Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education (DREME) brings together scholars and researchers from a variety of disciplines in a collaborative effort to promote young children’s early math development. Based at Stanford University, the initiative focuses on math from birth through age 8, with an emphasis on the preschool years.

Since 2014, DREME members and affiliates from 12 universities across the U.S. have conducted basic and applied research and developed innovative tools that address high-priority early math topics. The goal is to inform and motivate other researchers, educators, policy makers, and the public around young children’s math development.

Network Members

Deborah Stipek

Professor Emerita
DREME Network Faculty Director,
Stanford University

Amy Claessens

Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Douglas Clements

Professor, University of Denver

Cynthia Coburn

Professor, Northwestern University

Eric Dearing

Professor, Boston College

Dale C. Farran

Emerita Professor, Vanderbilt University

Megan Franke

Professor, University of California, Los Angeles

Herbert Ginsburg

Professor, Columbia University

Susan Levine

Professor, University of Chicago

Michèle Mazzocco

Professor, University of Minnesota

Gigliana Melzi

Associate Professor, New York University

Linda M. Platas

Associate Professor, San Francisco State University

Network Affiliates

Holland Banse

Yixiao Dong

Ariadne Nelson

Natalie Schock

Madhuvanti Anantharajan

Abigail Stein

Nydia Prishker

Cristina Carrazza

Sergio M. Ozoria

Luke Rainey

Kelley Durkin

Brandon McMillan

Barbrina Ertle

Myra Luna-Lucero

Macarena Kruger

Sara Schnitzer

Sarah Lukowski

Sarah Eason

Julia Ratchford

Juliet Lee

Laura Meza

Sarah Pan

Colleen Oppenzato

Megan Onesti

Xia Li

Andrea Bühler-Wassmann

Talia Berkowitz

Marisa Simoni

Victoria (Mia) Almeda

Lindsay Clements

Crystal Day-Hess

Shannon Stark Guss

Seon-Hye Moon

Fujiuju Chang

Susan Bush-Mecenas

Hyunwoo Yang

Nicholas Johnson

Bethany Elston

Katie (Anna) Roland

Kelly McMahon

Aleis Pugia

Jasmine Ernst

Julie Kim

Abigail Do

Colleen Uscianowski Maas

Stone Dawson

Rachel Kasul

Alana Foley

Sonia Ibarra

Fernanda Ahumada

Verónica Mesalles

Jenny Yun-Chen Chan

Taylor Praus-Singh

Angela Chan Turrou

Allison Haack

Christina Mulcahy

Jamie N. Hoddinott

Julie Sarama

Christine Roberts

Ellen Joseph

Yilin (Elaine) Liu

Yilin (Elaine) Liu

Margaret Caspe

Michelle Hurst

Viviana Kawas

Alisha Wackerle-Hollman

Leslie Villaverde

Paola Montúfar

Sihua Adrienne Hu

Renqiuwen Wu

Marjorie Schaeffer

Jessica Huancacuri

Claudia Kruzik

Staff

Graciela Borsato

Managing Director and Senior Researcher

Monica Arpino

Communications and Events

Kimberley Kim

Finance Administrator