Advisory Committee
The LIFE Center is fortunate to have the wisdom and guidance of a stellar group of researchers from around the U.S. and world.
John Bruer, Ph.D. Advisory Committee Chair
- President
- James S. McDonnell Foundation
John Seely Brown, Ph.D.
- Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost
- University of Southern California
Gerhard Fischer, Ph.D.
- Professor of Computer Science
- Director, Center for Lifelong Learning and Design
- University of Colorado at Boulder
Usha Goswami, D. Phil.
- Professor of Education
- Director, Centre for Neuroscience in Education
- University of Cambridge
James Greeno, Ph.D.
- Visiting Professor, School of Education
- University of Pittsburgh
Shirley Brice Heath, Ph.D.
- Margery Bailey Professor of English and Dramatic Literature and Professor Emeritas of Linguistics and Anthropology
- Stanford University
Gail Heyman, Ph.D.
- Professor of Psychology
- University of California, San Diego
Shirley Malcom, Ph.D.
- Head, Education and Human Resources
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
Richard Patz, Ph.D.
- Vice President of Research and Product Development
- CTB/McGraw-Hill
Tomas Paus, M.D., Ph.D.
- Professor of Psychology and Mental Health
- The University of Nottingham
James Spillane, Ph.D.
- Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Chair in Learning and Organizational Change
- Northwestern University
