Faculty
Franklin Jones, Jr.
Franklin Jones, Jr., is a lecturer of Deaf Studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His primary role involves instructing students at various proficiency levels in American Sign Language (ASL). His research interests focus on Black American Sign Language (BASL), exploring its historical origins, linguistic intricacies, cultural significance, and the resilience […]
Yasuko Kanno
Dr. Yasuko (“Yasko”) Kanno is an associate professor of language education at BU Wheelock. She is an applied linguist who specializes in immigrant English learners’ access to postsecondary education. A multilingual speaker who has lived in four different countries, Dr. Kanno interrogates how the US K-12 schools systemically marginalize multilingual students of color and works […]
Grace Kim
Clinical associate professor Dr. Grace S. Kim is the chair of the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Kim was trained in clinical psychology and researches social justice education and Asian American psychology. She explores how students understand the meanings of diversity; how […]
Kathy MinHye Kim
Dr. Kathy MinHye Kim is a clinical assistant professor and director of the Language Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Kim’s work specializes in understanding how adult learners encode and retain second language (L2) knowledge. She examines how L2 learners develop implicit and explicit knowledge and factors that […]
Jane Lannak
Dr Jane Lannak is a clinical associate professor in the Early Childhood program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her principal interest is in the application of child development theory and research to educational practice in schools and childcare settings. She has developed education and training programs for teachers and administrators and […]
Amy M. Lieberman
Dr. Amy Lieberman is an associate professor in the Language & Literacy Education Department and serves as the director of doctoral studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Lieberman’s research explores how deaf children acquire American Sign Language (ASL), with a focus in how children learn to perceive language and […]
Anna Lim
Dr. Anna Lim is a lecturer in Deaf studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, where she teaches various topics in deaf studies and Deaf education including the dynamics of diversity, oppression, and social justice in deaf communities and sign language structure. Her research interests encompass multilingualism of deaf people of […]
Eve Manz
Dr. Eve Manz is an associate professor of science education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. The core motivation of her work is supporting teachers and young people to engage in learning that builds from their capabilities toward new ways of seeing themselves, each other, and the world. Most of her work has […]
Rob Martinelle
Dr. Rob Martinelle is a senior lecturer in social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He teaches both foundational courses and social studies method courses to undergraduate and graduate students, while his research focuses on reflective teaching, social studies teacher preparation, and the self-study of teacher education practices (S-STEP). […]
John McCarthy
Dr. John McCarthy is a clinical associate professor of applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He oversees the coaching specialization in the physical education, health, and coaching graduate program. He is also the director of the Institute for Athletic Coach Education, which offers training and education for coaches […]