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Anne-Marie Émond is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Education, Department of Didactics at the University of Montreal, where she also serves as Vice-Dean for Initial Teacher Training. With a PhD in Art Education from Concordia University (2002), her academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Visual and Media Arts from the University of Ottawa (1986) and a Master's degree in Visual Arts from the University of Quebec at Montreal (1995). Prior to her academic career, she spent 10 years working in the educational service of the National Gallery of Canada.
Her educational journey reflects a unique interdisciplinary path combining artistic practice and educational theory. After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of Ottawa, she pursued graduate work at UQAM before earning her doctorate at Concordia University, where she focused on museum education and contemporary art reception.
Professor Émond's research centers on understanding how adult visitors engage with contemporary art in museum settings. She investigates intellectual functioning, cognitive consonance and dissonance, self-awareness processes, and pleasure sources during museum visits. Her work examines how visitors construct meaning from contemporary art encounters and how these experiences can lead to personal transformation and self-discovery, particularly among older adults. She employs qualitative methodologies analyzing visitor verbalizations to develop frameworks for understanding museum experiences.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a clear trajectory from foundational studies on visitor reception toward more sophisticated investigations of transformative aesthetic experiences. Early work focused on cognitive processes and meaning-making, while recent publications increasingly address therapeutic applications, particularly for older adults, and the development of practical tools for museum educators. Her research consistently bridges theoretical understanding with practical applications for enhancing visitor experiences.
Professor Émond has supervised multiple Master's students including Lisandra Eick de Lima (2015), Elyse Racine (2010), and Annie Choquette (2009), whose theses explored topics ranging from pleasure sources in contemporary art to arts activities' influence on music appreciation. She has successfully secured significant research funding through major Canadian granting agencies including SSHRC and FRQSC.
She is actively involved in several major research projects including the Creative Economy and Well-being Research Chair (2023-2028) as co-researcher, and a project on psychological immersion in museums (2017-2024) examining educational and social benefits for young and older adults. Her principal investigator role in the project 'Studying Self-Awareness Verbalizations of Adult Art Museum Visitors Engaged with Contemporary Art' (2015-2019) represents a significant contribution to understanding the cognitive and emotional dimensions of museum experiences.
