Daniel Ness

Daniel Ness, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction at St. John's University, holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ness specializes in spatial development and cognition in STEM curriculum from birth through adolescence. He has also developed assessment techniques for diagnosing mathematical and scientific thinking. In addition, Dr. Ness has authored numerous articles on mathematics development, spatial thinking, and the development of young children's block play. His book, Spatial Intelligence: Why It Matters from Birth through the Lifespan (Routledge) appeared in 2017. Dr. Ness recently completed Block Parties: Identifying Emergent STEAM Thinking through Play (Routledge), which is expected in 2021.