Angeline Lillard
Angeline Lillard | |
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| Born | Angeline Stoll Lillard |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Smith College Stanford University |
| Thesis | Young children's conceptualization of pretend (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | John H. Flavell |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of San Francisco University of Virginia |
Angeline Stoll Lillard is an American developmental psychologist and an internationally recognized expert on Montessori education and child development. She is currently professor of psychology and director of the Early Development Laboratory at the University of Virginia. Her research and writing explores these topics in a number of respects including learning through pretend play, the efficacy and impact of Montessori vs non-Montessori schools, and equitable access to Montessori education. Lillard is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Psychological Science.
In addition to her academic publications, she is the author of Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius - applying modern academic research to evaluate Maria Montessori's theories of education. The book was awarded the Cognitive Development Society Book Award in 2006.