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 […]

Pooja Aradhya

Pooja Aradhya is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She works as a research team member in the ARISE Lab and the Social Adjustment & Bullying Prevention Lab. Her research/clinical interests include Asian & Asian American mental health, bias-based harassment, liberation psychology, racial trauma, and […]

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 […]

Katherine Baulier

Katherine Baulier is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, working toward a doctorate in educational studies with a concentration in special education. Her research centers preservice general education teachers’ mindsets on the inclusion of students with extensive support needs, especially those with multiply marginalized identities. Using qualitative methodologies, […]

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 […]