Faculty
Thomas J. McKenna
Dr. Thomas “TJ” McKenna is a lecturer in science education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He has spent the past 20 years as a scientist, educator (formal and informal), on-air science communicator, and faculty member focused on uncovering what works well in STEM education and how we can improve in scaling […]
Michael A. Medina
Dr. Michael A. Medina is an assistant professor of applied human development in BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. As a Latino first-generation college graduate, Dr. Medina is interested in the systems and contexts that support student success. His research examines the benefits of ethnic-racial identity development and diversity across social contexts. His […]
Ashley R. Moore
Dr. Ashley R. Moore is a critical applied linguist and an assistant professor in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program in the Language & Literacy Education Department at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research program has two main strands: the first pursues the realization of queer-inclusive and […]
Karen Murphy
Dr. Karen Murphy is a clinical associate professor and director of the Early Childhood program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her scholarly interests include early childhood learning environments, the development of children’s conceptions of school, and technology integration into early childhood curriculum. She teaches courses in early childhood education, curriculum […]
Nancy J. Nelson
Dr. Nancy J. Nelson is an assistant professor of special education at Boston University and deputy director of the National Center on Improving Literacy and the Lead for Literacy Center. Dr. Nelson is a former special education teacher and school psychologist, and a principal investigator on more than a dozen federally funded projects to develop […]
Catherine O’Connor
Dr. Catherine O’Connor is professor of education and linguistics at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her work in education explores the teacher’s role in creating inclusive, equitable, and conceptually fruitful classroom discussion. She has focused on the role of discussion in support of student reasoning in literacy and mathematics learning in […]
Maria C. Olivares
Dr. Maria Olivares is a research assistant professor in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is affiliated with the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. She is an artist, poet, and research scientist whose work explicitly acknowledges and challenges the role of race and […]
Ayse Payir
Dr. Ayse Payir is a research assistant professor in applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. A developmental psychologist, her research interests lie at the intersection of cognition, emotion, and imagination in early to middle childhood. Her current research explores how children understand the world: Do they understand it […]
Marissa Pilger Suhr
Dr. Marissa Pilger Suhr is a research assistant professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. A former literacy intervention coordinator, Dr. Pilger Suhr’s research focuses on multitiered systems of support in reading and mathematics, including screening and identification of students with or at risk for learning disabilities, evidence-based instruction and intervention, […]
Marnie Reed
Dr. Marnie Reed is a clinical professor for TESOL education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research, publications, and conference presentations focus on second-language acquisition, specifically in phonology. Dr. Reed’s current areas of interest and research are the role of auditory feedback in the perception and production of connected discourse, […]