Doctoral Students
Edna Leith
Edna Leith is a doctoral student in the Education Leadership & Policy Studies program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is interested in leadership experiences and skills to support her work in establishing engaging, supportive, and culturally relevant learning environments for all students, especially those for whom English is not their […]
Lucas Lemos
Lucas Lemos is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is interested in conducting research involving the mental health of young students and research regarding the creation of safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ and undocumented students. Lucas currently works at the Boston University IT Service Desk. While a student […]
Madeline Lenard
Madeline Lenard is a doctoral student in counseling psychology & applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research explores mind-body interventions and sport participation on the psychophysiological stress response in youth. She is currently looking at extracurricular activities and internalizing symptoms in youth, specifically sport participation and anxiety. […]
Alina Lingley
Alina Lingley is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development pursuing a degree in educational leadership & policy studies. She studying history curriculum, diversity, and multiculturalism in history curriculum, and how history curriculum can improve through leaders in education. Previously, Alina worked as a high school history teacher, teaching […]
Mingyan Ma
Mingyan Ma is a doctoral student in Educational Policy Studies at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a research assistant at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). Her research uses quantitative causal inference methods to estimate the impacts of educational interventions on student outcomes. Before starting her PhD, she was […]
Jessica Markham-Anderson
Jessica Markham-Anderson is a doctoral student in the Educational Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a trained special and elementary educator and school psychologist and centers her work on systems-level change and implementation to improve outcomes and access to high-quality instruction for all students, especially those with […]
Michelle McKeon
Michelle McKeon is a doctoral student in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She joined the EdD program to work with fellow educators to advance educational opportunities for all students. She currently serves as assistant superintendent of schools in North Attleborough, Massachusetts. As a former teacher […]
Kathryn Meyer
Kathryn Meyer is a doctoral student in educational studies with a specialization in special education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a research assistant on projects focused on improving special educators’ working conditions. Her research interests center around how social movements, grassroots organizing, and teacher activism can transform the working […]
Victoria Mulkern
Victoria Mulkern is a doctoral student in educational studies with a concentration in special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Victoria’s research interests include supporting educators in implementing evidence-based literacy practices and multitiered systems of supports in reading (MTSS-R) to accurately identify young multilingual learners for dyslexia and other word-reading […]
Becky Muller
Becky Muller is a doctoral student in special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include internalizing mental health disorders, emotional behavioral disorders, and school-based policing. She has published several papers on the topics of emotional and behavioral disorders and school based policing. Becky began her teaching career […]