Kathryn Hibbert

Kathryn Hibbert is Distinguished University Professor at Western's Faculty of Education, cross-appointed to Medical Imaging, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.

An interdisciplinary scholar working across sectors, her research explores how technological, social, and institutional transformations are reshaping education, professional learning, and the exercise of judgment in complex organizational settings. She works on questions related to artificial intelligence in education, curriculum and pedagogy, equity, professional formation, and the governance of learning in contexts where knowledge, responsibility, and public trust are at stake.

Grounded in curriculum theory, multiliteracies, and a science, technology and society lens, her work examines how institutions recognize capacity, negotiate belonging, and respond to complexity across disciplinary and professional boundaries. A central concern is how educational and professional institutions sustain human judgment, ethical responsibility, and public trust amid rapid technological and institutional change — and what the longer-term implications of emerging technologies, policy shifts, and evolving organizational arrangements mean for learning, professional practice, and the conditions under which knowledge and belonging are negotiated.

Professor Hibbert has published widely across curriculum studies, professional education, equity, interdisciplinary learning, and the implications of technological change for teaching, assessment, and institutional life. She advises governments, international organizations, and professional bodies on the social, ethical, and educational implications of technological change, with collaborations spanning international agencies, medical and health education, and other high-stakes professional contexts.

She has recently launched the Curriculum@Work initiative, which asks: How do professionals develop the capacity to translate knowledge into meaningful institutional and systemic change? What role does curriculum thinking play in that process across different sectors?