virtual reality experience focusing on the potential and limitations of integrating virtual reality for empathy education in the workplace environment. Funded by OVPRGS Individual SEED grant and by Petro-Canada Young Innovators Award.

Project website: http://www.VRMeetsEmpathy.ca/

      Cucinelli, G. (2016) Define Privacy

Interactive documentary about privacy in the lives of young people. Funded by Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC), Établissement de nouveaux professeurs. Project website: www.YouthMediaPractices.ca

      Cucinelli, G., & Sawchuk, K. (2015) AddressKnown/AdresseConnue

Interactive documentary with intergenerational portraits of Park Extension citizens actively involved in shaping the community. Funded by Hexagram-CIAM (2013); GRAND-NCE (2013). Project website: www.AddressKnown.ca

      Cucinelli, G., Sawchuk, K. Mancuso, D., Mancuso, V., Lamberti, E. (2015). On Ice. Interactive documentary that thematically renders our relationship to ‘cold’ with a special focus on the myriad of mixed emotions and stories from immigrants about their first “winter” experiences. Funded by Culture Program of the European Union.

Project website:  http://www.OnIceProject.ca

      Cucinelli, G. (April 2015). YMX: The Mirabel Project. Interactive documentary that explores the intersection of the political and personal memories of Mirabel airport. Funded by Culture Program of the European Union. Project website: www.YMXMirabelProject.ca

      Cucinelli, G. & Shade. L. (2012). Our Privacy Matters! Youth, Identity, and Online Sociability. Critical educational website with interactive documentary, lesson plans and educational remixing resources for K-12 schools. 

Conference Presentations

Cucinelli, G. & Carliner, S. (May 6, 2026) Centre d’études sur l’apprentissage et la performance (CEAP-UQAM), the CSLP’s office at l’Université du Québec à Montréal. pprendre, enseigner, gouverner : repenser l’éducation à l’ère de l’IA (Learning, Teaching, Governing: Rethinking Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence). L’IA dans la conception pédagogique : enseignements tirés de la recherche, de la pratique et des échanges.

Cucinelli, G., Carliner, S., Martinez Sanchez, S. (March 2026) Boosters and Skeptics: The Role of AI in the Lives of Instructional Designers. Society for the information Technology and Teacher Education. Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Cucinelli, G., Carliner, S., Martinez Sanchez, S. (June 2, 2025) AI in Instructional Design: Insights from Research, Practice, and Conversations. Canadian Network for Innovation in Education. George Brown College, Toronto, ON.

Familiar, L. & Cucinelli, G. (March 14, 2025). How to Create Gamified Reading Experiences for Your Learners Using Interactive fiction and ChatGPT. Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice. Concordia University. Montreal, QC.

Cucinelli, G. (March 17-21, 2025). Promising Practices for Using Artificial Intelligence in Developing Instructional Materials. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. Orlando, FL. (virtual)

Cucinelli, G. & Carliner, S. (November 21-22, 2024). How Might AI Effect Your Work as an Instructional Designer and L&D Professional? The Institute for Performance and Learning (I4PL). Toronto, ON.

Cucinelli, G. (October 7-10, 2024The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and Advancements). Elearn-World Conference on E-Learning Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.  Virtual Presentation.

Cucinelli, G. (June 30, 2024) Design Sprints for Educational Gaming: Lessons from the University Classroom on Collaboration, Cooperation, Growth, and Failure. SALTISE. Montreal, QC.

Representative Publications

Media Exhibitions

Cucinelli, G. & Terroux, M. (August 2026). Here, There, Everywhere: Between Memory and Place / Ici, là-bas, partout: entre mémoire et lieu / Qui, là, ovunque: tra memoria e luog. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Exchange Grant.
ItalfestMTL (Montreal Quebec)

Cucinelli, G. & Terroux, M. (June 2026). Here, There, Everywhere: Between Memory and Place / Ici, là-bas, partout: entre mémoire et lieu / Qui, là, ovunque: tra memoria e luog. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Exchange Grant.
Fiuggi Expo: Universo Arte e…non solo (Fiuggi, Italy)

Cucinelli, G. & Terroux, M. (May 2026). Here, There, Everywhere: Between Memory and Place / Ici, là-bas, partout: entre mémoire et lieu / Qui, là, ovunque: tra memoria e luog. Funded by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Exchange Grant. Salle des Gouverneurs, Centre Leonardo Da Vinci (Montreal Quebec).

