Social Studies Education
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 […]
Kerry Dunne
Dr. Kerry Dunne has been a history teacher, department head, and director in Massachusetts public schools for over 25 years and is currently the Social Studies Department Head at Lexington High School. She is a part-time instructor in social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, and adjunct instructor at […]
Alina Lingley
Alina Lingley is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development pursuing a degree in educational leadership & policy studies. She studying history curriculum, diversity, and multiculturalism in history curriculum, and how history curriculum can improve through leaders in education. Previously, Alina worked as a high school history teacher, teaching […]
Rob Martinelle
Dr. Rob Martinelle is the program director for Social Studies Education and a senior lecturer in social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He teaches both foundational courses and social studies method courses to undergraduate and graduate students, while his research focuses on reflective teaching, social studies teacher preparation, […]
Maria C. Olivares
Dr. Maria Olivares is a research assistant professor in the Language & Literacy Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She is affiliated with the Earl Center for Learning & Innovation. She is an artist, poet, and research scientist whose work explicitly acknowledges and challenges the role of race and […]
Sarah Parker
Sarah Parker is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Sarah’s research explores teacher preparation and mentorship, particularly in smaller private and public institutions. In addition, she is interested in exploring how those preparation and mentor programs increase teacher retention. Sarah is the […]
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. Her research interests lie in how to best include marginalized groups in the social studies classroom and curricula as well as how to lift up the voices of teachers. […]