Teaching & Learning
Jelonid Fuentes
Jelonid Fuentes is a program coordinator at the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a data collector coordinator for the Nuestros Niños Program. In her role, she provides administrative and logistical support for both the institute and program. Her research interests include multilingual […]
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 […]
Nancy Harayama
Dr. Nancy Harayama is a senior lecturer in the Special Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her work focuses on the assessment and instruction of students with significant cognitive disabilities, more specifically, the adaptations for access to the general education curriculum, augmentative and alternative communication, and positive behavioral supports. […]
Sara Harvel
Dr. Sara Harvel is a lecturer in the Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include teacher education, social studies education, human rights education, program evaluation, and professional development for practicing teachers. Dr. Harvel cares deeply about developing classroom communities and curating learning experiences that […]
Mary E. Hughes
Dr. Mary Hughes is a senior lecturer in the Language & Literacy Education Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and co-director of the EdM in TESOL Applied Linguistics and TESOL graduate certificate programs. Dr. Hughes’ research and teaching interests include linguistics, first and second language acquisition, multilingualism, language education, and […]
Sherri Hughes
Dr. Sherri Lind Hughes is a senior lecturer in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is the program director for the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership. Before coming to BU Wheelock, Dr. Hughes was the interim provost and senior vice president at […]
Marshall Hurst
Marshall Hurst is the outreach and ASL communications specialist for the BU Deaf Center at Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, Mr. Hurst connects the Center’s research to a wider public through social media, web content, and events. He also contributes to research with Amy Lieberman and Naomi Caselli on language acquisition […]
Luna Hwang
Luna Hwang is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program. Luna’s research interests include special education, early childhood education, elementary education, math education, reading education, social justice in education, and teacher preparation. During her time at UMass Amherst, Luna was a teaching assistant for Bob Malloy and taught […]
Davena Jackson
Dr. Davena Jackson is an assistant professor of urban education in the Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Jackson is also co-director of the Center for Educating Critically. Her work focuses on English education, language, and literacy, building on over 20 years of experience as an English […]