Penny Bishop
Dean, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and Professor, Teaching & Learning at the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Dr. Penny A. Bishop is dean of Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and professor of teaching and learning. Dr. Bishop is a scholar of early adolescence and middle school education, and she studies responsive learning environments for young adolescents.
Dr. Bishop previously served as dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine. She began her career in higher education at the University of Vermont, where she served as associate dean of their College of Education and Social Services and founding director of the Tarrant Institute for Innovative Education. She chaired the American Educational Research Association’s Middle Grades Education Research Special Interest Group. A former middle school teacher, Dr. Bishop has published seven books on education reform, along with dozens of widely cited book chapters and articles in top peer-reviewed journals.