Teaching & Learning
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 work has […]
Rob Martinelle
Dr. Rob Martinelle is a senior lecturer and the program director for social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He teaches both foundational courses and social studies method courses to undergraduate and graduate students, while his research focuses on reflective teaching, social studies teacher preparation, and the self-study of […]
Kristin McIlhagga
Dr. Kristin McIlhagga is the associate director of the Center for Educating Critically at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. McIlhagga’s research focuses on anti-oppression pedagogies in K–12 and postsecondary classrooms. She draws on culturally and historically responsive pedagogies, intersectionality, and critical whiteness studies to consider ways that educators can actively […]
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 […]
Rayna B. Minors
Dr. Rayna B. Minors is a part-time instructor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her tenure of over a decade within the Boston Public Schools system, both as a teacher and administrator, has been marked by transformative leadership and mentorship and influenced the trajectories of countless educators and youth providers. With […]
D’Annette Mullen
Dr. D’Annette Mullen is a lecturer in the Special Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Known as Dr. Dee, she is a passionate educator and researcher dedicated to fostering equity and innovation in education. Her work artfully intertwines theory, practice, and advocacy and her commitment to qualitative research enriches […]
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 […]
Nancy J. Nelson
Dr. Nancy J. Nelson is an assistant professor of special education at Boston University and deputy director of the National Center on Improving Literacy and the Lead for Literacy Center. Dr. Nelson is a former special education teacher and school psychologist, and a principal investigator on more than a dozen federally funded projects to develop […]
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 […]
Melisa Osborne
Melisa Osborne is a trained biochemist and research assistant professor in the Daniel Segrè Lab at Boston University. She developed and teaches the course BI/BF510 Institutional Racism in Health and Science in the Department of Biology and Graduate Program of Bioinformatics at Boston University. At BU Wheelock, she is the primary instructor for WED SC […]