Her teaching areas include typography, design and layout, and business management. Gillian served as the Associate Dean (Faculty and Student Affairs) for the Faculty of Communication and Design from 2006-2012, and as Acting Chair of GCM for the first semester of 2016. Gillian is also a Management Team member (and Canadian representative) for the Creative Industries Global Network, funded by a grant from the EU Erasmus+ program. She has authored one book and numerous works published in academic and trade journals. In her spare time, Gillian lives with her partner in Regina, SK, and they make frequent visits to Rouleau where her grandmother was raised.