Dr. Angeline Stoll Lillard is a professor of psychology and director of the Early Development Laboratory at the University of Virginia.[1] Lillard is an internationally recognized expert on Montessori education and child development.[2] 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.[3][4][5][6] Lillard is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Psychological Association, and the Association for Psychological Science.[2] 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.[7][8]
Lillard completed her PhD under the supervision of John Flavell at Stanford University in 1991. Her dissertation research, focusing on young children's mental representations of pretend play,[9] was awarded the American Psychological Association's Outstanding Dissertation Award of 1992,[10] and later the Boyd McCandless Award for early contributions to developmental science.[11]
Lillard began her career in academia at the University of San Francisco, where she served as assistant professor of psychology from 1991 to 1995. She was then awarded funding by the National Science Foundation to serve as a visiting professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley for one year.[12] At the conclusion of that role, Dr. Lillard moved to the University of Virginia, where she has remained since.[11]
Lillard's primary research interests include Montessori education and children's pretend play. She is also interested in the development of theory of mind, children's executive function, children and media, neuroplasticity, contemplative practices, and culture and development.[14] Her research has been funded by sources like the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Institute for Educational Sciences,[15] and the Wildflower Foundation Research Partner Grant.
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Honors and awards
UVA Research Achievement Award, 2021
University of Virginia College Fellow, 2021-2024
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2020
Public Voices Fellow, The Op-Ed Project, University of Virginia, 2018–19
Fellow, American Psychological Association, 2011
Cognitive Development Society Book Award, 2006, for Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius
Fellow, Association for Psychological Science, 2006
James McKeen Cattell Sabbatical Fellow, 2005-2006
Life Academy Fellow (Max Planck-Berlin, Universities of Michigan, Virginia, Zurich, Humboldt, and Frei University-Berlin), 2005
British Psychological Society Visiting Fellow, 2003
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary and Cultural Psychology, Leipzig, Visiting Fellow, 2003
University Teaching Fellow, University of Virginia, 1999-2000
American Psychological Association Boyd McCandless Young Scientist Award, 1999
Visiting Scientist, Japan Developmental Psychology Society, Tokyo, 1998
American Psychological Association Outstanding Dissertation Award (Division 7), 1992
Lillard authored Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius, presently in its 3rd edition (2017).[8] The book has been translated into languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, French and Turkish.[16] It was awarded the Cognitive Development Society Book Award in 2006.[17]
In her book, Lillard presents Montessori's theoretical principles, the scientific research that has followed them, and how they are implemented in a Montessori classroom. She also highlights research concerning eight insights that are foundational to Montessori education and describes how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori classroom.
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