Personal profile
Biography
Gloria Quiñones is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education at Monash University, Australia. A Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) researcher and former early childhood teacher in Mexico, her scholarship focuses on early childhood education and care (ECEC), with particular attention to the everyday lived experiences of babies and young children.
Gloria’s research and teaching are grounded in a strong commitment to emotional wellbeing and the creation of sustainable learning environments. Drawing on cultural-historical and posthuman theoretical perspectives, she explores how these approaches can be enacted through collaborative partnerships with educators and families to support children’s learning and flourishing. Her work employs visual methodologies to visiblise the emotional, cultural, and relational dimensions of young children's learning and early childhood pedagogy.
She co-edited Wellbeing for Infants and Toddlers in Education and Care: International Perspectives (2025), which offers an international examination of infant–toddler wellbeing in ECEC settings, and co-authored of Affective Early Childhood Pedagogy for Infant-Toddlers (2021), which foregrounds the emotional and affective dimensions of pedagogy for babies and young children.
She co-leads the Early Childhood Workforce Research Collective - Monash Education, which supports sustainable professional growth for early childhood educators and leaders.
Current research projects:
Gesturing toward Artful Play (GAP) - Monash Education
Play-Exploration-Art (PEA) - Monash Education
Supporting Australian Families to Navigate Sleeping and Feeding Practices - Monash Education
Monash teaching commitment
External positions
Committee Group Member, Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (AJEC)
1 Jan 2024 → …
General Secretary, OMEP Australia Limited
12 Dec 2022 → 31 Jul 2023
Executive Member, Association of Visual Pedagogies
1 Jun 2022 → …
Research area keywords
- Early childhood education
- Emotion
- Wellbeing
- Play
- Babies and young children
- Care
- Family Wellbeing
- Climate Change
- Visual Methodologies
- Trauma informed care
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 14 Finished
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Professional Learning Program: Integrating STEAM Approach into Young Children’s Learning
Quiñones, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Adams, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
30/09/25 → 20/11/25
Project: Research
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Mental Health in Education Evidence Rapid Review Project
Morris, Z. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Reupert, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Phillips, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Quiñones, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Patrick, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Marangio, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gamble, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Yadav, N. (Project Manager)
30/04/25 → 7/07/25
Project: Research
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Supporting Australian families to navigate sleeping and feeding practices
Quiñones, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Adams, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), D'Souza, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Morris, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bloomfield, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Rabba, A. S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/24 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
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2024 Early Childhood Professional Learning Program on Managing Inclusive Classrooms in Preschool Settings
Adams, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Quiñones, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
8/07/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Shaping our Future - National Children's Education and Care Workforce Strategy 2022-2031. Focus Area 4.3: Initiate and promote research monitoring the wellbeing of educators and teachers - Phase 1 Literature Review and survey design
Allen, K.-A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Berger, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McLean, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Longmuir, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hammer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reupert, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fleer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Suryani, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Quiñones, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
21/08/23 → 28/07/24
Project: Research
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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 and policy reforms on early childhood education in Victoria, Australia: a time series and spatial analysis
Chen, X., Lyu, S., Adams, M., Quiñones, G. & Taniar, D., 2026, In: The Australian Educational Researcher. 53, 29 p., 40.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Understanding the caring professional dispositions of the early childhood education teacher assistants in Chile
Godoy, F., Duhn, I. & Quiñones, G., Mar 2026, In: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. 27, 1, p. 88-100 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Young children's grief: emotionally intense encounters in early childhood setting
Quinones, G. & Lipponen, L., Jun 2026, In: Learning, Culture and Social Interaction. 58, 12 p., 101010.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A cultural-historical approach: Extended family and what matters in the everyday life of children
Quiñones, G. & Adams, M., 2025, Handbook on Families and Education: Theory, Research and Practice. Phillipson, S., Goff, W. & Garvis, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Cheltenham UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 125-141 17 p. (Elgar Handbooks in Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Becoming a professional: exploring vulnerabilities in an Australian birth-to-three-year-old professional experience
Quinones, G. & Adams, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2020 Advancing Women's Success Grant
Quiñones, G. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Award for Research Impact (Economic and Social) Team Award
Monk, H. (Recipient), Fleer, M. (Recipient), Rivalland, C. (Recipient), Li, L. (Recipient) & Quinones Goytortua, G. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research by an Early Career Researcher
Quinones Goytortua, G. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy (Journal)
Quiñones, G. (Editor in chief)
2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Australasian Journal of Early Childhood (Journal)
Quiñones, G. (Editorial board member)
2024 → 2026Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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International Journal of Early Childhood (Journal)
Quiñones, G. (Editorial board member)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Productivity Commission Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care Submission
Henderson, L. (Fellow), Adams, M. (Fellow), Quiñones, G. (Fellow) & Babaeff, R. (Fellow)
19 May 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
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Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy (Journal)
Quiñones, G. (Editorial board member)
2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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The emotional toll of COVID-19 among early childhood educators
Quinones Goytortua, G., Barnes, M. & Berger, E.
5/08/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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COVID_19 The Importance of young children making virtual connections
Quinones Goytortua, G. & Adams, M.
6/05/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature