Doctoral Students
Souhaila Nassar
Souhaila Nassar is a doctoral student in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include supporting multilingual learners in making sense of scientific concepts and writing scientific texts in science classrooms, particularly through translanguaging pedagogy. Before joining BU, Souhaila taught science for middle […]
Erin Nerlino
Erin Nerlino is a doctoral student in the Curriculum & Teaching program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a full-time public high school English teacher. Erin’s research interests consist of the status of teachers’ voices and influence, teacher preparation, teacher leadership, opportunities for second stage teacher growth, the […]
Sarah Parker
Sarah Parker is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Sarah’s research explores teacher preparation and mentorship, particularly in smaller private and public institutions. In addition, she is interested in exploring how those preparation and mentor programs increase teacher retention. Sarah is the […]
Laura Peters
Laura Peters is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. An experienced special education, STEAM, and computer science teacher, Laura has taught in both California and Massachusetts. She is a STEAM and Robotics teacher at Somerville High School. Previously, Laura spent […]
Piotr Piasecki
Piotr Piasecki is a doctoral student in the Counseling Psychology program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He aspires to influence the realm of sport and performance psychology from a scientist-practitioner framework. He conducts research in the Performance Recovery & Optimization (PRO) Center alongside Edson Filho. Piotr’s research interests lie within […]
Hannah Puttre
Hannah Puttre is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development studying applied human development. A recipient of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Hannah’s research focuses on informal learning and how to capitalize on everyday learning opportunities and children’s inherent curiosities in early STEM learning, as well as […]
Dhruv Raman
Dhruv Raman is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dhruv has research experience in self-efficacy and metacognition influence athlete performance. Currently, he is interested in examining neurofeedback interventions to enhance sport performance. Dhruv also aims to make these accessible to athletes […]
Manuel Ramirez
Manuel (Manny) Angel Ramirez is a doctoral student in educational studies with a specialization in special education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. A first-generation Latino graduate student, Manuel’s research interests focus on equity in Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and families’ linguistic and cultural comprehension of special education laws. In particular, Manuel […]
Danielle Richardson
Danielle Richardson is a doctoral student studying counseling psychology at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is interested in research and therapeutic practices that promote accessibility to evidence-based care for youth experiencing acute mental health concerns. Her research experience includes contributions toward an NIMH-funded study identifying cognitive risk factors for suicidal and […]
Steven Rodenas
Steven Rodenas is a doctoral student in educational leadership & policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research explores the impact of changing demographics in bilingual schools and how to keep a culture of bilingual schools even when student demographics are changing. He is currently a teacher at the […]