Child Life & Family-Centered Care
BU Wheelock Celebrates Four Retiring Faculty Members
Four long-time faculty members who have made a lasting mark on BU Wheelock and its community are retiring at the end of this academic year. Linda Banks-Santilli, Ellen Faszewski, Lisa Ijiri, and Paul Thayer have each made significant contributions to their fields and to the college through their leadership, scholarship, and service. “These four members […]
Partnering with Parents in Education
Clinical associate professor Paul Thayer is the coauthor of a new book, Family Engagement in Education: Inclusive Approaches for Creating Collaborative and Equitable School Communities (Routledge, 2026). Thayer, a faculty member in the Child Life & Family-Centered Care program at BU Wheelock, hopes this new book will help educators reframe their relationships with parents and other caregivers and […]