Directory of Investigators
In addition to teaching what they research to future teachers, our academics carry out research in different areas of education such as higher education, didactics, theory and politics, among others. Review the complete list of experts.


Badillo Tello, Aurora
Assistant Teacher
Study areas: Development of pre-reading skills in toddlers, Didactics of language and writing, Teaching and evaluation of writing, Classroom evaluation

Balladares, Jaime
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Initial reading learning and trajectory of its precursors, Effective management in secondary education

Barahona, Malba
Associate Professor
Study areas: Initial teacher training of second language teachers

Bernasconi, Andrés
Associate Professor
Study areas: Private higher education, Sociology of Higher Education

Cabello, Valeria
Associate Professor
Study areas: Development of cognitive-linguistic skills, Teacher training in scientific areas and STEAM

Cáceres, Andrea
Assistant Teacher
Study areas: Difficulties in learning mathematics, Teaching of school algebra in basic education

Carrasco, Alejandro
Associate professor
Study areas: Educational effectiveness and change, Educational policy, privatization and educational markets

Catalán, Marco
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Initial teacher training, Pedagogical talent and Mathematics education

Claro, Magdalena
Associate Professor
Study areas: Digital culture and inclusion, Digital skills and education

Cox, Pilar
Associate Professor
Study areas: Training and professional development, Leadership and management of groups

Espinoza, Olga
Associate Teaching Professor
Study areas: School curriculum, Curriculum management, Pedagogy in confinement contexts

García-Lazo, Verónica
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Artistic Education, Interculturality, Visual Methodologies, Dialogical Pedagogies

Gómez Zaccarelli, Florencia
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Teacher learning and initial and in-service education of basic education teachers

González, Carlos
Associate professor
Study areas: Initial teacher training and ICTs, Information and communication technologies

Guerrero, Patricia
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Well-being, emotionality and teacher mental health, Diversity, inclusion and new methodologies

Henríquez, Rodrigo
Associate professor
Study areas: Historical and civic education, Contemporary history of the State

Imbarack, Patricia
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Training of religion teachers, Relationship between religion, culture and youth

Infante, Marta
Associate Professor
Study areas: Critics of Disability, Diversity and Inclusion in Education

Lohndorf, Regina
Assistant Professor
Study areas: The influence of culture, upbringing and initial education on child development in diverse populations

Marini, Guillermo
Associate professor
Study areas: Philosophy and education, Aesthetics and education

Marzábal, Ainoa
Associate Professor
Study areas: Development of scientific competences, Language and scientific education

Matus, Claudia
Titular Professor
Study areas: Post representational theories to think objects and research questions

Medina, Lorena
Associate Professor
Study areas: Dialogic discourse analysis in educational contexts, public policies and teacher training



Müller, Magdalena
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Teacher training, Transfer of experts to novices in practice

Muñoz, Ana Luisa
Associate Professor
Study areas: Curriculum, Higher education, Internationalization, Knowledge policies

Olivares, Ruby
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Initial training, Science education, Scientific literacy, Nature of science

Ow, Maili
Associate Professor
Study areas: Didactics of literature, Reading promotion, Children's literature

Porflitt, Felipe
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Associations between music, learning and human development

Quintanilla-Gatica, Mario
Associate professor
Study areas: Epistemology and teacher training, Evaluation and resolution of scientific problems in the classroom

Ramírez, Cecilia
Associate Teaching Professor
Study areas: History and educational policy, Heritage, memory and education

Razmilic, Tonia
Assistant Teacher
Study areas: School leadership and classroom interactions, Early Childhood Education Methodology

Salinas, Álvaro
Associate professor
Study areas: Initial training, Information and communication technologies

Santelices, María Verónica
Associate Professor
Study areas: Design of standardized tests, Evaluation of educational programs


Soto, Macarena
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Construction of School Scientific Models in Initial Physics Teacher Training

Susperreguy, María Inés
Associate Professor
Study areas: Cognitive development; Child development; family influences.

Treviño, Ernesto
Associate Professor
Study areas: Educational policies, classroom practices, preschool education

Valencia, Edgar
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Design of measuring instruments, Initial teacher training

Valledor, Laura
Associate Teaching Professor
Study areas: Teaching and learning of history and social sciences, Initial and continuing teacher training


Volante, Paulo
Associate professor
Study areas: Curriculum Alignment, Philosophy of Education, School Management and Improvement, Instructional Leadership

Zamora, Guillermo
Associate professor
Study areas: School coexistence, Secondary education, Education and spirituality

Zúñiga, Carmen Gloria
Assistant Professor
Study areas: Learning and teaching of Social Sciences, Citizen Education in the school system