Applied Human Development
Mitali Temurnikar
Mitali Temurnikar is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on developing scalable interventions for career and personal development, as well as increasing access and awareness of mental healthcare in marginalized populations. She is interested in exploring the usefulness of artificial intelligence and […]
Ann Tobey
Dr. Ann E. Tobey is a clinical assistant professor in counseling psychology & applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Tobey teaches core courses, provides field supervision for students, and supervises faculty. She established the Juvenile Justice & Youth Advocacy program and served as chair of the department. […]
Allison Williams
Dr. Allison J. Williams is a postdoctoral research associate at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She works in the Social Learning Lab and is a core team member of the Developing Belief Network. Dr. Williams’ research interests focus on children’s thinking and learning. She examines how children identify who (or what) […]
Samuel Williams
Sam Williams is a part-time instructor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. He has been in the nonprofit sector for over twenty years. Mr. Williams is the founder of One Circle Health and Wellness, LLC. He has been instrumental in various local, statewide, and national initiatives, including historical racial injustice, racial […]
Jingyi Xu
Jingyi Xu is a doctoral student in applied human development at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development. She works in the Social Learning Lab. Her research interests center on culture and social cognitive development. She is interested in studying how cultural and religious ideas are transmitted and how children acquire such information. […]
Nina Ye
Nina Ye is a doctoral student in the Applied Human Development program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She studies how children effectively learn and transmit information, with a focus on the ways children trust and learn from others. This interest extends to how children perceive and understand others’ concealed intentions, […]
Jonathan F. Zaff
Dr. Jonathan F. Zaff is a research professor in applied human development at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is also director of the CERES Institute for Children & Youth, which conducts, supports, and promotes community-engaged, applied research and evaluations on the positive development for today’s children and youth. Using a positive youth development […]