She is coauthor of “Number Worlds,” a research-based mathematics program for young children, coauthor of What Develops in Emotional Development? (Plenum), and author of several articles on cognitive development and mathematics education. For the past 10 years, she has sought to improve mathematics learning and achievement for young children by developing and evaluating programs to “provide the central conceptual prerequisites for success in school math to children at risk for school failure.” Griffin is currently participating in an advisory capacity on national projects, in Canada and the United States, to enhance the cognitive, mathematical, and language development of “high-need” preschool children, from birth to 5 years.