

Principal Scientist
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Susan Jo Russell is the principal investigator of the Investigations in Number, Data, and Space® curriculum project and was the principal investigator of Developing Mathematical Ideas, a professional development curriculum series for elementary and middle-grade teachers. Her most recent publication, Connecting Arithmetic to Algebra focuses on supporting teachers to integrate a focus on generalizing about the operations into their core arithmetic instruction.

Senior Project Director
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Karen Economopoulos is the co-director of the Investigations Implementation Center which supports teachers, schools, and districts that are implementing Investigations. During her 20 years at TERC, Karen’s work has focused primarily around the development of Investigations.

Senior Project Director
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Keith Cochran is the co-director of the Investigations Implementation Center which supports teachers, schools, and districts that are implementing Investigations. He recently co-directed the development of Investigations and the Common Standards and was a senior author of the grades 3–5 Investigations in Number, Data and Space® curriculum.

Project Director
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Megan Murray is the director the Investigations website and is the editor of the quarterly Investigations newsletter. She is a senior author of both Investigations in Number, Data and Space® K-2, and Investigations and the Common Common Core. Megan is also a staff member of the Investigations Implementation Center which supports teachers, schools, and districts that are implementing the Investigations curriculum.

Research and Development Specialist
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Arusha Hollister is an author of the 2nd Edition of Investigations in Number, Data, and Space curriculum and more recently worked on the CCSS edition of the curriculum. She is presently working on video for the Investigations website and TERC professional development and is conducting field research in 3rd grade classrooms focusing on the new CCSS materials.

Director, SummerMath for Teachers
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts
Virginia Bastable is the Director of the SummerMath for Teachers program at Mount Holyoke College and a senior writer on the grades 3–5 revisions of Investigations in Number, Data and Space® curriculum project with a special focus on early algebra.

Research and Development Specialist
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Katie Bloomfield is a Research and Development Specialist at the Education Research Collaborative at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a senior writer on the grades 3–5 revisions of Investigations in Number, Data and Space® curriculum project.

Research and Development Specialist
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Karen Economopoulos is a Project Director at the Education Research Collaborative at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the codirector of the revisions of Investigations in Number, Data and Space® curriculum project and the director of the K–2 development team.

Senior Scientist
Education Development Center Newton, Massachusetts
Deborah Schifter is a Senior Scientist at the Education Development Center in Newton, Massachusetts and a senior writer on the grades K–2 revisions of Investigations in Number, Data and Space® curriculum project with a special focus on early algebra.

Project Director
Education Research Collaborative, TERC Cambridge, Massachusetts
Karen Economopoulos is a Project Director at the Education Research Collaborative at TERC in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is the codirector of the revisions of Investigations in Number, Data and Space® curriculum project and the director of the K–2 development team.