Cucinelli, G. Davidson, A.L., *Ruby, I., *Krsmanović, B., *Duonsel, N., *Chung, R., *Matheson, T., *Shoja, M. & *Shahparnia, M. (December 2018). Vibe Symposium: Challenging Ableism and Audism Through the Arts. Exhibition of The Accessibility Challenge: Building an Accessible Game Pad for Users with Parkinson’s

Cucinelli, G. Title of Exhibition: VR Takeover at Milieux. (July 5, 2018.)
Location of exhibition: Concordia University
Project exhibited: VR Meets Empathy

Cucinelli, G. & Davidson, A-L. Title of Event: Making Things… and Making Things Private. (November 3, 2016) Milieux Institute, Concordia University, Montréal. [http://www.concordia.ca/events/cuevents/main/2016/11/03/making-things-and-making-things-private.html]

Cucinelli, G. Title of Exhibition: Ageing (Wo)Men and their World (March 4, 2017) as part of Nuit Blanche (February 23–March 11, 2017). Location of the exhibition: Samuel Bronfman Building (Montréal, QC). Project exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Interactive documentary) http://actproject.ca/ageing-women-and-their-world/

Cucinelli, G. Title of Exhibition: Mobile Interventions LIS (February 25–March 10, 2016). Location of exhibition: Museau da Musica (Lisbon, Portugal)

Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Interactive documentary); and On Ice (Interactive documentary).

Cucinelli, G. Official Launch & Vernissage: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (November 20, 2015). Location of exhibition: Café l’Extension, (Montréal, QC).

Cucinelli, G. Title of Exhibition: Mobile Interventions YYZ (October 19–23, 2015). Location of exhibition: Paul H. Cocker Gallery, Ryerson University (Toronto, ON). Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Web-based interactive documentary); and On Ice (Interactive documentary).

Cucinelli, G. Title of Exhibition: Mobile Interventions ATH (September 22–25, 2015). Location of exhibition: National Conservatory of Athens & ATHENA Research and Innovation Centre, (Athens, Greece). Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Interactive documentary).

Cucinelli, G. Title of Exhibition: Mobile Interventions YVR (August 22–September 16, 2015). Location of exhibition: The Italian Cultural Centre Society, (Vancouver, BC, Canada). Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Interactive documentary).

Cucinelli, G. Title of Exhibition: Mobile Interventions KLU (May 12–June 30, 2015). Location of exhibition: Kunstraum Lakeside, Lakeside Science & Technology Park GmbH, (Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria). Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Interactive documentary).

Cucinelli, G. Title of exhibition: Mobile Interventions: BLQ (May 16 - June 15, 2015). Performigrations in Bologna. Location of exhibition: Genus Bononiae–Museo della Città di Bologna, Palazzo Pepoli (Bologna, Italy). Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Interactive documentary); and On Ice (Interactive documentary).

Cucinelli, G. Title of exhibition: Mobile Interventions: YUL (April 28–May 10, 2015). Location of exhibition: Italian Cultural Institute, (Montréal, QC). Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Interactive documentary);

On Ice (Web-based interactive documentary); and YMX: The Mirabel Project (Web-based interactive documentary).

Cucinelli, G. Title of exhibition: Blue Metropolis Festival, Mobile Interventions: YUL (April 23–26, 2015); Location of exhibition: Hotel 10, (Montréal, QC). Projects exhibited: AddressKnown/AdresseConnue (Web-based interactive documentary); On Ice (Interactive documentary; and YMX: The Mirabel Project (Interactive documentary).

Peer-Reviewed Journals
Carliner, S., Cucinelli, G. Karim, S. (2025) Will AI Change the Work of Instructional Designers? Maybe It Already Has. Learning Guild. https://www.learningguild.com/articles/will-ai-change-the-work-of-instructional-designers-maybe-it-already-has                                                             

Cucinelli, G. & Farhan, L. (2024). Insights from Educators: Navigating the Technology Landscape in K-12 Schools. Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. 22(2).

Cucinelli, G. & Farhan, L. (2023). Fact-Checking Practices by Canadian Adults During an Era of Misinformation and Disinformation. The Global Media Journal-Canadian Edition, Mis/Disinformation in/on Canada. 14(1).

Cucinelli, G., René-Véroneau, E., & Oldford, B. (2018). Interactive documentaries and the connected viewer experience: interviews with Katerina Cizek, Brett Gaylor, Jeff Soyk, and Florian Thalhofer. First Monday Journal. 23(5).

Cucinelli, G., Davidson, A.-L. Romero, M., (2018). Intergenerational learning through participatory a video game design workshop. Journal of Intergenerational Relations, Special Issue on Intergenerational Learning and Education in Schools, 16(1-2), 146–165.

Cucinelli, G. (2017). Resources Review: Adaptive (podcast), Montréal*in/accessible (mobile app), Accessible Arcade Tables (DIY project). Journal of Media Literacy Education, Special Issue on Media Literacy and Disability, 9(2), 122-131.

• AOIR — Association of Internet Researchers (2013 to present)
• UDC — Union for Democratic Communications (2013 to present)
• CCLA — Canadian Civil Liberties Association (2013 to present)
• Pan-American Mobilities Network and the Cosmobilities Network (2012 to present)
• Hexagram, Centre for Research-Creation in Media Arts (2011 to present)
• CSSE — Canadian Society for the Study of Education (2010 to present)
• CCA — Canadian Communication Association (2009 to present)
• AERA — American Educational Research Association (2007 to present)