Dr Mia Christensen is a registered teacher, early childhood researcher and professional, facilitating and leading innovations and partnerships in the early childhood education and care sector.

Mia has been a teacher for nearly 30 years working in remote, regional, and urban settings in Queensland, the Northern Territory, and Western Australia. For the past fifteen years, she has worked as an academic at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Mia is currently working as the Education Innovations and Partnerships Manager at G8 Education. In 2020, she was the recipient of the prestigious Jean Ferguson Memorial Award in Early Childhood Education recognizing the significant contribution her Doctoral studies have made in building the capacity of teachers and educators to support young children’s access and engagement in early childhood sustainability education. Mia’s research for her Doctoral thesis enabled the voices of young children, specifically in relation to the complex concept of sustainability, to be heard.

“My vision for the future is a sector that celebrates and embeds Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, promotes inclusion and strengths-based approaches, celebrates and communicates the benefits of a play-based curriculum, and where the broad concept of sustainability is valued and informs transformational early childhood education and care.”