Who We Are
Our interdisciplinary team reflects the complexity of issues that intersect in early childhood. Our faculty bring together expertise in research, policy, and practice from across education, medicine, law, business, and engineering.
Core Faculty

Joan Lombardi, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Education
Senior Advisor

Ryan Christopher Padrez, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics,
Stanford School of Medicine
Faculty Affiliates

Christina Buysse, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Stanford School of Medicine

Michael Frank, PhD
Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology,
School of Humanities & Sciences
Professor of Psychology and (by courtesy) Linguistics

Guilherme Lichand, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Stanford Graduate School of Education

Bruce McCandliss, PhD
Pigott Family Graduate School of Education Professor

Francis Pearman, PhD
Assistant Professor,
Stanford Graduate School of Education

Rebecca Silverman, EdD
Associate Professor,
Stanford Graduate School of Education

Jason Yeatman, PhD
Associate Professor,
Stanford Graduate School of Education,
Professor of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics,
Stanford School of Medicine