Alan Lesgold is a professor and dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh where he is also a professor of psychology and intelligent systems. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University in 1971 and holds an honorary doctorate from the Open University of the Netherlands. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in experimental, applied and educational psychology. He is also a member of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Educational Research Association. In 2001, he received the APA award for distinguished contributions of applications of psychology to education and training. In 1995, he was awarded the Educom Medal. He was president of the Applied Cognitive Psychology division of the International Association for Applied Psychology 2002-2006. Lesgold is a Lifetime National Associate of the National Research Council (National Academies). He also was appointed by Governor Rendell as a member of the Governor’s Commission on Preparing America’s Teachers in 2005 and served on the State’s commission on cyber high schools as well. Lesgold serves currently on the board of A+ Schools and has served on the board of Youthworks. He also serves as chair of the National Research Council committee on adolescent and adult literacy. He is married to Sharon Lesgold, a mathematics educator, and they have two grown sons, Jacob and Noah.
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Alan Lesgold
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
5616 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-648-1773
EMAIL:
al@pitt.edu