Faculty
William Delgado
Dr. William Delgado is a research assistant professor in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His goal is to understand and address inequality in opportunities and to foster human potential. His current research studies teacher quality and human decision making, with a focus on […]
Leslie Dietiker
Dr. Leslie Dietiker is the associate dean for research at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and an associate professor of mathematics education. Her research focuses attention on the curricular perspectives of mathematics teachers and their use of mathematics curriculum materials. Dr. Dietiker is the recipient of the Boston University Metcalf Award for Excellence […]
Christina L. Dobbs
Dr. Christina L. Dobbs is an assistant professor and director of the English Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include academic language development, the argumentative writing of students, and professional development for secondary content teachers. Dr. Dobbs’ work has been published in the Journal of Adolescent […]
Tina Durand
Dr. Tina Durand is a clinical associate professor of applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a developmental psychologist with a background in community-based programming for families, and a former K–12 public school teacher. Her research and teaching address critically conscious teacher pedagogy, school contextual factors that […]
Lana Edwards Santoro
Dr. Lana Edwards Santoro is a research professor in the Special Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She has presented extensively on how to apply evidence-based instructional strategies in the classroom. She has also coauthored multiple reading programs for elementary-grade students who struggle with reading, including Early Reading Intervention […]
Ellen E. Faszewski
Dr. Ellen Faszewski is the associate dean for student affairs at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. A clinical professor in the Science Education program, she is a cell and developmental biologist whose primary research interests are amphibian development and sponge immunology. In her student affairs role, Dr. Faszewski examines the impacts […]
Raul Fernandez
Dr. Raul Fernandez is a senior lecturer in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where he studies, writes, and teaches about inequities in education. Previously, he served as associate dean for equity, diversity & inclusion. He is also an appointee to the Racial Imbalance […]
Hank Fien
Dr. Hank Fien is the Nancy H. Roberts Professor of Educational Innovation in the Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is also the director of the Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education (WISE) and the National Center on Improving Literacy. Dr. Fien’s research is focused […]
Edson Filho
Dr. Edson Filho is an associate professor of sport, exercise & performance psychology at Boston University, where he is also the director of the Performance, Recovery & Optimization (PRO) Lab. Dr. Filho’s research centers on performance optimization in individual and team settings. He studies the individual and shared zones of optimal functioning as well as […]
Elena Forzani
Dr. Elena Forzani is an assistant professor in literacy education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Forzani’s research centers on using multiple and mixed methods to understand and support digital literacies practices across the elementary and secondary levels. In particular, her work investigates the cognitive, metacognitive, and motivational dimensions of […]