Faculty
Karen Murphy
Dr. Karen Murphy is a clinical associate professor and director of the Early Childhood program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her scholarly interests include early childhood learning environments, the development of children’s conceptions of school, and technology integration into early childhood curriculum. She teaches courses in early childhood education, curriculum […]
Nancy J. Nelson
Dr. Nancy J. Nelson is an assistant professor of special education at Boston University and deputy director of the National Center on Improving Literacy and the Lead for Literacy Center. Dr. Nelson is a former special education teacher and school psychologist, and a principal investigator on more than a dozen federally funded projects to develop […]
Ola Ozernov-Palchik
Dr. Ola Ozernov-Palchik is a research assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, associate director of translational research in the AI & Education Initiative, and director of the Evidence-Based AI in Learning (EVAL) Industry Collaborative. She is also a research scientist at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Dr. Ozernov-Palchik’s […]
Catherine Ritz
Dr. Catherine Ritz is a clinical associate professor and the program director for the World Language Education and Curriculum & Teaching programs at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She teaches courses on world language pedagogy, research, and learning design, as well as courses on curriculum and teaching across content areas. Dr. Ritz’s […]
William Rodriguez
William Rodriguez is a senior lecturer at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He teaches primarily in the areas of youth justice and advocacy, juvenile law, and positive youth development. His pedagogical teaching approach is to integrate much of his experience as a practitioner to the theoretical foundations of knowledge that are […]
Zachary Rossetti
Dr. Zachary Rossetti is an associate professor of special education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Rossetti’s research focuses on social inclusion and belonging of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), specifically the contexts and dynamics of friendships and how educators and parents can facilitate friendship opportunities between students with […]
Alejandra Salinas
Dr. Alejandra Salinas is a clinical associate professor of mathematics education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She teaches both mathematics content and methods courses, as well as acting as the field experience coordinator for the program. Her scholarship and teaching are aimed at training highly qualified math teachers to teach […]
Sarah Sayko
Dr. Sarah Sayko is an associate research professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, with an appointment in the Teaching & Learning Department. Her primary affiliation is within the Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education (WISE). She has extensive experience providing capacity-building technical assistance to state, regional, and local education […]
Stacy Scott
Dr. Stacy Scott is a senior lecturer in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research focuses on innovation, intuition, equity, and storytelling, as well as bringing concerns of equity in education to light. His career has included being a middle school teacher, director of diversity, […]
Rebecca Shangraw
Dr. Rebecca Shangraw is a senior lecturer in the Applied Human Development program and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on identifying and investigating recommended teaching practices to use when instructing physical education students or athletes who have specific learning disabilities, ADHD, or […]