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  Souhaila Nassar

  Doctoral Student

  Souhaila Nassar is a doctoral student in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include supporting multilingual learners in making sense of scientific concepts and writing scientific texts in science classrooms, particularly through translanguaging pedagogy. Before joining BU, Souhaila taught science for middle […]
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  Nancy J. Nelson

  Assistant Professor
  Deputy Director, National Center on Improving Literacy and Lead for Literacy Center

  Dr. Nancy J. Nelson is an assistant professor of special education at Boston University and deputy director of the National Center on Improving Literacy and the Lead for Literacy Center. Dr. Nelson is a former special education teacher and school psychologist, and a principal investigator on more than a dozen federally funded projects to develop […]
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  Chau Nguyen

  Doctoral Student

  Chau Nguyen is a doctoral student in special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on early childhood education, advancing equity and inclusion for students from diverse backgrounds in special education settings, and promoting culturally responsive practices that strengthen collaboration between professionals and families. Chau's professional experience is […]
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  Janet Nicholson-Cronin

  Part-Time Instructor

  Janet Nicholson-Cronin is a part-time instructor and program supervisor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She has been a Boston Public School teacher for 37 years, which has included being a supervising practitioner for teacher candidates.
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  Jenny Nissel

  Research Assistant Professor

  Dr. Jenny Nissel is a research assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research explores the imagination across cultures and development. In her primary line of work, she investigates possibility conceptions, with a particular focus on how theories about the way the world works—both natural and sociocultural—constrain developing beliefs […]
• Zara Nizami-Azadzoi

  Assistant Director, Professional Preparation
  Licensure Officer

  Zara Nizami-Azadzoi administers all aspects of educator licensure within Boston University for students and graduates of Wheelock, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Arts & Sciences, and Sargent College. She advises students and graduates on practicum and licensure requirements and assists with student intake meetings for practicum placement. Ms. Nizami-Azadzoi also updates and […]
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  Rosie Norman

  Director, Recruitment, Admissions & Financial Aid

  Rosie Norman is the director of the Recruitment, Admissions & Financial Aid office at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. With her team, Ms. Norman recruits and supports prospective students and applicants for all graduate programs at BU Wheelock. She works to recruit and enroll quality students using a strategic, data-driven approach. […]
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  Catherine O’Connor

  Professor Emerita

  Dr. Catherine O’Connor is professor emerita of education and linguistics at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her work in education explores the teacher’s role in creating inclusive, equitable, and conceptually fruitful classroom discussion. She has focused on the role of discussion in support of student reasoning in literacy and mathematics learning […]
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  Amy O’Leary

  Part-Time Instructor

  Amy O’Leary serves on the adjunct faculty in the Teaching & Learning Department of the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She started teaching at BU Wheelock in 2006 and has taught Advancing Communication and Collaboration, Seminar in Policy, Advocacy and Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Field Experience & Seminar in […]
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  Maria C. Olivares

  Research Assistant Professor

  Dr. Maria Olivares is a research assistant professor in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is affiliated with the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. She is an artist, poet, and research scientist whose work explicitly acknowledges and challenges the role of race and […]
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  Daniel Osborn

  Part-Time Instructor

  Dr. Dan Osborn, EdD is a history educator, education researcher, and nonprofit professional specializing in creating multimedia teaching tools, humanities curriculum, and professional learning experiences. He is the Executive Director of Project Mosaics, a nonprofit dedicated to telling stories of global Jewish diversity in humanities classrooms. His interdisciplinary background exists at the intersection of Middle […]
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  Angel Osorio Pizarro

  Doctoral Student

  Angel Osorio Pizarro is a doctoral student in educational studies with a specialization in mathematics and science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research interests focus on developing elementary science curricula and teaching strategies that enable students to think systemically and critically, and to leverage scientific inquiry towards helping […]