Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Detris Adelabu

Dr. Detris Honora Adelabu is a clinical professor in the Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. In her research, Dr. Adelabu examines factors that support school achievement for rural and urban African American adolescents. Dr. Adelabu teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on research, transformational […]

Sara Ahmed

Sara Ahmed is a research fellow at the Center on the Ecology of Early Development (CEED) at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests include identifying effective ways to foster mental well-being and resilience among at-risk youth. Ms. Ahmed recently published a paper on the effects of mothers’ growth mindsets […]

Pooja Aradhya

Pooja Aradhya is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She works as a research team member in the ARISE Lab and the Social Adjustment & Bullying Prevention Lab. Her research/clinical interests include Asian & Asian American mental health, bias-based harassment, liberation psychology, racial trauma, and […]

Linda Banks-Santilli

Dr. Linda Banks-Santilli is associate dean for academic affairs and clinical associate professor of special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She oversees the operations of the Data & Enrollment Management (DEMO) and Professional Preparation offices. She also serves as ex-officio on the Academic Affairs Committee, a committee that reviews […]

Naomi Caselli

Naomi Caselli is an associate professor of Deaf Education, director of the Deaf Center, and the director of the AI and Education initiative at Boston University. She is hearing, and her first languages are American Sign Language (ASL) and English. She leads a research team that works to make research on language—across education, computer science, […]

Lindsey Chapman

Dr. Lindsey Chapman is a senior lecturer and director of the Special Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She teaches undergraduate and graduate coursework on disability-related issues and provides the seminar for field-based experiences. Her scholarship and teaching focus on social perspectives of disability, accessibility/Universal Design for Learning (UDL), […]

Felicity Crawford

Dr. Felicity Crawford is a clinical associate professor of special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is an experienced preK-12 educator who has worked for many years, and at every grade level, in racially and culturally diverse classroom settings. Her research interests include teacher ideology, the social context of […]

Hanyun Cui

Hanyun Cui is a doctoral student in educational policy studies at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Hanyun focuses on the application of quantitative methods and interdisciplinary research in social science, especially in education. Her research interests include the teacher workforce in K–12 education, women in STEM in higher education and their […]

Raul Fernandez

Dr. Raul Fernandez is a senior lecturer in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, where he studies, writes, and teaches about inequities in education. Previously, he served as associate dean for equity, diversity & inclusion. He is also an appointee to the Racial Imbalance […]

Jelonid Fuentes

Jelonid Fuentes is a program coordinator at the Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is also a data collector coordinator for the Nuestros Niños Program. In her role, she provides administrative and logistical support for both the institute and program. Her research interests include multilingual […]