Natalia Miranda Calderon

Natalia Miranda Calderon smiling at the camera

Natalia Miranda Calderon

PhD

She/Her

Biography

Natalia Miranda Calderón is a PhD student in Education at Queen’s University. She holds a BEd in English Language Teaching from Universidad de Santiago de Chile, and an MA in Second Language Education from McGill University. With over 15 years of professional experience, her work connects teaching practice, leadership, and educational policy. Her research focuses on educational policies aimed at protecting transgender and gender-nonconforming students in schools in Canada and Chile, her home country. Natalia is also an advocate for transgender students and is one of the founders of the Chilean Network of Parents of Gender-Diverse Children, where she serves as Director of Communications.

Research Interests

  • Educational policy and policy implementation
  • Gender, sexuality, and trans-affirmative education
  • Teacher education, inclusive pedagogies, and social justice

Homecoming 100: Celebrate, Reconnect & Rediscover Duncan McArthur Hall

Date

Saturday October 17, 2026
9:00 am - 11:00 am

Location

Duncan McArthur Hall

Join us for a special Faculty of Education Homecoming gathering as we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Queen’s Homecoming and welcome alumni back to Duncan McArthur Hall.

Enjoy light refreshments and pastries as you reconnect with fellow alumni, faculty, and friends during a casual morning meet and greet. You’ll also be among the first to explore our newly renovated spaces.

Register through central Homecoming registration by Thursday, October 1, 2026

Register

The Sound Start Pilot Project: Designing Evidence-Based Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators

Dr. Kristy Timmons smiling at the cameraDr. Kristy Timmons, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at the Faculty of Education, has received a SSHRC Insight Development Grant for her project aimed at designing and testing professional development for early childhood educators.