Staff
Morgan Fleming
Morgan Fleming is a predoctoral research assistant at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center, working primarily with Professor Olivia Chi on a research partnership with Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Before joining WEPC, Ms. Fleming worked as a research assistant at Trinity College Dublin, focusing on a project about neighborhood-level effects of short-term rentals […]
Jelonid Fuentes
Jelonid Fuentes is a program coordinator at the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a data collector coordinator for the Nuestros Niños Program. In her role, she provides administrative and logistical support for both the institute and program. Her research interests include multilingual […]
Yessica Garcia
Yessica Garcia is the Middle School Education Advisor for the GEAR UP program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, serving students at both East Boston High School and Mario Umana Academy. She primarily works with 7th and 8th grade students to promote college and career awareness by helping them develop the […]
Chad Garner
Chad Garner is an administrative coordinator at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.
Keith Gazzolo
Keith Gazzolo is the assistant registrar in the Data & Enrollment Management Office at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He helps students to enroll in courses, transfer classes from other schools, update personal information, and any other administrative requirements to help students gain their degree. He also works with faculty to […]
Amanda Gundlach
Amanda Gundlach is a research scientist at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, she supports researchers in creating and implementing early elementary reading curriculum to better meet the needs of struggling readers. Before coming to BU Wheelock, Ms. Gundlach was an elementary school teacher for 10 years. Pronouns: she/her
Brenda Gutierrez
Brenda Gutierrez is an operations administrator in administration and finance at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, she is responsible for providing administrative support, overseeing work-study help desk students, and managing facilities management. Previously, Ms. Gutierrez worked as a program coordinator for Triad Consulting Group and Beth Israel Deaconess […]
Laura Hawkinson
Dr. Laura Hawkinson, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scientist and Deputy Director of the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University. Dr. Hawkinson has over 20 years of experience conducting applied research and is a nationally recognized expert in early childhood systems. Her work focuses on the child care workforce, measurement […]
Julia Herlein
Julia Herlein is the associate director of graduate student financial services at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, Julia leads financial aid strategy and resource allocation, oversees student accounts and financial operations, and provides financial aid advising for current and prospective graduate students at BU Wheelock. Prior to joining […]
Destiny Ho
Destiny Ho is a research fellow at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. At CEED, she works on the Reimagining Childcare Study and serves as the RISER Network coordinator. Before joining CEED, Ms. Ho worked as a graduate research assistant to Dr. […]