Doctoral Students
Madeline Lenard
Madeline Lenard is a doctoral student in counseling psychology & applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research explores mind-body interventions and sport participation on the psychophysiological stress response in youth. She is currently looking at extracurricular activities and internalizing symptoms in youth, specifically sport participation and anxiety. […]
Catherine Xinyu Liao
Catherine Xinyu Liao is a doctoral student in applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests focus on positive identity formation and identity negotiation among BIPOC youth. She aims to create culturally-responsive, action-oriented resources that empower BIPOC youth and equip the adults in their lives to better […]
Mingyan Ma
Mingyan Ma is a doctoral student in educational policy studies at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a research assistant at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). Her research uses quantitative causal inference methods to estimate the impacts of educational interventions on student outcomes. Previously, she was a senior research […]
Jessica Markham
Jessica Markham is a doctoral student in the Educational Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a trained special and elementary educator and school psychologist and centers her work on systems-level change and implementation of evidence-based practices to improve outcomes and access to high-quality instruction and intervention for […]
Saleha Mian
Saleha Mian is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research and clinical interests focus on working with immigrant and refugee families in understanding mental health, cultural, and systemic factors that support or hinder positive mental health outcomes. She works as a research member in […]
Victoria Mulkern
Victoria Mulkern is a doctoral student in educational studies with a concentration in special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Victoria’s research interests include supporting educators in implementing evidence-based literacy practices and multitiered systems of supports in reading (MTSS-R) to accurately identify young multilingual learners for dyslexia and other word-reading […]
Souhaila Nassar
Souhaila Nassar is a doctoral student in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include supporting multilingual learners in making sense of scientific concepts and writing scientific texts in science classrooms, particularly through translanguaging pedagogy. Before joining BU, Souhaila taught science for middle […]
Angel Osorio Pizarro
Angel Osorio Pizarro is a doctoral student in educational studies with a specialization in mathematics and science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research interests focus on developing elementary science curricula and teaching strategies that enable students to think systemically and critically, and to leverage scientific inquiry towards helping […]
Sarah Parker
Sarah Parker is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Sarah’s research explores teacher preparation and mentorship, particularly in smaller private and public institutions. In addition, she is interested in exploring how those preparation and mentor programs increase teacher retention. Sarah is the […]
Shonda Pettiford
Shonda Pettiford is a doctoral student in the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her capstone project examines the structures in higher education that attract and retain partnered faculty and staff. Her work will evaluate existing spouse/partner policies and practices, and propose models that support […]