Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Damara Reid
Damara Reid is a doctoral student in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include exploring the role educators of color play in fostering an inclusive environment, serving as role models, and addressing diverse student needs, in education. Damara has eleven years of experience […]
Steven Rodenas
Steven Rodenas is a doctoral student in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research explores the impact of changing demographics in bilingual schools and how to keep a culture of bilingual schools even when student demographics are changing. He is currently a teacher at the […]
Stacy Scott
Dr. Stacy Scott is a senior lecturer in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research focuses on innovation, intuition, equity, and storytelling, as well as bringing concerns of equity in education to light. His career has included being a middle school teacher, director of diversity, […]
Josefina Senese
Josefina Senese is a doctoral student in educational policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests center on the intersection of school choice and special education in the United States. Josefina is interested in analyzing the effect of these policies on students with disabilities’ academic outcomes. Before joining […]
Pipier Smith-Mumford
Dr. Pipier Smith-Mumford is the field director for the EdD program and a master lecturer in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Smith-Mumford also consults with local school administrators and faculties on issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion, in addition to coaching and […]
Andrea St. John
Andrea St. John is a doctoral student in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She brings a wealth of knowledge in district curriculum development, transformational leadership, as well as years of experience as a school-based leader. Andrea has worked in large urban school districts such as […]
Ya Su
Ya Su is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Currently, Ya serves as the associate director of International Alumni Networks at Boston University, where she cultivates essential relationships with alumni across Asia through diverse programs and communications. Ya’s previous roles include serving as an international project manager at […]
Jalene Tamerat
Dr. Jalene Tamerat is a senior lecturer in education leadership at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also the director of the Carol Johnson Leadership Fellowship, a co-designed collaboration between Boston University and Boston Public Schools that is focused on developing leadership capacities among educators within the district. Her research […]
Ariel Tichnor-Wagner
Dr. Ariel Tichnor-Wagner is a senior lecturer in the Educational Policy Studies program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also affiliated faculty with the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). Her research focuses on education policy and politics, with an emphasis on policy and program implementation, continuous improvement research, school improvement, […]
Jerry Whitmore, Jr.
Dr. Jerry Whitmore, Jr., is an assistant professor in higher education administration at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His scholarly work focuses on the scholarship of higher education, educational history, leadership, and sociology. He is the lead researcher of the FAIR Student Loans project, which works on fostering accessibility and inclusive […]