Research
The BU Wheelock Research Office is committed to engaging students in research at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Working with BU Wheelock faculty, students have the opportunity to gain valuable experience as researchers both within BU Wheelock and in the wider Boston University community.
Master’s & Undergraduate Research Opportunities
Opportunities to work closely with faculty researchers and engage in ongoing research projects are available to both graduate and undergraduate students at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Explore the list of current student research opportunities.
Graduate Student Awards
The Graduate Research & Scholarship Award (GRASA) supports individual or collaborative graduate student research that is likely to be publishable.
Graduate Conference Travel & Research Funding provides travel funds to support attendance at educational research conferences.
The Graduate Student Reimbursement Form allows graduate students to seek reimbursement for travel expenses related to attending educational research conferences.
The Dr. Ann S. Ferren Research Fund in Education supports the research efforts of one doctoral student who is pursuing a degree in education, with the goal of producing a joint scholarly article or conference presentation under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Information and training needed to be able to participate in human subjects research is available through the Boston University Office of Research Ethics & Compliance. The mandatory human subjects training must be completed by all individuals, including students, who will be involved in the design and conduct of your research, regardless of whether they receive compensation from the award.
BU Wheelock students should follow the student IRB submission protocol. For a step-by-step instructions for submission to the IRB, review the Wheelock IRB Pre-Review Checklist.
Departmental Representatives
Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development
Teaching and Learning
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
Language & Literacy Education
