Staff
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. […]
Dylan James
Dylan James is the associate director of research operations and research administrator at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. As a member of Wheelock’s research administration team, he supports principal investigators throughout the sponsored program lifecycle and focuses on college-wide research administration systems to ensure efficiency and compliance. Previously, Dylan was the associate […]
Reggie Jean
As director of Boston University Upward Bound (UB), Reggie Jean oversees the Upward Bound program, a federally funded TRIO college preparatory program for potential first-generation college and low-income Boston Public High School students. Mr. Jean began a connection with Upward Bound as a tutor. He served as a tutor for two years until he earned […]
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, […]
Simran Kalkat
Simran Kalkat is a research fellow at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center, where she works primarily with Dr. Pia Caronongan on a research partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care to better understand the policies and practices that support Massachusett’s early educator workforce. Prior to joining WEPC, Ms. Kalkat worked as a […]
Kristin Kane
Kristin Kane is a senior research scientist with the National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Ms. Kane has dedicated the last 12 years to advocacy and awareness, with a focus on family engagement and the intersection of public school, special education, and dyslexia. This includes […]
Charlotte Kaufman
Charlotte Kaufman oversees enrollment operations for BU Wheelock, ensuring timely application processing, admissions decisions, and scholarship assignment. She manages the college’s Slate system and coordinates post‑acceptance document collection, including visa paperwork and transcripts. Ms. Kaufman produces data queries, reports, and analyses to support Student Financial Services and campus partners on matriculation, retention, and graduation outcomes. […]
Kaj Kraus
Dr. Kaj Kraus is a postdoctoral associate in the Deaf Center at the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He studies how language and cognitive development are shaped by perceptual experience, language input, and modality. His current work spans three projects that investigate: 1) how early language skills relate to later language […]
Simone Lawrence
Simone Lawrence is Senior Assistant Director of BU PATH, Boston University’s AmeriCorps program that places full-time college and career advisors in 26 Greater Boston public high schools to expand access to postsecondary opportunities. In this role, she supervises advisors, manages school and community partnerships, and leads recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes for the program. Previously, […]
Jennifer Lillis
Dr. Jennifer Lillis is a research scientist at the Wheelock Education Policy Center at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, she investigates the roles and working conditions of special educators, aiming to improve support systems and instructional quality. Her research also focuses on enhancing college and career readiness, and […]