Matific Academic Board
Matific’s core strength is our pedagogical principles developed by the Matific Academic Board. The Academic Board consists of world experts in mathematics, computer science, education and child development, including leading researchers from Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford and the Einstein Institute. The role of the Academic Board is to ensure the pedagogical excellence of Matific’s mathematics activities is in consonance with up-to-date research in education and child development.
Prof. Lyn English
Queensland University of Technology
Lyn English is a Professor of Mathematics Education and the Faculty Professor of STEM Education at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Her areas of research include mathematics learning, modelling and problem solving; STEM education; engineering education; and statistical reasoning.
Dr. Harouna Ba
SciPlay at New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)
Harouna Ba is the Director of SciPlay at New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). Dr. Ba has extensive experience in investigating children’s development of digital literacy skills and the impact of complex science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs in formal as well as informal educational settings.
Prof. Dor Abrahamson
University of California, Berkeley
Dor Abrahamson (PhD, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2004) is a Professor at the Graduate School of Education, University of California Berkeley, where he runs the Embodied Design Research Laboratory. Abrahamson is a design-based researcher who invents pedagogical technologies for teaching and learning mathematic.
Dr. Maria Droujkova
Natural Math
Dr. Maria Droujkova focuses her research and development efforts on learning communities, informal education, online education, advanced mathematics for young children, and game design. She holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from NCSU, and M.S. in Mathematics from Tulane.
