Normalcy and Difference, Postrepresentational Ethnographies, Time/Space Theories, Critical Cultural Studies, PostQualitative Research Methods, Critical Educational Policies.

Dirección de tesis
1. Doctorales:
- Natalia Hirmas Montecinos, How to Produce a Diagnosis of Behaviour and Discomfort in an Intercultural Mapuche Urban School? Exploring Diagnosis as Multiple Entities, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Valentina Riberi Manzur, 2022, Measurements in Education: Differentiating Systems and their Relational Implications for Social Justice, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Nataly Pérez Cisternas, 2022, Problematization of the Entanglement of Embodied-Spatial Knowledges and their Political-Ideological Production in the Interpreters, Choreographers, and Dance Teachers’ Training Programs, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Natalia Jara Colicoy, 2021, Production of Gender Differences in School Scientific Spaces: Tensions among Power, Identity, and Discourse, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Soledad Véliz Córdova, 2021, Intensities Surrounding Reading: Emotional and Affect Production of Picturebooks, Readers and Mediators in School Contexts, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- César Ferrari Martínez, 2020, Interrogating the Internationalization of Higher Education by Producing Problems on the Notion of “International,” Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Catalina Opazo Bunster, 2018, Productive Power of Inclusion Discourses in Educational Policies in the Chilean Educational Reform, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Marcela Apablaza Santis, 2016, Production of Discourses about Difference in School Context: Problematizing Chilean Education Policies, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Olga Espinoza Aros, 2014, Archaeology of the Discourse of Competencies in Teaching Programs in Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Anouchka Rachelson, 2008-2009, Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions, Florida International University, USA.
- Adrienne Wright-Mullings, 2008-2009, Leadership and Cultural Studies in Schools, Florida International University, USA.
- April Mann, 2008-2009, Higher Education Institutions and Processes of the Global Market, Florida International University, USA.
- Lenore Rodicio, 2008-2009, Discourses of Competencies in Higher Education Institutions, Florida International University, USA.

2. Magíster:
- Ana Luisa Muñoz, 2007, The Articulation between Education Discourses and Poverty from Three Angles: Official, Institutional and Curricular, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- María Paz Coo, 2007, Transnational Policies and their Impact on the Chilean Higher Education System, Universidad de Chile.

3. Pregrado:
- Katherine Correa, 2017, To Learn to Be a Girl or a Boy. An Anthropological Approach to Gender Identity in Early Childhood Education, Universidad Austral de Chile.

Supervisión postdoctoral:
- Muriel Armijo, 2020-2022, The Virtual Dimension of Teaching and Learning: Teacher Training and Schools, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
- Cecilia Millán, 2016-2018, Heterogeinity in the Classroom: Pedagogical Discourses in Early Childhood and Elementary Schools, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Comités doctorales internacionales:
- Soledad Castillo Trittini, 2016, In Addition to the Scientific Discourse in Science Education in Chile (2003-2013): the STBI Case (Science Teaching Based on Inquiry), Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Carolina Rojas, 2015, The Reconfiguration of the Social State in Neoliberal Chile: An Ethnography of Assistance Policies, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France.
- Carlos Albornoz, 2008-2009, Entrepreneurship Practices in Higher Education, Florida International University, USA.
- Suzanne Onorato, 2008-2009, Leadership and Latina Women, Florida International University, USA.
- Olayinka Tella, 2008-2009, International Education in Higher Education Institutions in the U.S., Florida International University, USA.
- Tony Delgado, 2008-2009, Discourses of Success in Higher Education, Florida International University, USA.
- William Tallman, 2008-2009, Competencies Discourses in Universities, Florida International University, USA.
- Flavia Iuspa, 2008-2009, Internationalizing the Curriculum in Higher Education Institutions, Florida International University, USA.
- Richard Prentiss, 2008-2009, Cultural Studies and the Curriculum in Higher Education Institutions, Florida International University, USA.
- Artie Jamison, 2008-2009, Entrepreneurship Practices and Policies in Universities, Florida International University, USA.

