Special Education
Alexandra Allen
Alexandra Allen is a doctoral student at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development pursuing a doctorate in educational studies with a concentration in special education. She is also a member of the Project TEAMS cohort. Her research interests include the intersection of trauma and emotional and behavioral disabilities, special education, and the […]
Scott K. Baker
Dr. Scott K. Baker is a senior research scientist at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. His research interests are developing and testing academic interventions for use in the elementary grades. Recent News
Ayana Bass
Ayana Bass is a doctoral student at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research interests and area of expertise are related to the area of special education, more specifically, the nuances of adult learners in “traditional” teacher preparation programming, teacher diversity, certification pathways, and education policy. As a McNair Scholar in her […]
Elizabeth Bettini
Dr. Elizabeth Bettini is an associate professor in the Special Education program at BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Dr. Bettini’s research examines factors shaping the special education teacher workforce, particularly how working conditions contribute to the shortage of special education teachers and to inequities in access to skilled, committed special education teachers, […]
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), […]
David J. Chard
Dr. David J. Chard is professor emeritus of special education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Previously, Dr. Chard was dean of BU Wheelock and president of Wheelock College before its merger with Boston University. He was also founding dean of the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at SMU […]
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 […]
Lana Edwards Santoro
Dr. Lana Edwards Santoro is a research professor in the Special Education program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. She has presented extensively on how to apply evidence-based instructional strategies in the classroom. She has also coauthored multiple reading programs for elementary-grade students who struggle with reading, including Early Reading Intervention […]
Hank Fien
Dr. Hank Fien is the Nancy H. Roberts Professor of Educational Innovation in the Teaching & Learning Department at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. He is also the director of the Wheelock Institute for the Science of Education (WISE) and the National Center on Improving Literacy. Dr. Fien’s research is focused […]
Meghan Graham
Meghan Graham is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership & Policy program at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Her research explores neurodiversity in education, with a focus on autistic girls and women. She is studying the autistic experience within the public school system and ways to best support students in […]