Michèle Mazzocco

at Exceptional Children

Michèle Mazzocco is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development, where she directs the Early Math and Numeracy Research Lab and leads studies of mathematical cognition and mathematics learning disabilities. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Spencer Foundation, and numerous other private foundations. Michèle has reported her research in over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers.

Influenced by her interdisciplinary training in experimental psychology, developmental neuropsychology, and early childhood education, including several years as a preschool lead teacher, she is particularly interested in practical applications of basic science. She has published and edited research reviews in practitioner-based chapters and volumes, including "Why Is Math So Hard for Some Children? The Nature and Origins of Mathematical Learning Difficulties and Disabilities", which she co-edited (with Daniel Berch).

Michèle is a member of the Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education (DREME) Network funded by Heising-Simons, and the Early Learning Research Network funded by the Institute of Education Sciences.
In addition, since 1999, she has served as a member of U.S. Department of State Office of Overseas SchoolsAdvisory Committee for Students with Exceptional Needs.