Rosemarie Truglio

Dr. Rosemarie Truglio is the Vice President of Education and Research for Children's Television Workshop (now known as Sesame Workshop).

In 2001, she co-edited "G is for Growing", a collection of research studies on "Sesame Street's" effectiveness as an educational show.

Dr. Rosemarie T. Truglio assesses the role of television in the socialization and education of children. This research has been the focus of her career. During her 8 years with Sesame Street, she has helped to ensure that the creative process always embraces the major curriculum points in a safe, sensitive, responsible and age-appropriate manner. Dr. Truglio is a widely published expert on child development, whose articles appear in child and developmental psychology journals. In 2001, she co-edited G is for Growing: 30 Years of Research on Sesame Street & Children with Sholly Fisch. A former Assistant Professor of Communication and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, Dr. Truglio also serves on the Advisory Board of the Children's Digital Media Center, Alliance for a Media Literate America and The Council on Excellence in Children's Media at Annenberg School of Communication.

She often makes appearances on talk shows such as "The Today Show" on behalf of Sesame Workshop. She can also be seen providing an introduction to the "Sesame Beginnings" video series.