Doctoral Students
Alexandra Allen
Alexandra Allen is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development pursuing a doctorate in educational studies with a concentration in special education. She is also a member of the Project TEAMS cohort. Her research interests include the intersection of trauma and emotional and behavioral disabilities, special education, and the […]
Rohan Arcot
Rohan Arcot is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He works as a research team member in the ARISE lab and for the Center for Character & Social Responsibility. He serves as an APA Division 45 Campus Representative Co-Chair, the Association for Asian American Psychology […]
Emily Barnes
Emily Barnes is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock. She studies child anxiety and is interested in understanding how anxiety affects attention and other aspects of cognition. She is also passionate about expanding access to mental health treatment for youth and families and researching models of care that expand accessibility (e.g., school-based interventions; technology-based tools; […]
Ayana Bass
Ayana Bass is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests and area of expertise are related to the area of special education, more specifically, the nuances of adult learners in “traditional” teacher preparation programming, teacher diversity, certification pathways, and education policy. As a McNair Scholar in her […]
Betsy Beckert
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. She is the recipient of a 2024 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. Betsy has experience working in deaf education both in the US […]
Maya Bialik
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 […]
Allie Jane Bruce
Allie Jane Bruce is a doctoral student in the Language & Literacy program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research has been located at the intersection of visual literacy, early childhood, and race & racism, and she is interested in how young children process and make meaning of racial content and […]
Zhouyan Bu
Zhouyan Bu is a doctoral student in applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research focuses on promoting early career development in children and shaping their career outlooks. He aims to develop strategies that foster early social-emotional experiences to support career development and readiness in youth. Zhouyan works […]
Mary Carney
Mary Carney is a doctoral student pursuing an EdD in curriculum & teaching with a specialization in social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include justice-oriented social studies and practitioner research. Mary is also a secondary social studies teacher and chair of the history and social […]
Ignacio Chaparro
Ignacio Chaparro is a doctoral student in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research focuses on school schedules as reflections of institutional priorities. Specifically, he explores how Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can inform the design and implementation of intervention blocks—particularly those that better support […]