Secondary Education

Catherine Xinyu Liao

Catherine Xinyu Liao is a doctoral student in applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests focus on positive identity formation and identity negotiation among BIPOC youth. She aims to create culturally-responsive, action-oriented resources that empower BIPOC youth and equip the adults in their lives to better […]

Mingyan Ma

Mingyan Ma is a doctoral student in educational policy studies at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a research assistant at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). Her research uses quantitative causal inference methods to estimate the impacts of educational interventions on student outcomes. Previously, she was a senior research […]

Daniel Osborn

Dr. Dan Osborn, EdD is a history educator, education researcher, and nonprofit professional specializing in creating multimedia teaching tools, humanities curriculum, and professional learning experiences. He is the Executive Director of Project Mosaics, a nonprofit dedicated to telling stories of global Jewish diversity in humanities classrooms. His interdisciplinary background exists at the intersection of Middle […]

Sarah Parker

Sarah Parker is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Sarah’s research explores teacher preparation and mentorship, particularly in smaller private and public institutions. In addition, she is interested in exploring how those preparation and mentor programs increase teacher retention. Sarah is the […]

Catherine Ritz

Dr. Catherine Ritz is a clinical associate professor and the program director for the World Language Education and Curriculum & Teaching programs at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She teaches courses on world language pedagogy, research, and learning design, as well as courses on curriculum and teaching across content areas. Dr. Ritz’s […]

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 […]

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 […]

Yunee H. Yoon

Yunee H. Yoon is a doctoral student in the Educational Policy Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research explores how career and technical education (CTE) and STEM education affect student educational and labor market outcomes. Before joining BU Wheelock, Yunee worked directly with the governments of Korea, Zambia, […]