Leadership
Linda Banks-Santilli
Dr. Linda Banks-Santilli is associate dean for academic affairs and clinical associate professor in the Higher Education Administration program of the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She oversees BU Wheelock’s academic programs and is committed to helping students achieve their educational goals. At BU […]
Penny Bishop
Dr. Penny A. Bishop is dean of Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and professor of teaching and learning. A scholar of early adolescence and middle grades education, Dr. Bishop joined BU in 2024 after a competitive national search for the college’s new leader. Dr. Bishop comes to BU most recently from […]
Mary Churchill
Dr. Mary L. Churchill is associate dean of strategic initiatives & community engagement Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In addition, Dr. Churchill directs the Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement Office, which sets the strategic direction for the college’s community engagement and advocacy work. In 2021, Dr. Churchill took a public service […]
Kathleen Corriveau
Dr. Kathleen Corriveau is the associate dean for faculty affairs and a professor at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She also directs the Social Learning Laboratory at BU Wheelock. Her research focuses on social-cognitive development of trust in early childhood, bridging ideas from developmental and social psychology and applying them to educational […]
Leslie Dietiker
Dr. Leslie Dietiker is the associate dean for research at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and an associate professor of mathematics education. Her research focuses attention on the curricular perspectives of mathematics teachers and their use of mathematics curriculum materials. Dr. Dietiker is the recipient of the Boston University Metcalf Award for Excellence […]
Ellen E. Faszewski
Dr. Ellen Faszewski is the associate dean for student affairs and a clinical professor in the Science Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a cell and developmental biologist whose primary research interests are amphibian development and sponge immunology. As associate dean for student affairs, Dr. Faszewski has […]
Katherine Frankel
Dr. Katherine K. Frankel is an associate professor of literacy education and chair of the Language & Literacy Education Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Frankel teaches graduate courses in literacy and qualitative methods. Her research focuses on adolescent literacy, broadly, including how to support adolescents’ literacy learning across […]
Heather Johnson
Heather Johnson is the assistant dean of executive affairs at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, she provides strategic and executive leadership throughout the college, overseeing and managing matters of institutional importance on behalf of the dean. Before joining BU Wheelock, Dr. Johnson served as vice president of programs, […]
Grace Kim
Clinical professor Dr. Grace S. Kim is the chair of the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also the program director for the Community-Engaged Research & Evaluation graduate certificate program. Dr. Kim was trained in clinical psychology and researches social justice education […]
Ryan Lovell
Ryan Lovell is the assistant dean for academic affairs at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He provides oversight of academic affairs and manages the college’s partnership agreements. Mr. Lovell also directs the Professional Preparation Office, which works closely with faculty to provide centralized services across all academic programs for educator licensure […]