Erik Weitnauer

Co-Founder & President, Graspable

Erik earned his Ph.D. in Cognitive Science at Bielefeld University, Germany and co-founded Graspable that same year. He is an expert in software engineering, user interfaces, full-stack development and education technology. Erik is the principal investigator in a Phase I and II Institute of Education Sciences’ Small Business Innovation Research Grant.

Erin Ottmar

Assistant Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Co-Founder, Graspable

Erin holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology: Applied Developmental Science and conducts research on math cognition, educational technology, and student learning. Erin has been the primary researcher on four IES grants that have designed, developed, and tested Graspable Math, including an initial Institute of Education Sciences development grant, Phase I and II Small Business Innovation Research grants, and most recently an IES Efficacy grant testing From Here to There!, the game-based version of Graspable Math. She is also a licensed classroom teacher.