Laura Coulman, PhD, is a full-time professor of early learning program development at Conestoga College. She is also a registered early childhood educator, researcher, and former policy analyst.

Drawing on her academic research and professional experience, Coulman examines how system planning and policy ambiguity influence early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Canada. Her work focuses on the development of accessible, inclusive, and effective ECEC systems.

Coulman holds bachelor's degrees in philosophy from McMaster University and early childhood education from Toronto Metropolitan University, a master's degree in child studies from the University of Guelph, and a PhD in education, curriculum from Western University. She is committed to advancing public, practical, and high-performing early childhood education and care for children across Canada.

Research interests: Early childhood education and care, ECEC system design, disability, inclusion, and feminist Hobbesian social contract theory.

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