Primary Investigator
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David B. Miele, PhD
d.miele@bc.edu Dr. David Miele is the Buehler Sesquicentennial Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology (CDEP) in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. Dr. Miele graduated with a BA in philosophy from Columbia University and PhD in social psychology from Northwestern University, where he studied with Dan Molden and Wendi Gardner. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cognitive psychology at Columbia University with Janet Metcalfe. Before moving to Boston College in 2013, he was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Alexander S. Browman, PhD
CV – Personal Website – browman@bc.edu Dr. Alexander Browman is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College. His research examines how real characteristics of young people’s educational and broader social environments guide their motivation to pursue meaningful and purposeful lives through education, with a focus on psychological processes that sustain and perpetuate disparities among those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Some of his primary research projects explore:
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Graduate Students
Sidney May
maysi@bc.edu Sidney is a third-year doctoral candidate in the ADEP program. Prior to attending Boston College, she received her B.A. in Psychology from Tufts University in 2015. Sidney is interested in motivation regulation, Critical Consciousness, and educational equity. She is passionate about collaborating with teachers, and hopes to build strong research-practice partnerships. In her free time, Sidney enjoys hiking, camping, and cooking. |
Meghan Coughlan
coughlmp@bc.edu Meghan is a third-year doctoral candidate in the ADEP program. She earned a degree in Mathematics and Human Development from Boston College in 2013. Meghan is interested in motivation, self-efficacy, and stereotype threat, particularly as they relate to math education. Outside of school, she enjoys indoor cycling, barre classes, and listening to podcasts. |
Research Assistants
Gabriela Jimenez-Thompson
Gabriela is a junior studying Applied Psychology and Film Studies in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Her research interests include forms of encoding and comprehension analysis, specifically in assessment. Gabriela actively works on diversity education at Boston College in hopes of furthering cultural competency. She uses her free time to write poetry, read screenplays, and make short films.
Gabriela is a junior studying Applied Psychology and Film Studies in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Her research interests include forms of encoding and comprehension analysis, specifically in assessment. Gabriela actively works on diversity education at Boston College in hopes of furthering cultural competency. She uses her free time to write poetry, read screenplays, and make short films.
Allison Pyo
Allison is a sophomore studying Applied Psychology and Human Development and Economics in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Her research interests include agency and motivation among adolescents from low- SES backgrounds. She is also interested in better understanding the school-to-prison pipeline. Currently, Allison is researching the impact of a community-based learning criminal justice class at BC. In her free time, Allison enjoys singing acapella, reading, knitting, and researching travel.
Allison is a sophomore studying Applied Psychology and Human Development and Economics in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. Her research interests include agency and motivation among adolescents from low- SES backgrounds. She is also interested in better understanding the school-to-prison pipeline. Currently, Allison is researching the impact of a community-based learning criminal justice class at BC. In her free time, Allison enjoys singing acapella, reading, knitting, and researching travel.
David Rhee
David is a second-year master's student in the Mental Health Counseling program in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. His research interests include reciprocity between institutional inclusion efforts and individual-level motivation in diverse settings. In addition to working as an RA in the MML Lab, he also works as a graduate assistant at the Office for Institutional Diversity. In his free time, David enjoys climbing and solving crosswords.
David is a second-year master's student in the Mental Health Counseling program in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development. His research interests include reciprocity between institutional inclusion efforts and individual-level motivation in diverse settings. In addition to working as an RA in the MML Lab, he also works as a graduate assistant at the Office for Institutional Diversity. In his free time, David enjoys climbing and solving crosswords.
Recent Alumni
Shenira Perez
perezsj@bc.edu
Shenira earned her PhD from the ADEP program in 2019. Her research and professional interests include motivation and persistence in college, program development for low-income and first-generation students, and unconstructive differential student treatment. Some of the projects she is currently involved with focus on examining low-income, first-generation students’ attributions for their academic performance, evaluating the effectiveness of a seminar course developed for participants of a summer bridge program, identifying factors that predict teachers' unconstructive differentiated treatment of students, as well as exploring the potential negative effects of curved grading policies on students' motivation in STEM courses. When not engaged in grad school/research related activities, she loves going back home to Miami, eating mangos, and smothering her dog with affection.
perezsj@bc.edu
Shenira earned her PhD from the ADEP program in 2019. Her research and professional interests include motivation and persistence in college, program development for low-income and first-generation students, and unconstructive differential student treatment. Some of the projects she is currently involved with focus on examining low-income, first-generation students’ attributions for their academic performance, evaluating the effectiveness of a seminar course developed for participants of a summer bridge program, identifying factors that predict teachers' unconstructive differentiated treatment of students, as well as exploring the potential negative effects of curved grading policies on students' motivation in STEM courses. When not engaged in grad school/research related activities, she loves going back home to Miami, eating mangos, and smothering her dog with affection.
