Early Childhood Education
Tchorzky Eugene
Tchorzky Eugene is the academic resource counselor for Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math Science at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Mx. Eugene has experience in numerous pre-college programs and expertise in cultivating supportive environments for student development. Mx. Eugene has an innate passion for empowering communities across all demographics toward […]
Ellie Friedland
Dr. Ellie Friedland is an associate professor in the Early Childhood Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate early childhood education courses, including Classroom Assessment of Young Children, practicum seminar, and supervision of student teachers. Dr. Friedland serves on the advisory board […]
Maliki Ghossainy
Dr. Maliki Eyvonne Ghossainy is a senior research scientist at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. A psychological scientist and statistician, she integrates social, cognitive, cultural, and biological mechanisms into a model of belief formation across the early childhood years. Using mixed-methods designs, Dr. Ghossainy studies the sophisticated ways in which children judiciously […]
Destiny Ho
Destiny Ho 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 RISER Network and the Reimagining Childcare project. Before joining CEED, Ms. Ho worked as a graduate research assistant to Dr. Iheoma Iruka at […]
Luna Hwang
Luna Hwang is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program. Luna’s research interests include special education, early childhood education, elementary education, math education, reading education, social justice in education, and teacher preparation. During her time at UMass Amherst, Luna was a teaching assistant for Bob Malloy and taught […]
Nicole Kingdon
Nicole Kingdon is a research assistant at Boston University’s Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) in the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. At CEED, Ms. Kingdon supports the Reimagining Childcare Evaluation Study, which examines the effects of power-building, relationships, and collaboration for childcare providers and parents on the childcare advocacy ecosystem. […]
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 […]
Sara Moran
Sara Moran is a research fellow at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her work with CEED focuses on identifying barriers and improving outcomes for marginalized children and families through early childhood initiatives. Before joining CEED, Ms. Moran served as the associate […]
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 […]
Ola Ozernov-Palchik
Dr. Ola Ozernov-Palchik is a senior research scientist at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and a research scientist at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Her research focuses on the neurocognitive mechanisms of reading and language comprehension, with an emphasis on typical and atypical development. Dr. Ozernov-Palchik employs advanced […]