About me
Christine Alden, M.Ed., Ph.D., has worked in the fields of early child development and education for thirty years. She began her career as an elementary teacher in Latin America, which catalyzed her interest in child development. Over the last twenty years, she has worked in early child development in various Canadian and international contexts involving early childhood educator training, child and family support services, government policy, network and relationship building, and philanthropy. Currently, she works for the Lawson Foundation as a Program Director in the areas of Early Child Development and Outdoor Play. In 2022, Christine received her Ph.D. in Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/ University of Toronto. Her doctoral dissertation explored outdoor pedagogy in three licensed early learning and child care programs in Ontario.