Yoesel Sangay Choden is an Assistant Lecturer in Early Childhood Care and Development. She holds an MA in Early Years Education with Distinction from University College London, completed as a Chevening Scholar, a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education from Samtse College of Education, and a Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education from SEGi University, Malaysia.

She serves as Programme Leader for the full-time Diploma in ECCD, following her coordination of the Ministry-funded Certificate in ECCD training programme from 2022 to 2025. Her experience encompasses teacher education, programme coordination, curriculum development and educational research.

Her scholarly contributions include a chapter on the structure of primary education in State of Primary Education in Bhutan and collaborative research on compassionate, mindful teacher education. She also contributes to an Erasmus+ project on student-centred teaching and innovative assessment. An Australia Awards Fellow and recipient of academic proficiency and First Class Honours awards, her research interests include early childhood policy, culturally reflective practice, inclusion and teacher education.