Chen Shen
shenca@bc.edu
Chen earned her PhD from the ADEP program in 2018. Her work documents and explains cross-national differences in math problem-solving persistence and performance in terms of possible metacognitive and motivational mechanisms. She hopes that her research can eventually benefit parents, students, educators, and policy makers. When not thinking about research, she enjoys trying out healthy recipes and reading books.
shenca@bc.edu
Chen earned her PhD from the ADEP program in 2018. Her work documents and explains cross-national differences in math problem-solving persistence and performance in terms of possible metacognitive and motivational mechanisms. She hopes that her research can eventually benefit parents, students, educators, and policy makers. When not thinking about research, she enjoys trying out healthy recipes and reading books.
Ashley Dumais
Ashley worked as an RA in the MML Lab while she was an undergrad in the Lynch School of Education. She is currently completing her MSW in Boston College’s BA/MSW program. Ashley's research interests include student motivation and school retention, social-emotional development of children living in poverty, teen smoking initiation and cessation, and body image in adolescents and young adults. In her free time, Ashley likes to read, write, and run.
Ashley worked as an RA in the MML Lab while she was an undergrad in the Lynch School of Education. She is currently completing her MSW in Boston College’s BA/MSW program. Ashley's research interests include student motivation and school retention, social-emotional development of children living in poverty, teen smoking initiation and cessation, and body image in adolescents and young adults. In her free time, Ashley likes to read, write, and run.
Camille McCobb
Camille worked as an RA in the MML Lab while she was an undergrad in the Lynch School of Education. She is currently completing her MSW in Boston College’s BA/MSW program. Camille's research interests include how race, socioeconomic status, and gender impact individual differences in learning. Outside of school, Camille loves hiking, playing hockey, and volunteering at a local preschool.
Camille worked as an RA in the MML Lab while she was an undergrad in the Lynch School of Education. She is currently completing her MSW in Boston College’s BA/MSW program. Camille's research interests include how race, socioeconomic status, and gender impact individual differences in learning. Outside of school, Camille loves hiking, playing hockey, and volunteering at a local preschool.
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Dr. Andrew C. Butler
Associate Professor of Education at Washington University in St. Louis |
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Dr. Kristen Bottema-Beutel
Assistant Professor of Special Education at Boston College |
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Dr. Bridgid Finn
Research Scientist at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) |
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Dr. Elida Laski
Associate Professor of Applied Developmental Psychology at Boston College |
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Dr. Abigail A. Scholer
Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo |
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Dr. Marina Vasilyeva
Associate Professor of Applied Developmental Psychology at Boston College |
- Allie Blaskowsky is a former undergraduate research assistant and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in speech-language pathology at Emerson College.
- Declan Foley is a former graduate research assistant who recently graduated with an MA from the ADEP program at BC.
- Kristina Hancock is a former undergraduate research assistant and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in occupational therapy from Boston University.
- Clara (Yoon-Shin) Lee is a former undergraduate research assistant and is currently pursuing a graduate degree in counseling at the University of Pennsylvania.
- So-Yoon Kim managed the MML Lab for two years. She is currently a third year doctoral student in the Curriculum & Instruction Program at BC, working with Dr. Kristen Bottema-Beutel.
- Katherine Muenks was the first graduate student in the MML Lab (at the University of Maryland) and one of its founding members. She is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University, working with Dr. Mary Murphy.
- Emily Rosenzweig was a doctoral student in the MML Lab (at the University of Maryland). She is currently a NSF-funded postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin, working with Dr. Judith Harackiewicz.
- Alex Sullivan is a former undergraduate research assistant and is currently working as a teacher at a charter school in Newark, NJ.