Anna Ward
Max Performance
The 2026 Winter Olympics are more than a year away, but thousands of Olympic hopefuls are now making the decisions that will determine gold, silver, and bronze. As speed skaters build endurance, ice hockey goalies sharpen reflexes, and alpine skiers visualize the descent of Italy’s infamous Stelvio slope, they’re also trying to avoid the pitfalls […]
2024 BU Wheelock Forum Photo Gallery
The 2024 BU Wheelock Forum: Thriving Individuals, Teams, and Systems, explored issues related individual human development, high-performing teams, and equitable and thriving systems. Participants discussed how to support performance in individuals, teams, and systems so they can operate at their best. For more about the Forum, check out our blog post, “The High Stakes of […]
BU Wheelock Welcomes New Faculty for Fall 2022
This fall, BU Wheelock welcomed 11 new faculty members who bring a mix of scholarly interests, including play therapy, the experiences of LGBTQ language learners, young people’s relationship to their ethnic and cultural background, and psychological interventions for perfectionistic athletes. Through their work, they question inequitable structures of power, support through teaching and learning, promote […]