Become an Advocate!

The science of math is a constantly growing body of knowledge, informed by research, about how students learn math. The science of math is not a group of people. Individuals who have contributed material shared on this website are listed only in the interest of transparency.

Founding Advocates (in alphabetical order)

Emily C. Bouck, Professor, Michigan State University

Matthew K. Burns, Rose & Irving Fein Endowed Professor of Special Education, University of Florida

Jared L. Campbell, Educational Consultant, Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN)

Robin S. Codding, Associate Professor, Northeastern University

Sarah K. Cox, Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

Elizabeth M. Hughes, Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University

Bree Jimenez, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Arlington

Nicole M. McKevett, Research Associate, CAREI, University of Minnesota

Stephanie Morano, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Corey Peltier, Assistant Professor, University of Oklahoma

Sarah R. Powell, Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Jenny R. Root, Associate Professor, Florida State University

Amanda VanDerHeyden, Founder, SpringMath

A’s

Linda Aguiar, School Psychologist, Barrington, New Hampshire, USA

Clarissa Alfes, School Psychologist doctoral student, University of Michigan, Seattle, Washington, USA

Maricela Alvarez, Administrator, South San Antonio ISD, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Mandi Anderson, Interventionist/School Psychologist/Special Education Teacher, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Rachael Anson, School Psychologist, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Magdalena Apanasionok, Research Fellow, University of Warwick, England, United Kingdom

Genesis Arizmendi, University of Texas at Austin Faculty or Graduate Student, Austin, Texas, USA

B’s

Emily Baker, Professor, Inclusive Education, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Courtney Barcus, University Faculty or Graduate Student, Elmhurst, Illinois, USA

Achilles Bardos, University of Northern Colorado and EduMetrisis, Inc., Greeley, Colorado, USA

Christa Bauer, Elementary School Teacher, Ottawa, Canada

Julie Bedell, Teacher Seattle Public, President of Read Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Steven Beldin, Independent Special Education Consultant, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Tom Berend, Math Curriculum Developer, Ontario, Canada

Rachel Billman, Assistant Professor Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA

Steve Bissonnette, University Faculty, Quebec, Canada

Laurie Bloomfield, Teacher, Sacs, Antigonish, NS, CanadaStian Bondli, Interventionist, Oslo, Norway

John M. Boucher, Director of Data Accountability and Special Projects, Bedford School District, Bedford, New Hampshire, USA

Karen Brady, Educational Consultant, PaTTAN, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Amanda Brandt, Teacher, Winnetka School District 36, Winnetka, Illinois, USA

Sherri Brantley, State Math Trainer for KS MTSS Curriculum & Alignment, Great Bend, Kansas, USA

Jill Branyon, Professor of Education, Secondary Math Education Coordinator, North Greenville University, Tigerville, South Carolina, USA

Denise Brathwaite, Faculty, Florida Memorial University, Hialeah, Florida, USA

Bridget Broome, Interventionist/School Psychologist/Special Education Teacher, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA

Anthony Bryant, Administrator, Denver, Colorado, USA

Rachael Bryant, Deputy Principal, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Kaitlin Bundock, Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

Alicia Burchell, Founder of The Virtual Classroom, Millerstown, PA, USA

Shelly Burr, Training and Consultation Coordinator, Allegheny Intermediate Unit, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

C’s

Quinn Campbell, Teacher, Chatelech Secondary School, Sechelt, BC, Canada

W. Clara Chen, Teacher, San Jose, California, USA

Samuel Chiang, Director of Research, Planning, Evaluation, and Testing, Bogota School District, Bogota, New Jersey, USA

Jason Chow, Assistant Professor, College of Education, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

Ben Clarke, Associate Professor of School Psychology, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Nichole Coker, Teacher, Decatur, Texas, USA

Lisa Corner, Curriculum Coordinator, Horseheads, New York, USA

Antonio Crea, Teacher, Lima Senior High School, Lima, Ohio, USA

Deborah Cross, GLASS, IASP

Gabrielle Crum, Teacher, Tuscarawas Valley Local School District, Navarre, Ohio, USA

D’s

Jennifer Dannenfelser, Tutor, Mindguide Learning, LLC, Portland, Oregon, USA

Emily Defouw, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

Kristy DePhillips, School Psychologist, Wayne Highlands School District, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA

Shona Diggines, Numeracy Coordinator P-6, Nambour Christian College, Wommbye Queensland

C. Joy Dobson, Elementary Curriculum Coordinator, Addison Central School District, Middlebury, Vermont, USA

Patricia Rice Doran, Associate Professor of Special Education, Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA

Troy Douglas, Educational Consultant, Association of Independent Schools of NSW, Sydney, Australia

