Staff
Paul Akoury
Dr. Paul Akoury provides leadership and strategic thinking in all areas relating to field education. He collaborates with faculty and staff to enhance field operations; to define criteria and processes for field partnerships; and to streamline resources for student success in all phases of their field experience. Dr. Akoury is part of the team in […]
Miriam Alfaro Ortez
Miriam Alfaro Ortez is the senior education advisor at East Boston High School through the college access program GEAR UP, which stands for Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs. In this role, Ms. Alfaro Ortez works with youth in grades 9-12 to increase postsecondary expectations, readiness, and enrollment. Students are given the resources […]
Jenna Alton
Jenna Alton is a research scientist in the Social Learning Lab at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She studies how a child’s social world influences their thinking, learning, and behavior as a child and into adulthood. Recent News
Allison Andreola
At Boston University, Allison Andreola is a project manager for the Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education (WISE), Project LINC, and Project TEAMS, where she supports literacy and special education research projects and doctoral programs. Before joining BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, Ms. Andreola worked for various youth development nonprofits in […]
Kaylee Anzick
Kaylee Anzick is the evening library coordinator at the Pickering Educational Resources Library. They manage course reserves, supervise student employees, and assist with patron inquiries and requests. Mx. Anzick has worked in children’s publishing, education nonprofits, and bookstores—but, ultimately, they found their true home in libraries. Their favorite part about working at Pickering is getting […]
Gabriel Arredondo
Gabriel Arredondo is the recruitment & yield specialist in the Graduate Admissions Office at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In this role, he focuses on recruitment management, enrollment communications, supporting prospective students through the application process, and managing enrollment data systems. Before joining BU Wheelock, Mr. Arredondo was an advanced writing […]
Daphne Babrow
Dr. Daphne Babrow has more than 25 years leading and working in the field of early childhood systems. She is currently a research scientist at Boston University, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development: Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED). In this position she leads project teams, facilitates professional development, conducts qualitative and […]
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, Sidrah […]
Amelia Becker
Dr. Amelia Becker is a postdoctoral researcher at the 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 American […]
Dan Benedetti
As the Head of Pickering, Dan Benedetti leads the library in all aspects of its development, from collaborating with 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 in […]