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Over five years, EF+Math cultivated a vibrant community of 700+ educators, researchers, and developers, united by the shared belief that all students are brilliant and capable of learning rigorous math. This cross-sector network brought extensive experience in education, learning science, math equity, digital innovation, and inclusive research and development (R&D) to transform how math learning experiences are created. EF+Math’s work was carried out by R&D project teams working closely with district partners to create innovative math learning experiences. This work was supported and guided by a central EF+Math Executive Team and Program Advisory Board. Additional support (in areas such as inclusive R&D, measurement, and evaluation) was provided by key programmatic support partners.
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R&D Project Teams

EF+Math funded 11 teams who worked to develop new products, tools, and measures to improve math learning experiences for students.

Aaron Seitz

Principal Investigator, MAT+EF

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Aaron Wong

Researcher

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Adele Diamond

Advisor, Neuroscientist

Adriana Colom Cruz

Researcher

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Alee Lee

Advisor

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Alex Badion

Software engineer

Allison Zengilowski

Research and Curriculum Development

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Amanda Mayes

Project Manager

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Anant Mittal

Researcher

Andres S. Bustamante

Principal Investigator

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Andrew Coulson

Chief Data Science Officer

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Andy Angstrom

Curriculum Development

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Anja Pahor

Co-Principal Investigator

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Annie Fetter

Key personnel

Anthony Bladek

Research software engineer

Antonio Gutierrez de Blume

Advisor

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Aris Winger

Co-Design Facilitator and Equity Advisor

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Arthur Powell

Principal Investigator

Benjamin Katz

Leading Education Researcher

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Bo Zhu

Project Director

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Bobbi Newman

Recruitment Lead

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Brent Milne

Principal Investigator

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Brian Bender

Software engineer

Bryony Kinnear

Teacher

Caitlin Mills

Co-Principal Investigator, Pennesota

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Cameron Johnson

Research Assistant

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Caroline Hornburg

Principal Investigator

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Cassandra Meyer

Qualitative Lead

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Catherine Kuznitz

Teacher

Chris Davis

Teacher

Christine Carforo

UX & UI Designer

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Craig Willey

Design Advisor

Daniela Alvarez-Vargas

Graduate Student Researcher

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Darleen Gearhart

District Coordinator

David Purpura

Co-Principal Investigator

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David Webb

Leading Education Researcher

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Debra Gardner Morris

Equity Advisor

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Denise Parham-Gantt

Project Manager

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Dennis Barbour

Principal Investigator

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Drew H. Bailey

Co-Principal Investigator

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Eric Butler

Software engineer

Eric Wilkey

Co-Investigator

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Evelyn Santana

Project Coordinator

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Geetha Ramani

Principal Investigator, MAT+EF

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Gigliana Melzi

Co-Investigator

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Gloria Bishop

Coach

Isabel Valdivia

Graduate Research Assistant

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Jaclyn Ocumpaugh

Researcher

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Jacob Gardner

Co-Principal Investigator

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Jamaal Matthews

Leading Education Researcher

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Janel Raphael

Teacher

Jennifer Biely

Administrator

Jesse Giovanni Sánchez

Project Coordinator

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Jessica Davidson

Research and Curriculum Development

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Jisun Kim

Graduate Research Assistant

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Joann Wang

Project Manager

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John Louis-Strakes Lopez

Graduate Student Researcher

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John Szura

Graduate Student Researcher

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John Vulic

Postdoctoral Researcher

John Witter

Software Development

Josh Medrano

Graduate Student Researcher

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Joyce Zhang

Researcher

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Julie Steege

Researcher, Project Manager

June Ahn

Co-Principal Investigator

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K. Ann Renninger

Co-Principal Investigator

Katherine T. Rhodes

Co-Principal Investigator

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Kathy Perkins

Leading Education Researcher

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Kati Ritter

Teacher

Katie Rich

Study Lead

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Kisha Slaughter

Teacher

Kreshnik N. Begolli

Co-Principal Investigator

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Krista Marks

Project Lead

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Kyoung Choe

Consultant

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Laura Hernandez

Project Coordinator

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Lauren Kendall-Brooks

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Le M. Tran

Curriculum Developer

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Lindsey E. Richland

Co-Principal Investigator

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Lizbeth Romero

Research Assistant

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Lourdes M. Acevedo-Farag

Graduate Student Researcher

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LuEttaMae Lawrence

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Luis Rivera

Co-Principal Investigator

Ma Bernadette Salgarino

Co-Principal Investigator

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Malack Amenya

Coach

Maria Schwartz

District Success Manager

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Mark Barry

Teacher

Marsha Choc

Project Coordinator

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Martin Buschkuehl

Principal Investigator

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Matt Feldmann

Vice President, Product

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Matthew Tullgren

Research Assistant

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Melissa Brumer

User Experience Tester, Project Manager

Michael Cohen

Principal Investigator

Michael Eiland

Curriculum Developer

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Milan Vu