Catherine DuBois, Administrator, Seymour, Indiana, USA

Scott Dueker, Assistant Professor of Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis, Muncie, Indiana, USA

Angie Dugger, School Psychologist, Elgin, Illinois, USA

Lauren Clare Duggan, Psychologist, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Candice Duncan, Math Educator, Mukilteo School District, Mukilteo, Washington, USA

Alexa Dunn, Administrator, Oak Grove School District 68, Green Oaks, Illinois, USA

Larry Duque, Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho, USA

Dawn Durham, Educational Consultant,  PaTTAN, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Aubrey Durkin, Math Content Specialist, Illinois Specific Learning Disability Support Project, Illinois, USA

E’s

Jacob Ensor, Teacher, Baltimore City Public School, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Daniel Espinas, Doctoral Student, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Meg Evans, Teacher, Bainbridge Island School District, Bainbridge Island, WA, USA

F’s

Glenn Fahey, University Faculty or Graduate Student, Center for Independent Studies, Sydney, NSW, Australia

David Fainstein, School Psychology Doctoral Student, University of Oregon, USA

Amanda Ferguson, Elementary Math Teacher, Iva Elementary, South Carolina, USA

Jessica Ferree, Literacy Director, Canyon Rim Academy, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Veronica Fiedler, Denver, Colorado, USA

Nichole Foreback, Math & Science Instructional Coach, Cactus Valley Elementary, Silt, Colorado, USA

Carla French, Teacher, University of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Lori French, Math Facilitator, London, Ontario, Canada

Danielle Frith, Faculty Member, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey, USA

Kristina Fulton, STEM Teaching and Learning Consultant, Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

G’s

Barry Garelick, Retired Math Teacher & Author, Morro Bay, California, USA

Rhonda Giesbrecht, Teacher, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada

Laura Gingrich, Elementary Math Specialist/Coach, Conestoga Valley School District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Patrick Gipson, School Psychologist, Federal Way Public Schools, Federal Way, Washington, USA

Jerry Goar, 7th grade math teacher, CNUSD, Corona, California, USA

Karina Greenwald, School Psychologist, Tempe, Arizona, USA

William Grobe, Principal/Academic Curriculum Director, InnovOak School, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Zach Groshell, Teacher and Instructional Coach, Education Rick Shaw, Tacoma, Washington, USA

Adam T. Gutierrez, K-12 Math Coordinator, Fort Worth ISD, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

H’s

Mike Hagensick, Special Education Consultant - Keystone AEA, Decora, Iowa, USA

Lo Hamel, School Psychologist, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Checker Hansen, Director of Curriculum, Bedford School District, Bedford, New Hampshire, USA

Marcie Hatfield, Elementary School Teacher, Columbus City Schools, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Sarah Hawkins, School Psychologist, Branch ISD, Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Kari Heide, State Math Trainer for KS MTSS Curriculum & Alignment, Eudora, Kansas, USA

Maxwell Hibbard, 5th Grade Math Teacher, School District of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reginald Hickman, Administrator, Urban Pathways Charter School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Kenneth Holman, Doctoral Student at University of Central Florida, Ormond Beach, Florida, USA

Ryan Hooper, Teacher, Gesu School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Lecia Hopkins, Interventionist, Newcastle, Oklahoma, USA

Caroline Hornburg, Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Tara Houle Caregiver/Parent, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada

Bruce Howlett, Teacher, Ithaca, New York, USA

Troy Huber, High School Math Teacher, Glenbard School District, Illinois, USA

John Humphries, Advocate for Evidence-Based Practices in Education, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Daniel Hupp, Professional Development Provider, Newcastle, Maine, USA

I’s

J’s

Gillian James, Numeracy Intervention Specialist, Sidney, Australia

Stacy-Ann January, Assistant Professor, School Psychology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA

Gina Jarvis, Teacher, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA

Sue Joensson, Teacher, Denmark, Western Australia, Australia

K’s

Eric Kalenze, Educator, Author, and ResearchED US Organizer, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Rebecca Kanive, School Psychologist, Wayzata School District, Orono, Minnesota, USA

Erica Karudar, Educational Consultant & Math/MTSS Initiative Member, PaTTAN, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Josh Kayne, Interventionist, Monterey county office of Education, Salinas, California, USA

Patrice Kennedy, , Teacher, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Steven Khan, Assistant Professor, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Sarah King, Graduate Research Assistant at University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Bryce Kirk, School Psychologist, Southern Will County Cooperative for Special Education, Joliet, Illinois, USA

JoElla Klubberud, School Psychologist, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Suzanne Koberler, Curriculum Coordinator, The Islamic College Brisbane, Karawatha, Queensland, Australia

