Doctoral Students
Genelle Diaz-Silveira
Genelle Diaz-Silveira is a doctoral student in the math and science education specialization of the Educational Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She believes that preparing students to solve 21st-century environmental problems requires engaging them in critical examinations of the value judgments and assumptions made by dominant science and […]
Eric DiGiovanni
Eric DiGiovanni is a doctoral student in higher education leadership at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He currently serves as the associate director of academic affairs at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health where his work is focused on departmental policy, student and faculty support, and curriculum planning.
Deyanira Enriquez
Deyja Enriquez is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development program at BU Wheelock, where she specializes in sport and performance psychology. Her applied work has been within community juvenile justice services, an inpatient eating disorder center, coaching, and mental performance. Deyja aims to use her bilingualism and biculturalism to increase […]
Emmanuel Fairley-Pittman
Emmanuel Fairley-Pittman is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is excited to research the principles of effective teacher preparation and professional learning that prioritize student success while emphasizing adult learning and well-being. He believes that when educators understand themselves as […]
Jacqueline A. Ferguson
Jacqueline A. Ferguson is a doctoral student in educational leadership and policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Jacqueline is an educator, SEL coach, district mentor, and facilitator. Jacqueline’s research interest includes the impacts of trauma on the developing brain of public-educated students living in underserved and financially exploited communities, […]
Abigail Francis
Abigail Francis is a doctoral student in Educational Policy Studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a research assistant at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). Before starting her PhD, Abigail co-authored an article published in New Directions for Higher Education, presented her undergraduate honors thesis at the […]
Alba Franco
Alba Franco is a doctoral student in education with a focus on language and literacy at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a graduate research assistant at the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being. Her research examines the intersections of language, identity, and power dynamics in multilingual classrooms. She is […]
Cliff Freeman
Cliff Freeman, a PhD student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development studying mathematics and computer science education, is deeply committed to promoting access to STEM education among historically underrepresented and excluded populations of young people. His journey in this field began in the 10th grade at the Young People’s Project (YPP), […]
Nicolina Fusco
Nicolina Fusco is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on bias-based harassment in adolescence through nationally representative sampled data. Her interests are related to identity formation in adolescence and bullying surrounding sexual orientation and identity. Before joining BU, Niki worked at […]
Emmanuel Goico-Montes de Oca
Emmanuel Goico-Montes de Oca is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Emmanuel’s research interests are mainly in cultural sport psychology, the transition process in migrant athletes and how it impacts their performance and well-being, the application of neurofeedback in […]