Naomi Caselli
Scholarly Accomplishments, April 2026
BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and research grant award for April 2026. Awards Anthony Abraham Jack Outstanding Book Award from the Society of Professors of Education, for Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price Articles Rob Martinelle and Lauren Funk Martinelle, R., Funk, L., & Lake, J. (2026). […]
Guiding AI in Education
As a new generation of learners navigates educational spaces shaped by AI, educators and professionals are doing the same. This year’s BU Wheelock Forum: AI and the Future of Education offered a unique opportunity to explore the growth of AI and its impact of on education. It featured a live demonstration of the kind of […]
Scholarly Accomplishments, November 2025
BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and research grant awards for November 2025. Awards Anthony Abraham Jack Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price 2025 Critics’ Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association http://educationalstudies.org/default.phpLong-list, Non-fiction, Massachusetts Book Award, Massachusetts Center for the Book, https://www.massbook.org/mass-book-awards Articles Tina Durand Durand, T.M., […]
Scholarly Accomplishments September 2025
BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and awards for September 2025. Awards Anthony Abraham Jack 2025 Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Gold Medal for Current Events I (Political/Economic/Foreign Affairs) for Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price Elena Forzani Albert J. Harris award from the International Literacy Association for the […]
Why Continued Federal Research Matters
Education research plays a vital role in shaping innovation, information, and equity. Federally funded studies drive real-world change in classrooms, communities, and policymaking. But as uncertainty around federal funding grows, it’s more essential than ever to understand how this research is making a difference. For this Conversations with the Dean, Dean Penny Bishop is joined […]
How AI Will Change Education
The growth of AI signals some positive opportunities for both students and teachers, including automating tasks such as grading and providing greater access to resources. At the same time, it’s not without significant concerns, including the potential the students will use AI to cheat on assignments or tests. Finding the balance between innovation and ethical […]
New Center Promotes Universal Sign Language Access
One of the cool things about sign language, says Naomi Caselli, is that in order to listen to it, you have to be looking at it. “It’s unlike spoken languages, where we don’t have any overt signals of whether a kid, for example, is paying attention to what they’re hearing,” says Caselli, an associate professor […]
Five BU Wheelock Faculty Promoted
Five faculty members were recently promoted for their significant contributions to BU Wheelock and Boston University. Naomi Caselli and Christina Dobbs received the rank of associate professor with tenure. Pipier Smith-Mumford was promoted to master lecturer, and Lindsey Chapman and William Rodriguez to senior lecturer. Together, these five faculty members represent BU Wheelock’s Deaf Studies, […]
Challenging the Anti-ASL Actions of the ACLU of Delaware
The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware (ACLU-DE) filed a complaint arguing that too many Deaf children have the opportunity to attend a bilingual school where they can learn both ASL and English. Yes, reread that sentence. We were as surprised as you are. This complaint, if successful, has the potential to cause significant harm […]
The Machines Are Coming
lgorithm-informed machines learn what we like to buy and look at on the internet, feeding us more of that. Smart “assistants” greet us on our favorite websites to answer questions and point us in the right direction. Robots assemble almost everything we own, from our cars to our televisions to our clothing. Artificial intelligence (AI) […]