Teaching & Learning
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Manuel Ramirez
Manuel (Manny) Angel Ramirez is a doctoral student in educational studies with a specialization in special education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. A first-generation Latino graduate student, Manuel’s research interests focus on equity in Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and families’ linguistic and cultural comprehension of special education laws. In particular, Manuel […]
Ingrid Ristroph
Ingrid Ristroph is a postdoctoral research associate at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on supporting teachers in cultivating engaging mathematics classrooms that center student thinking. She works with Meghan Shaughnessy (PI) on the MPACT project and Julie Cohen (PI) of University of Virginia on the SimSE project; both […]
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 […]
Alejandra Salinas
Dr. Alejandra Salinas is a clinical associate professor of mathematics education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She teaches both mathematics content and methods courses, as well as acting as the field experience coordinator for the program. Her scholarship and teaching are aimed at training highly qualified math teachers to teach […]
Meghan Shaughnessy
Dr. Meghan Shaughnessy is an assistant professor of mathematics education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on the study and improvement of equitable mathematics instruction, specifically practice-intensive approaches to supporting the professional learning of teachers, from initial training to advanced practices. Three connected strands comprise her research. The […]
Julia Spiegelman
Julia Donnelly Spiegelman is a part-time instructor of second language acquisition in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research and activism focus on the intersection of power, identity, and ideology in K–16 world language classrooms, seeking to document, understand, and oppose the workings of […]
Kaylene Stevens
Dr. Kaylene Stevens is a clinical assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests lie in teacher education, civics and social studies education, and pedagogy and curriculum in K–12 classrooms. She works on several grants and research studies that study how to bring civic education and discourse into […]