Faculty
Rebecca Shangraw
Dr. Rebecca Shangraw is a senior lecturer of physical education and director of the Applied Human Development program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on identifying and investigating recommended teaching practices to use when instructing physical education students or athletes who have specific learning disabilities, ADHD, or autism. […]
Meghan Shaughnessy
Dr. Meghan Shaughnessy is an assistant professor of mathematics education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research focuses on the study and improvement of equitable mathematics instruction, specifically practice-intensive approaches to supporting the professional learning of teachers, from initial training to advanced practices. Three connected strands comprise her research. The […]
Pipier Smith-Mumford
Dr. Pipier Smith-Mumford is the field director for the EdD program and a senior lecturer in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She has been a forerunner in efforts within the “schoolhouse” to influence education policy and reform. During her 19-year tenure as principal […]
V. Scott Solberg
Dr. V. Scott Solberg is a professor in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He works internationally and nationally on the design, implementation, and evaluation of effective career development programs and services, especially for high-need youth populations, including youth with disabilities. As part of […]
Kaylene Petrin Stevens
Dr. Kaylene Stevens is the program director and a clinical assistant professor for social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is a faculty affiliate with Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research. Her research interests lie in how to best include marginalized groups in the social studies classroom and […]
Jess Surles
Jess Surles is a research scientist at Wheelock College of Education and Human Development at Boston University. Mrs. Surles partners with literacy experts and university researchers to integrate current research and professional learning for classroom practitioners, leadership, and educational agencies. Her recent work includes curriculum development, supporting educators with the implementation of evidence-based literacy practices, and […]
Paul Thayer
Dr. Paul Thayer teaches the family-centered-care courses in the Child LIfe and Family-Centered Care program. His areas of expertise include grief and loss, professional ethics, and family studies. Before coming to BU, he was an associate professor of child life at Wheelock College and a pediatric hospice director. Pronouns: he/him Recent News
Ariel Tichnor-Wagner
Dr. Ariel Tichnor-Wagner is a lecturer and program director of the Educational Policy Studies program at the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also affiliated faculty with the Wheelock Educational Policy Center (WEPC). Her research focuses on education policy and politics, with an emphasis on policy and program implementation, continuous improvement […]
Ann Tobey
Following graduate study in clinical psychology, Dr. Ann E. Tobey completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School’s Children and the Law Program. She worked for a number of years as a forensic psychologist with the Committee for Public Counsel Services’ Youth Advocacy Project (YAP), where she provided consultation to public defense […]
Eli Tucker-Raymond
Dr. Eli Tucker-Raymond is a research associate professor at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Tucker-Raymond’s research focuses on ways to connect learning spaces to youth culture and to the human experience as a relational phenomenon more broadly, particularly for young people who come from groups that are disproportionately affected negatively […]