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  • Amelia Becker

    Postdoctoral Associate
    Dr. Amelia Becker is a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on the linguistics of American Sign Language, with a particular interest in phonetics, phonology, iconicity, and how these properties interact with one another. She is currently studying how deaf children with hearing, nonsigning caregivers learn […]
  • Betsy Beckert

    Doctoral Student
    Betsy Beckert is a doctoral student in language & literacy education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her work focuses on the multiple and multimodal literacies of signing deaf students. Betsy has experience working in deaf education both in the US and abroad, as a Peace Corps volunteer in Usulut​​án, El […]
  • Janine Bempechat

    Clinical Professor
    Dr. Janine Bempechat is a clinical professor 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 cross-nationally. […]
  • 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 […]
  • 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 […]
  • Gregory Benoit

    Assistant Director, Earl Center for Learning & Innovation Lecturer
    Dr. Gregory Benoit (Dr. GB) is a lecturer in math education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development as well as the assistant director for 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 for […]
  • 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, […]
  • Andrea Bien

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Dr. Andrea Bien is a clinical assistant professor at BU Wheelock with appointments in both the Teaching & Learning and Language & Literacy Education departments. She is also the codirector of Educating Critically, a center for anti-oppression teaching & learning. Dr. Bien’s research and teaching focus on understanding elementary classroom practice as a tool for […]
  • Mason Blake

    Doctoral Student
    Mason Blake is a Glenn Fellow and doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research program explores the experiences of academy soccer players in the United Kingdom and developing programs to enhance their future readiness. Mason also serves as the […]
  • 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 […]