Applied Human Development
Emily Stolz
Emily Stolz is a research fellow at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University. Her research interests center on the ways in which schools support the ethnic-racial identity development of young children. She approaches this topic from a strengths-based, ecological lens by considering the messages that children receive about their […]
Sarah Suárez
Dr. Sarah Suárez is a postdoctoral associate in the Social Learning Lab at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She studies children’s conceptual development, causal learning, and critical thinking in informal learning contexts, with an interest in understanding the nature and development of individual differences. Pronouns: she/her
Jenna Sung
Dr. Jenna Sung is an assistant professor in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where she directs the Lab for Expanding Access for Families (LEAF). Dr. Sung’s program of research focuses on transforming mental health care systems to make evidence-based support more accessible […]
Caitríona Taylor
Caitríona Taylor is a doctoral student in Higher Education Leadership at BU Wheelock, where her scholarly interests focus on shared governance, student well-being, and data-informed organizational change within higher education. She currently serves as Executive Director of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (PERD) at Boston University, overseeing FitRec’s operations and strategy, managing employees and program […]
Mitali Temurnikar
Mitali Temurnikar is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and a research assistant at the VOICE (Valuing Openness, Inclusion, and Critical Education) Lab. Her research examines psychological safety in schools, the role of identity in fostering belonging, and strategies to expand equitable access to mental […]
Pei Wang
Pei Wang is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on the social-emotional development of adolescents within diverse social, economic, and cultural contexts. She aims to develop culture-based strategies to support the positive development of adolescents from […]
Samuel Williams
Sam Williams is a part-time instructor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. He has been in the nonprofit sector for over twenty years. Mr. Williams is the founder of One Circle Health and Wellness, LLC. He has been instrumental in various local, statewide, and national initiatives, including historical racial injustice, racial […]
Jingyi Xu
Jingyi Xu is a doctoral student in the Applied Human Development program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. She works in the Social Learning Lab, which is directed by Dr. Kathleen Corriveau. Her research centers on culture and social cognitive development. She is interested in studying how cultural and religious values […]
Nina Ye
Nina Ye is a doctoral student in the Applied Human Development program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research broadly focuses on children’s social-cognitive development. Specifically, she investigates how children make use of intentions to learn and share information. The questions that guide her research are 1) What constitutes a reliable […]