Cursos:
1. Posgrado:
- Curriculum, Conocimiento y Cultura, 2004, PUC
- Teoría Curricular, 2004-2007, PUC
- Proyectos de Mejoramiento Curricular, 2005-2006, PUC
- (Dis)continuidades en las Perspectivas Curriculares, 2006-2007, PUC
- Gender and Higher Education, 2008, Florida International University
- Higher Education and Culture, 2009, Florida International University
- Epistemologías Postestructurales, 2016, PUC
- Fundamentos Epistemológicos, 2016, PUC
- Independent Study—Postanalysis, 2017, PUC
- Philosophical Foundations for Knowledge Production, 2017, PUC
- Qualitative Inquiry, Postrepresentational Ethnography, 2017, PUC
- Independent Study-Posthuman approaches for Social Sciences, 2018, PUC

2. Pregrado
- Métodos de Investigación en Educación, 1998-1999, PUC
- Investigación Acción en Educación, 2004-2006, PUC
- Social and Cultural Fundamentals of Education, 2008-2009, Florida International University
- Diversidad, 2010-2011, PUC
- Diversidad e Inclusión, 2012-2015, PUC
- Certificado de educación en contextos desventajados, 2015-2016, PUC
- Diversidad e Inclusión en Educación, 2018-2022, PUC

3. Cursos internacionales
- Women and Higher Education, 2008, Florida International University
- Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, 2008, Florida International University
- College Students Life and Culture, 2009, Florida International University
- Social and Cultural Foundations of Education, 2009, Florida International University

Difusión
- Participación en la creación del video de difusión "#NormaDeGéneroBinaria: Niña y Niño" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q420lt8iNlw)
- Participación en la creación del video de difusión "#NormaDeGéneroBinaria: Niños" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O37ZAo3tWPs)
- Participación en la creación del video de difusión "#NormaDeGéneroBinaria: Niñas" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWik5Khdmtk)
- Participación en la creación del video de difusión "¿Qué es la Normalidad?" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pNkkC8geMg)
- Participación en la creación del video de difusión "Normalidad, diferencia y género en contexto de crisis social" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAjGqpzWS2Y)
- Participación en la creación del video de difusión "Cultures of diagnose in schools (english)" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTI6eRNWNNM)
- Participación en la creación del video de difusión "Culturas del diagnóstico en escuelas (español)" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-eTTNoc7D4)
- Participación en la creación de las redes sociales de NDE para la difusión de la investigación (https://www.instagram.com/plataformande/, https://twitter.com/plataformande, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrSh8nmKUS7RHYLLAn2-ZfQ/featured, https://www.facebook.com/normalidaddiferenciaeducacion?ref=hl)
- Participación en la creación de la página web de la Plataforma NDE (www.nde.cl)
- Creación de la Plataforma de Investigación Interdisciplinaria NDE (Normalidad y Diferencia en Educación)

Transferencia
- Talleres de género en instancias estatales (ej. Ministerio de Educación), instituciones de educación superior (ej. PUC, DUOC) y escuelas en Chile
- Claudia Matus, Cuestionar la Normalidad y la Diferencia para Pensar en Escuelas Justas, Universidad Andrés Bello, apertura año académico, Abril, 2022
- Claudia Matus, El impacto de la norma de género en la investigación y en las instituciones de educación superior, Ministerio de Seremi de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación, Macrozona Sur, Diciembre, 2021.
- Claudia Matus, Olga Barbosa, & Barbara Saavedra. [Un]Weaving Ideas: Climate Change, Conservation, and Gender. Festival Puerto Ideas, Chile, November 2021.
- Claudia Matus. Keynote Speaker, Approaches to the Development of Educational Policies for Coexistence, Transversality, Human Rights and Institutional Public Policies of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Conference, Lima, Perú, 2015.

Consultancies:
- Claudia Matus, (December, 2022). Gender Literacy Course and Higher Education Policies and Research.
- Claudia Matus, (October, 2022). Workshop on Gender Perspectives for Directives DUOC.
- Claudia Matus, (September, 2022). Designing workshops for academics at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile on issues of institutionalized genderism.
- Claudia Matus, (July 2020). Consulting Panel on Gender Equality in Institutions that Develop Research organized by the Ministry of Sciences (Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge, and Innovation).
- Claudia Matus, (July 2020). Advisory Board meeting on gender equality: Lead by Carolina Torreabla (Executive Secretary to the Ministry of Sciences).
- Claudia Matus & Carolina Rojas (January, 2017). Inclusion and Prioritization of Processes: Induction to Mineduc Management Teams, Requesting institution: General Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education.
- Claudia Matus, Carolina Rojas, Patricia Guerrero, Pablo Herraz (2014-2016). Perspectives for the Development of Educational Inclusion Policies. Requesting institution: Ministry of Education.
- Claudia Matus (August 2004 to January 2005). Evaluation of District Workshops for Teachers’ Improvement in English. Requesting Institution: Ministry of Education.

Teaching innovation:
- Living Concepts Series, March through June 2023, organized by the Center for Educational Justice and Social Transformation and Education Hub, University of Melbourne, 20 graduate students from Chile and Australia.
- El Fin del Experimento Spring School, November 2021, organized by 3 National Competition of Multidisciplinary Research Projects: PUC SOC180025, SOC180033, SOC180023, 16 participating students from different regions of the country.
- Normalization and Violence Summer School, January 2020, NDE, 20 national and international students from 7 different countries participated (Chile, Brazil, Spain, USA, Norway, England, and Sweden).
- LASI, Latin American Summer School on Social Issues. Desiring Normalcy—the Production of New Inequalities Teaching Team: Deborah Youdell and Claudia Matus, 4-9 January, 2018.

Membresías:
- Miembro Comité Asesor Ministro de Ciencia, Tecnología, Conocimiento e Innovación (2022-2025)
- Participant National Policy for Education in Afectivity and Integral Sexuality, Ministry of Education (October-December, 2022)
- Editora Special Issue, Journal Sustainability “Challenging the Human-Nature Relationship: Towards New Educational Paradigms.” (2021)
- Academic Committee of the Congress of the International Society for Research in Children’s Literature (IRSCL), Chile. (2021)
- Academic and Organizing Committee Member of the Second International Congress in Education for Sustainable Development (CIEDS) (2020)
- Academic Committee of the International Congress of Education for Sustainable Development (CIEDS) Villarrica (2020-2022)
- Member of Working Group 3: “Learning Experience,” The International Science and Evidence Based Education (ISEE) Assessment,” UNESCO (March-September, 2020)
- Editorial Advisory Member, Equity and Excellence in Education, USA (2018-2020)
- Elected member of the Committee for the University Rector Search, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, (October – December 2019)
- Member of the Latin American and the Caribbean Initiative “Biodiversity, Climate Change and Gender”, (June 2019 and on)
- Chair Cluster Social Challenges, ACCESS, Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden (2017 and on)
- Editorial Advisory Member, British Journal of Sociology of Education, United Kingdom (2017 and on)
- Member of the Advisory Council of the National Teacher Policy Master Plan, (2015)
- Member of the Committee for the Dean Search, College of Education, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, (November 2014-January 2015)
- Member of the Committee for the Dean Search, College of Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, (August-November, 2011)
- Member of the Curricular Committee, College of Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011-2012)
- Member of the Faculty Advisory Committee, Women Studies Center, Florida International University, FL, USA (2009-2010)
- Member of Editorial Board, Transnational Curriculum Inquiry, the Journal of the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (2007 to present)
- Manuscript Reviewer, ARCP, Annual Review of Critical Psychology (July 2013)

Políticas públicas:
- Ministry of Sciences Consulting Panel on Gender Equality: instance that sought advice from Institutions working on gender research.
- Advisory Board meeting on gender equality: Lead by Carolina Torreabla (executive secretary to the Ministry of Sciences). Participants: Yanira Zúñiga, Verónica Undurraga, Miriam Enríquez.
- UNESCO MGIEP's ISEE Assessment meeting

Policy Briefs
- Saavedra, B., Matus, C., González, J., Ramajo, L., Caso, M., Brau, M., Fernández, M., Nuñez, P., Muñoz, V., & Montes, V. (2019). Women and Coastal Marine Vegetation of Latin America. In Koleff, P., Figueroa, A., Saavedra, B., Rojas, C., Lehm, Z., Tironi M., et. al (2019). Biodiversity, Gender, and Climate Change: Proposals Based on Knowledge. The Latin American and Caribbean Initiative. Santiago de Chile.
- Matus, C., Rojas, C., & Luna, L. (2018). Inclusion with a Filter? (CEPPE Policy Briefs, N° 21). Santiago: UC Center for Policy Studies and Practices in Education