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  • Janine Bempechat

    Janine Bempechat

    Clinical Professor Emerita
    Dr. Janine Bempechat is a clinical professor emerita at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a developmental psychologist with a deep interest in the socialization of achievement. She studies family, cultural, and school influences in the development of student motivation and academic achievement in low-income children and youth, both nationally and […]
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    Sarah Benat

    Part-Time Instructor
    Sarah Benat is a part-time instructor in science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. For over a decade, she has worked in the Boston area as a full-time science teacher. Her experience includes teaching physics, chemistry, biology, and biomedical science in a high school setting. Ms. Benat's current full-time role […]

  • Dan Benedetti

    Head, Pickering Educational Resources Library
    As the head of Pickering Educational Library, Dan Benedetti leads all aspects of the library's development, from collaborating with BU Wheelock faculty on class instruction for students to managing the day-to-day operations of the facility. As part of the central BU Libraries team, he is responsible for building scholarly collections of print and digital resources […]
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    Scott Benjamin

    Part-Time Instructor
    Dr. Scott Benjamin is a part-time instructor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is a full-time professor at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, where he has taught biology, environmental science, and sports psychology for over 20 years. His recent research interests include data analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
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    Gregory Benoit

    Assistant Director, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation
    Senior Lecturer
    Dr. Gregory Benoit (Dr. GB) is a senior lecturer in math education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development as well as the assistant director of the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. He uses his experiences as a graduate of, and former teacher in, the Boston Public Schools as an anchor […]
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    Elizabeth Bettini

    Associate Professor
    Dr. Elizabeth Bettini is an associate professor in the Special Education program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Bettini's research examines factors shaping the special education teacher workforce, particularly how working conditions contribute to the shortage of special education teachers and to inequities in access to skilled, committed special education teachers, […]
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    Maya Bialik

    Doctoral Student
    Maya Bialik is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where she is studying how AI can enhance teaching and learning using interdisciplinary and mixed methods. Maya is the founder of QuestionWell AI, a webapp that uses AI to support teachers in designing learning experiences and the author of […]
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    Andrea Bien

    Clinical Associate Professor
    Dr. Andrea Bien is a clinical associate professor at BU Wheelock with appointments in both the Teaching & Learning and Language & Literacy Education departments. Dr. Bien’s research and teaching focus on understanding elementary classroom practice as a tool for disrupting inequity. In her role as a clinical faculty member, Dr. Bien has the unique […]
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    Nafisa Bilal

    Assistant Program Manager
    Nafisa Bilal is the assistant program manager at College Access & Student Success (CASS) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She works with undergraduate students who come to Boston University through partnerships with various districts. Ms. Bilal focuses on creating programs and providing support to students from underrepresented communities to help […]
  • Shows Penny Bishop, who has short curly hair and is wearing a white collared shirt and black jacket

    Penny Bishop

    Dean
    Dr. Penny A. Bishop is dean of Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and professor of teaching and learning. A scholar of early adolescence and middle grades education, Dr. Bishop joined BU in 2024 after a competitive national search for the college’s new leader. Dr. Bishop comes to BU most recently from […]
  • Carly Block, faculty member in counseling psychology, Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development

    Carly Block

    Lecturer
    Dr. Carly Block is a lecturer in sport and performance psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She teaches and supervises graduate students in the Sport Psychology program. She also directs the BU Sport Psychology team. Dr. Block’s research focus aligns with her theory-to-practice approach in which she is working toward […]

  • Karen Boatman

    Clinical Associate Professor Emerita
    Dr. Karen Boatman is a clinical associate professor emerita of educational leadership at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Boatman began at Boston University working as the evaluator of a federally funded program to train new types of inner city teachers for Boston. She co-authored a new doctoral program in teacher […]