Doctoral Students
Alexandra Allen
Alexandra Allen is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development pursuing a doctorate in educational studies with a concentration in special education. She is also a member of the Project TEAMS cohort. Her research interests include the intersection of trauma and emotional and behavioral disabilities, special education, and the […]
Rohan Arcot
Rohan Arcot is a PhD student in counseling psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He works as a research team member in the ARISE lab and for the Center for Character & Social Responsibility. He serves as an APA Division 45 Campus Representative Co-Chair, the Association for Asian American Psychology […]
Emily Barnes
Emily Barnes is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock. She studies child anxiety and is interested in understanding how anxiety affects attention and other aspects of cognition. She is also passionate about expanding access to mental health treatment for youth and families and researching models of care that expand accessibility (e.g., school-based interventions; technology-based tools; […]
Ayana Bass
Ayana Bass is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests and area of expertise are related to the area of special education, more specifically, the nuances of adult learners in “traditional” teacher preparation programming, teacher diversity, certification pathways, and education policy. As a McNair Scholar in her […]
Katherine Baulier
Katie Baulier is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, working toward a PhD in educational studies with a concentration in special education. Her research centers preservice general education teachers’ mindsets on the inclusion of students with extensive support needs, especially those with multiply marginalized identities. Using qualitative methodologies, […]
Betsy Beckert
Betsy Beckert is a doctoral student in Language & Literacy Education at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her work focuses on the multiple and multimodal literacies of signing deaf students. Betsy has experience working in deaf education both in the U.S. and abroad, as a Peace Corps volunteer in Usulután, El Salvador, […]
Mason Blake
Mason Blake is a Glenn Fellow in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He serves as the service coordinator for the Boston University Sport Psychology Team, a collection of graduate students who provide mental performance consulting for coaches, teams and individuals within the […]
Allie Jane Bruce
Allie Jane Bruce is a doctoral student in the Language & Literacy program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research has been located at the intersection of visual literacy, early childhood, and race & racism, and she is interested in how young children process and make meaning of racial content and […]
Mary Carney
Mary Carney is a doctoral student pursuing an EdD in curriculum & teaching with a specialization in social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include justice-oriented social studies and practitioner research. Mary is also a secondary social studies teacher and chair of the history and social […]
Joanne Charles Lafortune
Joanne Charles Lafortune is a doctoral student in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She aims to use her research to advocate for policy that will enable fair and equitable education for low-income, Black, and Hispanic students. Joanne was nominated as a 2019 US Presidential Scholars […]