Whitney Walker, PhD

Whitney is the Comprehensive Behavioral Health Model Data and Research Coordinator for the Boston Public Schools. In 2021, she earned her doctoral degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston in School Psychology. In 2011 she earned her Master’s from the University of Colorado Denver in Sociology, going on to continue work in public and charter schools in the Denver metro area. Her experience working with urban youth and the systems in which they interact with prompted the pursuit for her doctorate degree. Through her research she is aspiring to influence systemic change towards equitable practices for all students.