Mary Kolsrud, Interventionist at Tuscon Reading Institute, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Oksana Kondratyeva, Cherkasy State Technological University, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine, USA

Wesley Konesky, Private Practice, Sylvania, Ohio, USA

Kourtney Kromminga, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA

Tara Kulkarni, California State University- Monterey Bay, Seaside, California, USA

L’s

Kimberly Lain, Teacher, Tecumseh Local Schools, Donnelsville, Ohio, USA

Hope Langston, Administrator, Northfield Public Schools, Northfield, Minnesota, USA

Sergey Lapin, Professor, Washington State University, Everett, Washington, USA

Elida Laski, Faculty, Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

Josie Ledbeter, Special Education Teacher, Kettle Falls Middle School, Kettle Falls, Washington, USA

Erica Lembke, faculty, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA

John Wills Lloyd, Professor Emeritus, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Megan Long, Teacher, Lima Senior High, Lima, Ohio, USA

Kelly Lyell, School Psychologist, Chicago, Illinois, USA

M’s

Dinah Macy, Elementary Teacher, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Lynn Makor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

Meghan McElroy, Teacher, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA

Jane McLauchlan, Numeracy Leader & Teacher, Warrnambool Primary School, Warrnambool VIC 3280, Australia

Matthew McLaughlin, TAC Staff Developer, Lincoln Intermediate Unit, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA

Anastacia Meadows, Teacher, Huntington, West Virginia, USA

Beverly Meagher, Principal, Germantown Central School District, Germantown, New York, USA

Haley Meiklejohn, Special Educator, Sargent Center, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Mary Ann Mello, Education Specialist, Coventry, Rhode Island, USA

Reagan L. Mergen, Graduate Student, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Andrewa Mikulin, Lotus School for Excellence, Aurora, Colorado, USA

Darlene Miller, Learning Specialist, Tallahassee, Florida, USA

Laura Miller, Training and Consultation Coordinator, Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Barbara Mitchell, Associate Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA

Morgan Monette, School Psychologist, St. Paul Public Schools, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA 

Alicia Montgomery, Administrator at Gallia County Local Schools, Crown City, Ohio, USA

Jared Morris, University Faculty, Provo, Utah, USA

Gale Morrison, John Catt Educational USA, Caregiver/Parent, Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Sunshine Moss, Education consultant, interventionist, and teacher educator, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Jessica Munoz, School Psychologist, Paso Robles, California, USA

Raymond Murphey, General Education Teacher, Falls Church, Virginia, USA

Paul Muyskens, Academic Research Manager, Sourcewell Technology, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

David Myers, Teacher, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

N’s

Jessica Namkung, University Faculty, University of Delaware, Newark, Delware, USA

Shana Levi-Nielsen, Faculty, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Mary Newmaster, Administrator, Churchill Center & School, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Chantelle Ney-Shaffer, Interventionist/School Psychologist/Special Education Teacher, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA

Kelly Norris, Faculty, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia

Robin Norman, Branch ISD, Coldwater, Michigan, USA

Anna Nowicki, School Psychologist, Greenville, NC, USA

Maryam Nozari, Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

O’s

Ed O’Connor, Cooperative Education Service Agency #2, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA

Courtney Ostaff, Parent and Online Teacher, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA

P’s

Lindsay Pagniucci, Bucks County Intermediate Unit, Interventionist, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Christine Panarese, Adjunct Professor at UMASS Boston, Director of Student Services Silver Lake Regional School District, Kingston, Massachusetts, USA

Shannon Panetta, School Psychologist, Clinton Township, Michigan, USA

Soyoung Park, Assistant Professor, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA

Nicole Pepsny, Math Support Teacher, Oberlin, Ohio, USA

Chris Perry, Cultivate Education, Administrator, Baldwin City, Kansas

Herminio Planas, Administrator, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Robert Powell, Administrator of Propel-Homestead Charter School, Homestead, Pennsylvania, USA

Melanie Presha-Little, School Psychologist, Belleville, New Jersey, USA

Sandy Pulles, Vice President of Equity and Inclusion, ServeMinnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Q’s

R’s

Arun K. Ramanathan, Senior Advisor, UnboundEd

Christina Rangel, Dual language Teacher, Pharr, Texas, USA

Carrie Reece, State Math Trainer for KS MTSS Curriculum & Alignment, Rozel, Kansas, USA

Donna Reeves, Principal, Tumut, NSW, Australia

Jonathan Regino, Administrator, Newton Square, Pannsylvania, USA

Marcy Rickrode, School Psychologist, Conewago Valley School District, Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA

David Robson, Entrepreneur, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Tom Rogozinski, Superintendent, Warrenton Hammond School District, Warrenton, Oregon, USA

