Staff
Sidrah Baloch
Sidrah Baloch is the assistant director of policy at the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). She manages WEPC’s research–practice partnerships with state and local education agencies around the country in support of the center’s mission of conducting and disseminating rigorous, policy-relevant research to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for underserved students. Before joining WEPC, Ms. […]
Amelia Becker
Dr. Amelia Becker is a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on the linguistics of American Sign Language, with a particular interest in phonetics, phonology, iconicity, and how these properties interact with one another. She is currently studying how deaf children with hearing, nonsigning caregivers learn […]
Dan Benedetti
As the head of Pickering Educational Library, Dan Benedetti leads all aspects of the library’s development, from collaborating with BU Wheelock faculty on class instruction for students to managing the day-to-day operations of the facility. As part of the central BU Libraries team, he is responsible for building scholarly collections of print and digital resources […]
Brian Boman
As the associate director of recruitment, admissions & financial aid, Brian Boman supports the development and execution of comprehensive recruitment, conversion, and yield plans for graduate students for Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His primary focus is to oversee graduate student scholarship funding and the administration of federal student aid to […]
Taylor Boyd
Taylor Boyd is a research fellow at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. At CEED, she works on the ACSES project and the Racial Literacy project. Prior to joining CEED, Ms. Boyd worked in New York City at a language research lab […]
Gleny Burgos
Gleny Burgos is the assistant dean of administration & finance at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, she oversees a wide range of financial functions including budgeting, financial planning, accounting and reporting, in addition to human resources and facilities. Before joining Boston University, Ms. Burgos served in the US […]
Kim Cahill
As assistant director for Graduate Student Services, Kim Cahill plans and delivers all programs and services that support graduate students in achieving their academic goals and maximizing their educational experience at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She supports students in transitioning into their chosen programs, understanding applicable policies and procedures, accessing and using […]
Erin Campbell
Dr. Erin Campbell is a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Campbell studies early language and cognition among children born deaf and/or blind. Her research focuses on (1) how perceptual experience (seeing, hearing, touch) and language input shape early language development, and (2) how children and adults learn […]
Johana Chaparro-Moreno
Dr. Johana Chaparro-Moreno is a postdoctoral research associate at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research integrates theories, advanced statistical methods, and technological advances from the fields of child development, literacy, and engineering to design culturally and linguistically sensitive methodologies to […]
Allie Chodes
Allie Chodes is the lab manager for the Social Learning Lab at BU Wheelock. In this role, she oversees lab research projects, recruitment, budget, grants, and events, ensuring that the lab’s operations and studies run smoothly. A recent graduate of Boston University, Ms. Chodes focuses her research on understanding the development of stereotypes and biases […]