Dr. Geary was a key contributor to the 1999 Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through grade twelve, and served on the President’s National Mathematics Panel , and chaired the panel’s Learning Processes task-group. Dr. Geary was appointed by President Bush to the National Board of Directors for the Institute for Education Sciences (U.S. Department of Education), and will serve on the board until 10/10.

National Mathematics Advisory Panel. (2008). Foundations for Success: Final Report of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel. Washington, DC: United States Department of Education.

Geary, D. C., Boykin, A. W., Embretson, S., Reyna, V., Siegler, R., Berch, D. B., & Graban, J. (2008). Report of the task group on learning processes. In National Mathematics Advisory Panel, Reports of the task groups and subcommittees (pp. 4-1–4-211). Washington, DC: United States Department of Education.

Dr. Geary has contributed to a number of applied issues, especially as related to mathematics education. He and Dr. Hamson developed a web-based document for the American Psychological Association, Improving Mathematics and Science Achievement of American Children. The goal was to outline research and educational issues in mathematics and science, as related to the goal of American children attaining international standards in mathematics and science. In addition, Dr. Geary was one of the primary contributors to the 1999 Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through grade twelve. He has conducted many empirical studies of children with learning disabilities in mathematics, has developed a taxonomy of subtypes of these forms of learning disability, and has written pieces for parents and teachers on the topic, including a recent article for the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. Finally, Dr. Geary is a member of the President’s National Mathematics Panel, and chair of the learning processes subcommittee.