Publications

Scholarly Accomplishments, September 2026

BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and research grant awards for September 2026.

Book

Catherine Ritz

Ritz, C. (2026). Leading for proficiency: A guide for proficiency-based world language leaders. Teach Learn Lead. https://www.teachlearnlead.org/leadingforproficiency

Book Chapter

Kyle DeMeo Cook

Kauerz, K. A., Cook, K. D., Olmore, S., & Dinges, S. (2026). Critical review of research and policy on transitions to school from 2000 to 2024 in the United States of America. In S. Dockett & B. Perry (Eds.), Transitions to school in the 21st century. Springer Nature. https://link.springer.com/book/9783032104359

Articles

Kyle DeMeo Cook

Cook, K. D., Barrows, M. R., Lin, V. K., Loewe, S. E., Halle, T., & Kauerz, K. (2026). From Head Start to kindergarten: The role of formal cross-system agreements to support school transitions. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 20, 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40723-026-00185-2

Dede Addy, Kyle DeMeo Cook, Melissa Lucas, and Stephanie Curenton

Addy, N. D. A., DuBoise, D., Lucas, M., Cook, K. D., Cole, J., Zhang, X., & Curenton, S. M. (2026). Family perspectives of the initial implementation phase of a universal preschool program. Early Education and Development, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2026.2712247

Yasuko Kanno 

Kanno, Y. (2026). Scholarship on English learners’ college and career readiness: How far we have come and how much more we have to go. TESOL Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.70200

Li, K., & Kanno, Y. (2026). Late-arriving multilingual learners’ transition from K–16 education to the workforce: Cultural capital and habitus adaptation across fields. TESOL Quarterly. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/tesq.70209

Nancy Nelson and Jessica Markham

Nelson, N. J., Pilger Suhr, M., Markham, J., & Kosty, D. (2026). Evaluating the impact of an evidence-based systemic intervention program on first-grade teachers’ literacy practices: A direct replication study. Learning Disabilities Quarterly.

Meghan Shaughnessy

Garcia, N., Shaughnessy, M., Blunk, M., Mortimer, J., Pfaff, E., Pynes, D., & Robinson, D. R. (2026). Enhancing mathematics discussions: Exploring the impact of situating professional development around a summer mathematics program. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-026-09780-z

Shaughnessy, M., Garcia, N., O’Neill, M. K., Ball, D. L., Wilkes II, C. E., Willis, A. T., Salazar, S. B., & Selling Bruot, S. K. (2026). A formative approach to understanding (and supporting) prospective mathematics teachers’ capabilities with modeling mathematical thinking. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-026-09768-9

Ariel Tichnor-Wagner

Tichnor-Wagner, A., & Ferro, A. (2026). Brokering district instructional initiatives and classroom needs: Evidence from an educator-led professional learning network. Urban Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420859261454649

Ariel Tichnor-Wagner, Olivia Chi, and Sidrah Baloch

Tichnor-Wagner, A., Reddig, N., Bacher-Hicks, A., Chi, O. L., & Baloch, S. (2026). Push and pull factors into the teaching profession for emergency license holders. Educational Policy. https://doi.org/10.1177/08959048261465635

Presentations

Aaron Brakoniecki

Brakoniecki, A., Amador, J. M., & Glassmeyer, D. (2026, August 5–8). Teachers’ selecting and sequencing of students’ proportional reasoning responses [Conference session]. MAA MathFest, Boston, MA, United States.

Greg Benoit, Aaron Brakoniecki, Eric Cordero-Siy, and Alejandra Salinas

Benoit, G., Brakoniecki, A., Cordero-Siy, E., & Salinas, A. (2026, August 5–8). Preparing mathematics teachers to teach for justice and joy [Conference session]. MAA MathFest, Boston, MA, United States.

Brakoniecki, A., Benoit, G., Borkovitz, D., Cordero-Siy, E., & Salinas, A. (2026, June 30–July 2). Advancing a STEM workforce by using teacher mentoring networks to support early-career mathematics teachers [Poster presentation]. Noyce Summit, Washington, DC, United States.

Leslie Dietiker

Dietiker, L. (2026, August 5–8). “Oh! That’s interesting!”: Captivating students who hate mathematics with mathematical ideas [Conference session]. MAA MathFest, Boston, MA, United States.

Davena Jackson

Jackson, D. (2026). Designing for justice: Cultivating a Black ethos through justice-oriented solidarity as educational transformation toward Black futures [Invited presentation]. Resisting Anti-Black Linguistic Racism and Building Futures on Educational Justice, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom. https://oxfordroadcorridor.com/events/resisting-anti-black-linguistic-racism-and-building-linguistic-justice/

Meghan Shaughnessy

Shaughnessy, M., & Garcia, N. (2026, June). Generative coaching conversations: Helping teachers hear feedback and improve practice [Keynote address]. 2026 Math Learning Center Virtual Leadership Institute, Online.

Annabel Stoler and Meghan Shaughnessy

Stoler, A., Dailey, A., & Shaughnessy, M. (2026, August 5–8). Learning to teach mathematics responsively: Supporting collaborative pedagogical reasoning between novice and mentor teachers [Conference session]. MAA MathFest, Boston, MA, United States.

Appointments

Nancy Nelson

Vice president, Council for Learning Disabilities

Grants

Nancy Nelson

Accelerate Regional Tutoring Initiative (2026–2030)
PI: Nancy Nelson
Funder: Education Innovation and Research, U.S. Department of Education https://accelerate.us/eir-award-2026/

Meghan Shaughnessy

Collaborative Research: Connecting Formative Simulations of Mathematics Teaching to Classroom Teaching Practices
PI: Meghan Shaughnessy
Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation