Title(s): Assistant Professor

Education: Ph.D., Columbia University

Affiliations:

American Educational Research Association

National Association for the Education of Young Children

The Association for the Study of Play

International Society for Cultural and Activity Research

Research interests:

Early Childhood Education

Teacher Education

Play and Playfulness

Performance and Improvisation in Education and Teacher Education

New Approaches to Learning and Development

Recent publications:

Lobman, C. & Lundquist, M. (2007). Unscripted learning: Using improv activities across the K-8 curriculum. New York: TC Press.

Lobman, C. (2006) Improvisation: An analytic tool for examining teacher child interactions in the early childhood classroom. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21 (4), 455-470.

Lobman, C., Ryan, S. (in press). Shifting Policy, Shaping Practice: When Researchers and Advocates Work Together. Accepted for publication to Childhood Education.

Lobman, C. & Ryan, S. (2008) Creating an effective system of early childhood teacher education and professional  development: Conversations with Stakeholders. Accepted for publication in Educational Policy.

Lobman, C. & Ryan, S. (2007) Differing discourses on early childhood teacher development. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.