Academic leadership
Faculty
Academic excellence at LASALLE is shaped by an outstanding and diverse community of educators and mentors. Meet the minds behind the learning—artists, designers, educators and researchers from around the world who bring vision, rigour and heart to every programme.
SENIOR FELLOW
Professor Steve Dixon
Professor Steve Dixon - LASALLE College of the Arts
Senior Fellow
Professor Milenko Prvački
Milenko Prvacki
Senior Fellow
Lord David Puttnam

Deans

Dean, Faculty of Fine Arts, Media & Creative Industries
Professor Adam Knee
Dean, Faculty of Performing Arts
Professor Leon Rubin
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Dean, Faculty of Design
Associate Professor Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar
Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar LASALLE College of the Arts
Dean, Learning, Teaching & Research
Associate Professor Wolfgang Muench
Dr Wolfgang Muench

Heads of Schools

Head, School of Spatial & Product Design
Ang Xinwei
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Head, Puttnam School of Film & Animation
Chris Shaw
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Head, School of Fashion
Associate Professor Circe Henestrosa
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Head, McNally School of Fine Arts
Associate Professor Cissie Fu
Cissie Fu
Head, School of Creative Industries
Associate Professor Jonathan Gander
Dr Jonathan Gander
Head, School of Dance & Theatre
Melissa Quek
MELISSA QUEK
Head, School of Contemporary Music
Associate Professor Timothy O’Dwyer
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Kathryn Shannon Sim | Academic Leadership & Faculty at LASALLE Singapore
Programme Leader, BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Industries

Kathryn Shannon Sim

  • Masters in Mass Communication, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore

Kathryn Shannon Sim, also known as Shannon by many, is an educator driven by a deep passion for exploring the intersection of fashion and technology. With her unwavering commitment to challenging and disrupting the fashion system, Shannon stands at the forefront of digital initiatives and technological applications to prepare students for the evolving demands of the fashion industry while pushing for sustainability.

As an influential educator, Shannon not only equips her students with the essential tools needed for success in the fashion industry but also makes significant contributions to shaping the discourse around fashion and its future. Her dedication to nurturing creativity, sustainability and innovation ensures that the fashion industry continues to evolve in a positive direction.

Currently pursuing her PhD at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London, Shannon is also the Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Fashion Media and Industries programme at LASALLE College of the Arts. She teaches in the School of Fashion, focusing on fashion and technology, business of fashion, entrepreneurship, digital marketing, social media and user experience.

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Conferences/journals/papers

  • ‘Audience As The New Creative: A Study of the Co-creation Role Audience Play in a Participatory Environment to Create Effective Advertising Campaigns with the Creative in the Context of Singapore’, presented and published by Cumulus Paris in To get there: designing together, Conférence des Écoles Supérieures d’Arts Appliqués de Paris (CÉSAAP); Paris, France (2018)
  • ‘Aligning Expectations: A Stakeholder Approach to Industry-Based Learning’, presented and published in The Theory and Reality of the Convergence in Arts: Korea-Singapore Joint International Conference on Arts and Design Interdisciplinary Studies at SungkyunKwan University (2015)
  • ‘Harnessing the power of crowdsourcing in advertising to build successful businesses’, published in Journal of the International Design Symposium for the theme: Creativity Convergence – Related Study of Business Model (2014)

Interviews

Exhibitions

  • 8th United Design: International Biennial Exhibition/Posters for Environmental Awareness; Jeju, Korea (2016)
  • Wood/Paper/Cloth 2016; Singapore (2016)
  • New Generation, the 7th International Exhibition by Professor & Students of Visual Communication Design In New Generation; Seoul, Korea (2010)
  • Constellation

Talks/panels

  • Moderator, Fashion Summit (2025)
  • Moderator, Digital Forum (2023)
  • Moderator, LASALLE CareerFest (2023)
  • Panellist, Fashion Education in The Metaverse LIVE Webinar, part of the panel discussing how to build a fashion curriculum for the future (2021)

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