Staff

Kim Cahill

As Director of Student Services, Kim Cahill provides oversight for undergraduate and graduate student services at BU Wheelock. She ensures that students receive comprehensive support for their academic, personal, and professional goals. Kim manages a team of advisors and works closely with faculty, college leadership, and university partners to deliver integrated student support. She leads student […]

Jenny M. Cavallerano

Jenny M. Cavallerano is an instructor, field supervisor, and faculty advisor in the Elementary Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She supports students as they prepare to enter careers in education by providing an inclusive educational environment for students to embrace their curiosity, take ownership of their learning, and […]

Johana Chaparro-Moreno

Dr. Johana Chaparro-Moreno is a postdoctoral research associate at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research integrates theories, advanced statistical methods, and technological advances from the fields of child development, literacy, and engineering to design culturally and linguistically sensitive methodologies to […]

Azaria Cunningham

Dr. Azaria Cunningham is a postdoctoral research associate at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. As an interdisciplinary teacher educator rooted in critical STEM education, her research agenda focuses on examining the dynamic interplay between pre-service teachers and teacher educators learning experiences within authentic environments, specifically through teacher-driven mechanisms like real-time coaching, mentoring, […]

Michael Dennehy

Michael Dennehy is the executive director of the College Access & Student Success program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, he oversees the unit that coordinates a number of college access programs including precollege, undergraduate, and graduate programming. He also serves as the BU AACTE Holmes program coordinator, […]

Irene Dennison

Irene Dennison is the associate director of BU/BPS academic partnerships at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, Ms. Dennison splits her time between BU Wheelock’s Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement Office and Boston Public Schools’ district central office, to support and develop new and existing co-created academic credit-bearing programs. […]

Arielle Derival

Arielle Derival is the director of the GEAR UP program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Before this role, Ms. Derival worked for American Student Assistance as an education and career specialist and worked for the Boston Private Industry Council as a career specialist. Ms. Derival believes in making sure students are well […]

Tchorzky Eugene

Tchorzky Eugene is the academic resource counselor for Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Mx. Eugene has experience in numerous pre-college programs and expertise in cultivating supportive environments for student development. Mx. Eugene has an innate passion for empowering communities across all demographics toward […]

Kerry Fargnoli

At Boston University, Kerry Fargnoli manages a portfolio of grants supporting Wheelock College of Education & Human Development faculty with their research. She assists faculty with proposal and budget development, application submissions, managing awards, and award close out. In her role, she works closely with Wheelock faculty and staff, multiple university offices, and partner and […]

Sara Feit

Sara Feit is an environmental educator who is currently serving as project manager and research scientist on the GLOBE Mission Earth project at BU Wheelock. She uses her background in early childhood education and passion for environmental science to aid teachers throughout the Greater Boston area as those educators bring data-driven science to their learners. […]