Research Assistant

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Miriam Rosenberg-Lee

Co-Principal Investigator

Nidhi Nasiar

Researcher

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Nydia Prishker

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Pamela Barrett

Teacher

Peter Karanevich

Research and Curriculum Development

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Priti Shah

Leading Education Researcher

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Rhonda Pena

Usability Testing

Richard Prather

Principal Investigator

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Richard Tchen

Key personnel

Rick Bryck

Co-Principal Investigator

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Robert Duncan

Co-Investigator

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Robert Kasumba

Researcher

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Roberto Abreu-Mendoza

Graduate Student Researcher

Ryan Baker

Principal Investigator, Pennesota

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Ryan Eisner

Study Lead

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Ryan Williams

Co-Principal Investigator

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Sabrina Valdez

Research Assistant

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Sam Rhodes

Co-Principal Investigator

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Sara Schmitt

Co-Principal Investigator

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Sarah Eason

Co-Investigator

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Sarah Powell

Co-Principal Investigator

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Sarah Sword

Equity Advisor

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Scott Adams

Administrator

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Sheela Sethuraman

Principal Investigator

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Siling Guo

Graduate Student Researcher

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Silvia Bunge

Advisor, Neuroscientist

Sophie Kuchynka

Graduate Student Researcher

Stefan Scandizzo

Game Designer

Stephen Hutt

Co-Principal Investigator, Pennesota

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Stephen Weimar

Principal Investigator

Susanne Jaeggi

Principal Investigator, MAT+EF

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Tamika McElveen

Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Tara Chattoraj

Data Lead

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Tiffini Pruitt-Britton

Co-Principal Investigator

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Toni Rader

Advisor, Math Problem Design

Toni Smith

Principal Investigator

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Valorie Salimpoor

Advisor, Neuroscientist

Vanessa N. Bermudez

Graduate Student Researcher

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Whitney Cade

Study Lead

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Xiangqian Yu

Research Assistant

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Yoori Kim

Research Assistant

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Yun-En Liu

Co-Principal Investigator

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Zeyu Lu

Researcher

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Zoran Popovic

Co-Principal Investigator

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Program Advisory Board

EF+Math was supported by advisory groups including the Educator Leadership Council and Equity Research Advisory Board, which later merged into a unified Program Advisory Board to guide our work through its evaluation phases and sunset.

Aimee Penn

Educator Leadership Council

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Amy Allen

Educator Leadership Council

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Ayesha Hunter

Educator Leadership Council

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Bea Moore-Luchin

Equity Research Advisor

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Charles Davis

Equity Research Advisor

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Cheryl James-Ward

Educator Leadership Council

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Crystal Menzies

Equity Research Advisor

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Curtis Taylor

Educator Leadership Council

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Diana Leyva

Equity Research Advisor

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Elisha Smith Arrillaga

Equity Research Advisor

Enrique Aleman

Equity Research Advisor

Gabriela Cardenas

Educator Leadership Council

Grace Carroll

Equity Research Advisor

HJ Habte

Educator Leadership Council

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Jeannette Franklin

Educator Leadership Council

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Jennifer Davis

Educator Leadership Council

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Jenny Bradbury

Inclusive R&D Advisor

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Joe Johnson

Equity Research Advisor

Josh Stewart

Technical Assistance Advisor

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Joshua Taton

Educator Leadership Council

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Kari Kokka

Equity Research Advisor

Kim Smith

Inclusive R&D Advisor

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Lawrence Xu

Educator Leadership Council

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Luis Torres

Educator Leadership Council

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Maria Benzon

Educator Leadership Council

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Marian Dingle

Educator Leadership Council

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Matin Abdel-Qawi

Educator Leadership Council

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Maxim Vickerie

Educator Leadership Council

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Melynee Naegele

Educator Leadership Council

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Pedro Rodriguez

Educator Leadership Council

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Robert Berry

Equity Research Advisor

Rose Kendrick

Educator Leadership Council

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Sofia Guerrero

Educator Leadership Council

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Stephen Aguilar

Equity Research Advisor

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Teya Rutherford

Equity Research Advisor

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Tyron Young

Educator Leadership Council

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Yesmi Rios

Educator Leadership Council

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Partner Organizations

EF+Math partnered with organizations who contributed expertise and resources throughout the program. R&D project teams also collaborated with 40 school districts and networks across the United States, several of which are highlighted below.

Additional Advisors

Alex Resch

Technical Assistance Advisor

Alison Miller Singley

Consultant

Amber Gardner

Fellow

Arati Prabhakar

Advisor

David Dockterman

Advisor

David Niemi

Consultant

Imani Masters Goffney

Advisor; Equity-in-Action Consultant; Co-Principal Investigator, MathicSTEAM

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Jeremy Roschelle

Advisor

JoeAnn Nguyen

Fellow

Kirk Walters

Advisor; Consultant

Kristen Fuller

Consultant

Kysie Miao Jensen

Consultant

Lisa Quay

Consultant

Lynn Olson

Consultant

Nancy Poon Lue

Founding COO, AERDF

Rafael Reyes

Consultant

Rosanne Luu

Consultant

Rose Else-Mitchell

Consultant

Sean Talamas

Consultant

Shahara Ahmed

Fellow

Thaly Germain

Consultant

Wade Shen

Advisor