Lorena Constanza Ortega Ferrand

Lorena Constanza Ortega Ferrand, Associate Professor at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (University of Chile), holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford (2016) and a Sociology degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (2008). With 44-hour full-time appointments, she teaches postgraduate courses in Quantitative Methodology, Educational Equity, and Thesis Supervision across the Faculty of Social Sciences and her institute.

• Education: Doctor (Oxford 2016), Sociologist (PUC Chile 2008)
• Teaching: 44-hour full-time Associate Professor
• Research: Educational equity, gender bias, social network analysis

Her research focuses on educational inclusion through social network analysis of teacher-student interactions, particularly examining gender disparities in mathematics education and immigrant student integration. She employs quantitative methodology to study school improvement strategies and knowledge production patterns in Latin American universities.

Recent publications analyze expert women's media representation (2025), pandemic impacts on educational transitions (2023), and teacher collaboration dynamics (2023). Current projects include Fondecyt grants studying school admission systems (2025-2028) and early childhood education leadership (2025-2028).

As thesis advisor to six postgraduate students, she explores topics like university student engagement, SEN inclusion, and intersectional approaches to immigrant girls' education. Her work appears in journals like International Journal of Educational Development and Higher Education, with 15 recent publications demonstrating consistent output since 2018.

Dr. Ortega Ferrand's research bridges quantitative educational methodology with critical analysis of educational policies, maintaining a strong focus on Chilean educational contexts while contributing to Latin American knowledge production debates through geopolitical perspectives.