Megan Rojo, Doctoral Student, Department of Special Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Angela Rowe, Mathematics Instruction and Intervention (K-5) District Leader, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA

S’s

Rachelle Salvagna, Teacher, Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

Erica Sandberg, Teacher, Delta, BC, Canada

Danielle Sanders, Head of Department of Curriculum, Seville Road State School, Holland Park, Australia

Larry Sanders, Principal, New Oxford, Pennsylvania, USA

Constance Schmidt, Teacher, Carey, Ohio, USA

Mary Schmidt, Easy Learning, Inc. Tosa Learning Center, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA

Kristen Schrauben, Faculty, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, USA

Heather Schroer, Math MTSS Specialist/School Psychologist, Olathe, Kansas, USA

Rebecca Severin, Math Coordinator, Lauren’s County School District 55, Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Pratik Shah, Mathematics Teacher, Toodyay District High School, Western Australia, Australia

Lina Shanley, University Faculty or Graduate Student, Eugene, Oregon, USA

Lynn Sherren, educator, Public Schools Branch, St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Anne Sinclair, Chief Learning Officer, Math Corps at Ampact, Minneapolis, Minnesota,

Jon Smeeti, School Psychologist, Elbing, Kansas, USA

Walter Smith, Director of Special Education, Elizabethtown Area School District, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, USA

Melanie Smith, Instructional Coach, Somerset Sky Pointe Academy, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Anita Smothermon, Teacher/Interventionist, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Anchala Sobrin, Administrator, Peekskill, New York, USA

Tracy Solomon, Applied Psychology and Human Development, Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Anjana Sousa, Learning Support Teacher, Grades K-2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Sara Spillan, Teacher, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA

Carrie Stark, Math MTSS Specialist, Olathe, Kansas, USA

Jesse Steif, School Psychologist and President of the Reading League Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Jennifer Stokes, Program Facilitator, NE Metro 916, Circle Pines, Minnesota, USA

Anna Stokke, Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Winnipeg, Canada

Shannon Stoufer, K-6 Instructional Coach at Camdenton R-III School District, Camdenton, Missouri, USA

Robert Stroud, Mathematics Interventionist, Westerly Middle School, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA

Matt Sturm, Teacher, Seton Catholic Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Aga Suzdorf, Teacher at Dhahran Hills Schools, Saudi Arabia

Kirstin Szczesny, Teacher, Mason City Schools, Mason, Ohio, USA

T’s

Lynne Thies, School Psychology Graduate Student Fordham University, New York, New York, USA

Dawn Tillett, MTSS Coordinator/Math Interventionist, Dare County Schools, Manteo, North Carolina, USA

Reagan Tunstall, Author and Teacher, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Erin Turner, Australian Deputy Principal, Perth, Western Australia

Mary Tusing, Faculty at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

U’s

V’s

Nora van Arkel, Tutor, Asheville, North Carolina, USA

Tyson VanDyke, School Psychologist, Platte County R-3 School District, Platte City, Missouri, USA

Andrea Van Hoof, teacher, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Shannon Varley, Keystone Oaks School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Frank Vazquez, Educational Specialist, Cotati-Rohnert Park School District, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.

Melanie Vella, Teacher, Melton, VIC, Australia

Liesel Venter, Teacher, Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia

W’s

Kate Waechter, Administrator, ND Department of Public Instruction, North Dakota, USA

Erica Wagner, Data & Instructional Specialist, Central Dauphine School District, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Mandy Walker, Administrator, Board Math Action Lead, Dryden, Ontario, Canada

Kere Washington, Harrisburg School District, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Renae Watkins, Project Lead: Early Literacy Project and Student Services, Association of Independent Schools of NSW, Sydney, Australia

Rachel Wheatley, Administrator, Churchill Center & School, Town & Country, Missouri, USA

Deanna White, Caregiver, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Samuel Whitley, School Psychologist, Springfield School District 186, Illinois, USA

Amanda Williamson, MTSS Math Consultant, Appalachia, IU8, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Patti Wilson, Psychologist and RTI2 and Support Team Coordinator, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA

Angelique Wynkoop, Specialist, Culpeper County Public Schools, Culpeper, Virginia, USA

X’s

Yan Ping Xin, University Faculty, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Yvonne Xu, Solutions Engineer at Illuminate Education, Long Island City, New York, NY, USA

Y’s

Gulnoza Yakubova, University Faculty, College Park, Maryland, USA

Angela Young, District Administrator, New York City Public Schools, Queens, New York, USA

Heather Young, Parent, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Tia Young, Intermountain ESD, School Psychologist, Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Z’s

Imad Zaheer, Assistant Professor, School Psychology Program, St. John’s University, New York City, New York, USA