{"id":368,"date":"2013-06-14T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T19:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/?page_id=368"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:56:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:56:44","slug":"meet-our-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/sdll\/meet-our-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/cdl\/files\/2024\/02\/5094fa67-bee5-4a5d-be21-4f8f6ed3b0d8_1_105_c_720.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Lab Director<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-773 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-lab-director\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/peter-r-blake-ed-d\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2013\/07\/sdll01.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Peter R. Blake, EdD<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lab Director<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Graduate Students &amp; Visiting Scholars<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8678 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-grad-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/montana-shore\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2023\/10\/IMG_0638-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Montana Shore<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Graduate Student<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8683 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-grad-student\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/rachael-silberstein\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2023\/10\/000053730034.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Rachael Silberstein<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Graduate Student<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Lab Managers &amp; Research Assistants<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9794 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/claire-cullen\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_6544-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Claire Cullen<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9296 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/josie-feldman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-14-at-10.41.42\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Josie Feldman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9803 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/simone-herman\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/d7ca6ca7-1a64-460d-9a7d-2fe152653da7-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Simone Herman<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9791 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/mia-hu\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_0993-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Mia Hu<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9787 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/daniel-kohlmann\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Daniel Kohlmann<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9309 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/griffin-litalien\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_7193-1-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Griffin L&#8217;Italien<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9293 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/quinn-manzo\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_4854-e1739547512826.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Quinn Manzo<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9807 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/liam-moore\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9009-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Liam Moore<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9805 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/ioana-murgu\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_8284-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ioana Murgu<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9797 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/kaavya-sathish\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/DSCF5665-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kaavya Sathish<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8927 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/ava-taub\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2024\/02\/img_1676_720-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ava Taub<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-8901 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/sarah-tayeh\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2024\/02\/5094fa67-bee5-4a5d-be21-4f8f6ed3b0d8_1_105_c_720-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Sarah Tayeh<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9789 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-ra\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/kaiah-walsh\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Kaiah Walsh<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Research Assistant<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<h2>Lab Mascots<\/h2>\n\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-4734 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-lab-mascot\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/baxter\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2017\/02\/baxter.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Baxter Blake<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lab Mascot<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9815 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-lab-mascot\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/dave\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_2407-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Dave Shore<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lab Mascot<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-9809 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-sdll title-lab-mascot\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/maple\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2026\/02\/IMG_9614-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Maple Shore<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Lab Mascot<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cdl\/profile\/mia-jin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cdl\/files\/2023\/02\/Mia_Jin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"318\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8249 size-full\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mia Jin,<\/strong> a doctoral student and member of the Social Development and Learning Lab, passed away in December 2022. 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