Carolina Snaider

Carolina Snaider is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education, University of Texas at Austin.

Her research explores the enactment of educational policy in early childhood practice with critical attention to gender and sexuality issues among young children. She employs theoretical frameworks including poststructural feminism, queer theory, trans-studies, and intersectionality while utilizing qualitative and mixed-methods research methodologies to investigate how educational policies manifest in early learning environments.

Awards and recognition:

• Early Career Scholar Fellow, New York City Early Childhood Research Network

Her scholarly publications appear in leading journals such as:

• Education Policy Analysis Archives
• International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
• International Journal of Early Years Education
• Revista Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Niñez y Juventud
• Revista Sudamericana de Educación, Universidad y Sociedad

Dr. Snaider actively contributes to academic discourse through presentations at major conferences including the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education (RECE), and the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA).