Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow, Temple University

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is the Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow in Psychology at Temple University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Her research examines the development of early language and literacy, the role of play in learning, and learning and technology. She is the author of 14 books and hundreds of publications, has won numerous awards in her field, and was inducted into the National Academy of Education. Vested in translating science for lay and professional audiences, her Becoming Brilliant was on the New York Times Best Seller List in Education.