The Lynch School of Education welcomed five new faculty members to the Boston College community this year. Vincent Cho and Rebecca Lowenhaupt, new assistant professors in the educational leadership and higher education department, and Lauren Saenz, assistant professor of educational research, measurement,
and evaluation, are tenure-track faculty. Nettie Greenstein and Penny Haney, both clinical practitioners outside the University, are half-time, non-tenure-track lecturers in counseling, developmental, and educational psychology.

Photograph: Gary Wayne Gilbert

Vincent Cho
Assistant professor, department of educational leadership and higher education

Ph.D.: University of Texas, Austin

Previous appointment: Research and teaching assistant, University of Texas, Austin

Recent publication: Book chapter: Wayman, J.C., Cho, V., and Richards, M. P., “Student data systems and their use for educational improvement,”
in International Encyclopedia of Education, Vol. 8, eds. P. Peterson, E. Baker, and B. McGraw (Oxford: Elsevier, 2010).

“Although teachers are increasingly expected to engage in ‘data-based’ or ‘data-driven’ decision-making, there is still much to learn about the technologies, leadership practices, and district policies that support data use. As an investigator, I get the opportunity to help schools and educators make the most of what they know about their students.”

Photograph: Lee Pellegrini

Nettie Greenstein
Lecturer, department of counseling, developmental, and educational psychology

Psy.D.: Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology

Previous appointment: Visiting clinical assistant professor in the department of counseling, developmental, and educational psychology. In private practice since 1998.

Clinical interests and expertise: Treating depression, anxiety, and trauma; parenting issues; clinical supervision and training. Preparing master’s students in mental health counseling.

“I am interested in the challenges of developing and implementing a highly effective, meaningful, and socially relevant training experience and preparation for beginning counseling students.”

Photograph: Chris Soldt

Penny Haney
Lecturer, department of counseling, developmental, and educational psychology

Ph.D.: Loyola University Chicago

Previous appointment: Visiting clinical assistant professor, counseling, developmental, and educational psychology. Instructor of psychology in psychiatry, Harvard Medical School.

Clinical interests and expertise: Child maltreatment, trauma, exposure to violence; children, adolescents, and families; forensic evaluation, consultation, and advocacy. Licensed psychologist, designated forensic psychologist.

“As a practicing clinical and forensic psychologist, I find it immensely rewarding to be a part of and a witness to children and families healing from tremendously adverse circumstances. These experiences are the stories that engage my students as they gain intellectual and clinical knowledge of the field.”

Photograph: Steve Drey

Rebecca Lowenhaupt
Assistant professor, department of educa-tional leadership and higher education

Ph.D.: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Previous appointment: Postdoctoral fellow, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy

Recent publication: Lowenhaupt, R., “State policy and school capacity in Wisconsin’s new Latino diaspora,” in Revisiting Education in the New Latino Diaspora, eds. E. Hamann, E. Murillo, and S. Wortham (Westport, Conn.: Ablex, forthcoming).

“In my research, I have come to see the fundamental role education policy and practice play in the immigrant experience, and have become increasingly committed to helping schools design meaningful, equitable educational opportunities for immigrant youth.”

Photograph: Gary Wayne Gilbert

Lauren Saenz
Assistant professor of educational research, measurement, and evaluation

Ph.D.: University of Colorado, Boulder

Previous appointments: Project data analyst, Institute for Schools and Society, College of Education, Temple University; course instructor, School and Society, School of Education, University of Colorado, Boulder

Recent publication: Saenz, L.P. and Moses, M. S., “Deliberating About Affirmative Action: Linking Education Policy Research and the Media,” American Journal of Education 116, no. 2 (2010).

“As an educational researcher, I’m most interested in finding ways to engage citizens in dialogue about the issues in education that impact us, individually and in our larger society. It’s exciting when research and evaluation can make meaningful, positive contributions to students’ lives.”