Meet Our Team
The AI and Education Initiative brings together cross-disciplinary experts from across Boston University to advance AI-driven research that impacts learning, education, and human development. To learn more about the AI and Education Initiative, please email Naomi Caselli, director of the AI and Education Initiative, at nkc@bu.edu.
Leadership and Core Faculty
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Naomi Caselli, PhD
Associate Professor, Wheelock College;
Director, AI & Education Initiative;
Co-Director, Deaf Center -
Michael Chang
Assistant Professor
Assistant Director, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation -
Jennifer Green
Professor, Teaching & Learning, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
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Eshed Ohn-Bar, PhD
Junior Faculty Fellow (2023)
Assistant Professor, ECE
Affiliate Professor, CS -
Ola Ozernov-Palchik
Research Assistant Professor, Wheelock College, BU
Research Scientist, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT
Affiliated Faculty
The AI and Education Initiative draws on the expertise of a wide network of affiliated faculty from across Boston University. These scholars contribute diverse perspectives from fields such as computer science, education, cognitive science, and social research, enriching the Initiative’s work at the intersection of AI and learning. Their collaborative efforts support groundbreaking research, innovative educational practices, and community engagement, helping to ensure that AI technologies are developed and applied in ways that positively impact students, educators, and society as a whole.
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Gregory Benoit
Assistant Director of the Earl Center for Learning and Innovation
Lecturer, Mathematics Education, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development -
Olivia Chi
Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
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Felicity Crawford
Clinical Associate Professor
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Leslie Dietiker
Research Associate Professor of Mathematics Education, Teaching and Learning, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Associate Dean of Wheelock College of Education & Human Development -
Christina L. Dobbs
Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning (Wheelock)
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Marco Gaboardi
Associate Professor of Computer Science, CAS
Director of Graduate Studies -
Joshua Goodman
Associate Professor of Education & Economics
Program Director, Doctoral Studies -
Nathan Jones
Associate Professor, Teaching and Learning, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
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Jessica Markham-Anderson
Doctoral Student, Wheelock
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Thomas J. McKenna
Clinical Assistant Professor of Science Education, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
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Kathy MinHye Kim
Program Director, Language Education
Clinical Assistant Professor, Wheelock -
Nancy Nelson
Assistant Professor of Special Education
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Zachary Rossetti
Associate Professor, Special Education, Wheelock
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Rebecca Shangraw
Program Director, Applied Human Development
Senior Lecturer, Wheelock -
V. Scott Solberg
Professor, Counseling Psychology and Applied Human Development, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
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Kia Teymourian
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, MET
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Eli Tucker-Raymond
Research Associate Professor
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Beth Warren
Sylvia Earl Professor, Language & Literacy Education
Director, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation -
Claire White
Program Director, Child Life & Family-Centered Care
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Derry Wijaya, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Computer Science, CAS
Doctoral Fellows
The AI and Education Initiative awards graduate student fellowships to outstanding doctoral students who are pursuing research at the intersection of AI and education at Boston University. The program provides a $5,000 Academic Enhancement Award to support and promote the student’s research experience at Boston University and opportunities for collaboration and networking. Congratulations to our 2024 AI and Education Initiative Doctoral Fellowship Recipients! Learn more about each doctoral fellow and their research by clicking on their profiles.
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Erin Barno, Ph.D. candidate
2024 AI and Education Initiative Doctoral Fellow
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Henry (Erning) Chen, Ph.D. candidate
2024 AI and Education Initiative Doctoral Fellow
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Zhongkai Shangguan, Ph.D. candidate
2024 AI and Education Initiative Doctoral Fellow
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Hao Yu, Ph.D. candidate
2024 AI and Education Initiative Doctoral Fellow