Doctoral Students
Meghan Graham
Meghan Graham is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research explores neurodiversity in education, with a focus on autistic girls and women. She is studying the autistic experience within the public school system and ways to best support students in […]
Ashley Houston King
Ashley Houston King is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development studying language and literacy in education. Her research interests include studying the intersections of identities, race, and Blackness in education. She currently works in public middle and high schools where she is interested in studying in- and out-of-school […]
Yawei Huang
Yawei Huang is a doctoral student in applied human development at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a research assistant at CERES Institute for Children & Youth. Her research interests focus on the role of supportive social networks in promoting optimal developmental outcomes in adolescents, such as academic motivation, academic […]
Oscar E. Hughes
Oscar E. Hughes is a doctoral student in Educational Studies in the Special Education Program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Oscar believes that the needs and priorities expressed by people with disabilities should be central to supports, services, and research in disability and education. He is especially interested in promoting […]
Luna Hwang
Luna Hwang is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program. Luna’s research interests include special education, early childhood education, elementary education, math education, reading education, social justice in education, and teacher preparation. During her time at UMass Amherst, Luna was a teaching assistant for Bob Malloy and taught […]
John Njikem
John Njikem is a doctoral student in special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education. Njikem’s research focuses on the use evidence-based classroom interventions such as computer-assisted instruction and explicit/systematic instruction for supporting students with specific learning disabilities in elementary schools. As a master’s student at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, Njikem completed […]
Lindsey Kaler
Lindsey Kaler is a doctoral student in special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a fellow in the Project LINC cohort and is federally funded by a training grant from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). Her research explores the intersections of trauma, special education, and educational […]
Ruchi Khanna
Ruchi Khanna is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. As a member of Project TEAMS, she identifies, supports, and advances equity in student mental health and well-being in schools. Ruchi has worked as a special education teacher and behavior analyst for over a decade. In addition, she has […]
Aidan D. Kraus
Aidan D. Kraus is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development studying counseling psychology with a specialization in sport & performance psychology. Aidan is particularly interested in how the mental health of student-athletes influences and is influenced by collegiate athletics, which stems from their research on athlete mental health […]
Soe Young Lee
Soe Young Lee is a doctoral student in the Applied Human Development program at BU Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. Her research interests lie in positive youth development, critical consciousness, teaching and parenting practices, and ethnic-racial identity development. Following her passion to empower youths in minority populations, she hopes to identify ways to […]