Lauren Resnick

University of Pittsburgh

Distinguished University Professor

Lauren Resnick is a professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh and director and senior scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center there. She received her AB from Radcliffe College and her AM and EdD from Harvard University. Resnick has received many awards, including the Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Education from the American Educational Research Association and the Oeuvre Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Learning and Instruction from the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. She has had fellowships from the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Psychological Association. Her publications include Education and Learning to Think and Knowing, Learning, and Instruction.