Emmanuelle Fincham

Emmanuelle Fincham is an Assistant Professor at Western Washington University, specializing in early childhood education and inclusive practices. Her research focuses on reimagining toddlerhood through feminist poststructural and critical disability lenses, challenging traditional pedagogical frameworks.

• Contact: finchae@wwu.edu | Phone: (360) 650-3693

Research Interests: Spanning autism inclusion, play-based learning, and teacher identity construction, her work examines:

• More-than-human approaches in early childhood education
• Material-discursive analysis of toddler interactions
• Disruption of normative teaching practices
• Critical examination of 'good' teacher narratives
• Posthumanist perspectives on infant/toddler care
• Transitional practices in early childhood centers

Publication Trends: Recent works emphasize inclusive classroom communities, ethical entanglements in toddler research, and the intersection of play, autism, and pedagogical innovation. She employs qualitative methodologies and theoretical frameworks from critical disability studies and new materialism.