Staff
Cara Mattaliano
Cara Mattaliano is the assistant director of strategic partnerships & community engagement at BU Wheelock. In this role, she promotes and facilitates partnerships with the community, local government, international educational institutions, and the private sector. Before joining BU Wheelock, Ms. Mattaliano led the Specialized Services department at Catalyst Maria, a K–12 charter school in Chicago, […]
Emily Miller
Emily Miller is a research assistant with the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include the impact of trauma on mental health and the roles that social drivers of health and relational health play in promoting well-being. She has experience […]
LaRen Morton
LaRen Morton, PhD, is a research scientist at BU Wheelock’s Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) where she contributes to research projects that support the healthy development and well-being of Black children and their families. A skilled social science researcher, Dr. Morton is passionate about connecting research, policy, and practice to improve educational […]
Jenny Nissel
Dr. Jenny Nissel is a research assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research explores the imagination across cultures and development. In her primary line of work, she investigates possibility conceptions, with a particular focus on how theories about the way the world works—both natural and sociocultural—constrain developing beliefs […]
Zara Nizami-Azadzoi
Zara Nizami-Azadzoi administers all aspects of educator licensure within Boston University for students and graduates of Wheelock, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Arts & Sciences, and Sargent College. She advises students and graduates on practicum and licensure requirements and assists with student intake meetings for practicum placement. Ms. Nizami-Azadzoi also updates and […]
Rosie Norman
Rosie Norman is the director of the Recruitment, Admissions & Financial Aid office at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. With her team, Ms. Norman recruits and supports prospective students and applicants for all graduate programs at BU Wheelock. She works to recruit and enroll quality students using a strategic, data-driven approach. […]
Maria Paredes
Maria E. Paredes is the senior middle school advisor with the GEAR UP program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her school site is Mario Umana Academy in East Boston. She primarily works with 7th and 8th graders on college and career awareness, financial literacy and transition into High School. Programming […]
Chong Myung Park
Dr. Chong Myung Park is a research scientist in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on the examination of career development in K–12 and post-secondary settings and as a lifelong learning process. Specific areas of research include college and career […]
Rowan Park
Rowan Park is an administrative coordinator for student services at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, she supports student programming, communications, and daily operations, and serves as a reliable and welcoming point of contact for students. Before joining the team at BU Wheelock, Ms. Park gained experience supporting nonprofit […]
Sandy Potter
Sandy Potter serves as the senior major gifts officer at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where she works to build relationships with alumni and donors to advance the college’s programs. Ms. Potter has over 20 years of experience in mission-based fundraising, most recently at the Carroll School in Lincoln, Mass., where […]