Science Education
Ihsan Ghazal
Dr. Ihsan Ghazal is a lecturer in science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. With a decade of teaching experience spanning K–12 to preservice teachers in both Lebanon and the United States, Dr. Ghazal brings a wealth of diverse educational backgrounds. Dr. Ghazal’s research centers on the transformative power of […]
Engie Gobran
Engie Gobran is a doctoral student in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on the influence of school culture on standardized testing outcomes, with the goal of promoting equitable educational practices for all students. Engie began her career as a clinical dietitian and […]
Eve Manz
Dr. Eve Manz is an associate professor of science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. The core motivation of her work is supporting teachers and young people to engage in learning that builds from their capabilities toward new ways of seeing themselves, each other, and the world. Most of her […]
Thomas J. McKenna
Dr. Thomas “TJ” McKenna is a clinical assistant professor in science education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. McKenna has spent the past 20 years as a scientist, educator (formal and informal), on-air science communicator, and faculty member focused on uncovering what works well in STEM education and how we can […]
Souhaila Nassar
Souhaila Nassar is a doctoral student in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include supporting multilingual learners in making sense of scientific concepts and writing scientific texts in science classrooms, particularly through translanguaging pedagogy. Before joining BU, Souhaila taught science for middle […]
Maria C. Olivares
Dr. Maria Olivares is a research assistant professor in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is affiliated with the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. She is an artist, poet, and research scientist whose work explicitly acknowledges and challenges the role of race and […]
Angel Osorio Pizarro
Angel Osorio Pizarro is a doctoral student in educational studies with a specialization in mathematics and science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research interests focus on developing elementary science curricula and teaching strategies that enable students to think systemically and critically, and to leverage scientific inquiry towards helping […]
Carla Romney
Dr. Carla Romney is the director of research for CityLab, a pre-college biomedical sciences program that develops and implements laboratory-based curriculum supplements that are intended to inspire young people to pursue STEM and health professions careers. As a principal investigator on CityLab’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) Science Education Partnership Award grants, she is responsible […]
Annabel Stoler
Dr. Annabel Stoler is a postdoctoral research associate in the Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She works with Dr. Meghan Shaughnessy to explore collaborative pedagogical reasoning between mentor and novice teachers. Her research focuses on the relational aspects of teaching math and science, and she seeks […]
Eli Tucker-Raymond
Dr. Eli Tucker-Raymond is a research associate professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Tucker-Raymond’s research focuses on ways to connect learning spaces to youth culture and to the human experience as a relational phenomenon more broadly, particularly for young people who come from groups that are disproportionately affected negatively […]