Lillian Glass

Lillian Glass is an American interpersonal communication and body language expert, media commentator, a litigation consultant, self-help books author,^[1] film director and producer, singer/songwriter, and philanthropist.

Lillian Glass
Glass in August 2018
Personal details
Born	Miami, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Bradley University University of Michigan UCLA School of Medicine University of Minnesota Pepperdine University
Occupation	Interpersonal communication and body language expert Media commentator Litigation consultant
Website	http://www.drlillianglass.com/

Early life and education

Lillian Glass was born and raised in Miami, Florida, the daughter of businessman Abraham Glass and Rosalee Glass (née Talerman), an interior decorator and actress.^[2][3]

At the age of 18, she won the title of "Princess of the Americas". Glass graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School^[4] and was inducted into the "Coral Gables Senior High School Hall of Fame" in 2023.^[5]

Glass received a Bachelor of Science degree from Bradley University^[6] in speech and hearing sciences, where she was named one of Glamour Magazine's "Top 10 College Girls".^[7] She earned her Master of Science from the University of Michigan, where she became interested in gender differences in communication and the study of cranial and dental-facial abnormalities.^[8]

She received a doctorate degree from the University of Minnesota^[9] and was awarded a Bush Foundation fellowship. She majored in communication disorders, with an emphasis on speech and hearing sciences, and minored in clinical genetics. Her doctoral dissertation focused on "Psychosocial Perceptions of Speech and Cosmetic Appearance of Patients with Craniofacial Abnormalities".^[10] She received a post-doctorate in medical genetics at UCLA School of Medicine. She and medical geneticist Robert J. Gorlin discovered a new syndrome, Glass Gorlin Syndrome, which was named after them.^[11]

In 2013, Glass attended Pepperdine University's School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, where she studied "Mediation". In 2016, Glass completed her training in "Divorce & Family Mediation" at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.

Career

Academia

Glass became an associate professor at the University of Southern California (USC). She held joint appointments with the school of medicine,^[12] department of medical genetics, school of dentistry and department of speech communication. She was a researcher at the University of Southern California Speech Research Lab.^[13]

Private practice

Glass began her private practice in Beverly Hills, California, treating patients with speech and hearing difficulties. Her practice progressed to training actors for movie roles. One of her first clients included Dustin Hoffman whom she taught to sound like a woman for Tootsie.^[14] She taught deaf actress Marlee Matlin^[2] how to speak publicly when Matlin spoke at the 60th Annual Academy Awards and coached her with speaking roles in various films.^[15] Glass also worked with Sean Connery,^[16] Dolly Parton,^[17] Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan of Milli Vanilli coaching them at a press conference when they returned their Grammy Award,^[18] Fran Dresher,^[19][20] Julio Iglesias,^[2] Andy García,^[2] Rob Lowe,^[2]], Mickey Rourke,^[2]] and Dolph Lundgren^[2]]. Caitlyn Jenner worked with Glass to learn how to feminize her voice and body language as she transitioned.^[9]

Glass has lectured on the topic of communication and body language throughout the world.^[21]

Media

Glass began her television career as a co-host on Alive and Well on USA Network^[20] and as a psychology reporter for KABC. She has since appeared as a commentator on a variety of news, reality and talk shows, including Good Morning America, Today,^[22] CNN, MSNBC, Inside Edition, 20/20,^[23][24] Dancing With the Stars (Season 8), Millionaire Matchmaker,^[25] Busted and Disgusted, and Dr. Phil.

Glass has written a monthly body language column for Cosmopolitan.^[26] She publishes "Dr. Lillian Glass Body Language Blog" and also writes about celebrities and newsmakers in her column Reading People for Psychology Today.^[27] She has contributed to Women in Crime Ink.

Litigation consultant and expert witness

Glass has used her behavior analysis, communication, and body language skills in the legal arena, where she has served as an Expert Witness in State and Federal courts in both Criminal and Civil Cases.

Film director/producer

Glass appeared as herself, a body language expert, in the films Love Talk and Body Language Decoded. Glass began a film career as a director and producer in 2017, She directed and produced:

• Reinventing Rosalee (2018) about Glass' mother, Rosalee, a Holocaust survivor^[28]
• De-Escalation, which presents seven major high-profile cases of police brutality and what could have been dealt with differently
• Feisty Fighter The Marnezba Tackett Story
• Hey Beautiful''^[29], a documentary about a woman with a facial deformity who never thought she would find love, only to celebrate her 32nd wedding anniversary

Honors and awards

Glass was selected as "Outstanding Young Graduate" by Bradley University and inducted into membership into their highest alumni honor society, "The Centurion Society".^[6] She was inducted into the Coral Gables High School "Hall of Fame" in 2023.

In her film career, Glass has won multiple film awards for "Best Director"^[30] and "Best Female Director"^[30] for her film Reinventing Rosalee.^[3] She has also won the award of "Best Documentary" for her films Reinventing Rosalee,^[3] Hey Beautiful,^[30] and Feisty Fighter-The Marnesba Tackett Story^[31] in various film festivals throughout the world.

Beauty pageants

At 18, Glass won the title of "Princess of the Americas", a beauty pageant sponsored by the Interamerican Alliance, held at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. In 1989, she served as a judge in the "Miss USA Pageant" held in Mobile, Alabama.^[32] She was chosen as Senior Ms. Minnesota and is a contestant in the Senior Ms. America Pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.^[33]

Noise pollution awareness advocacy

As a USC professor, Glass warned the public against the dangers of noise pollution.^[12]

Publications and books

Glass has published in various professional journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine.^{[34][35][36][37]}

Books by Glass covering human behavior, communication skills and body language, include:

• How to deprogram your valley girl. Workman Pub. 1982. ISBN 978-0894802393.^[38]
• Talk to win – Six steps to a successful vocal image. Perigee Trade. 1988. ISBN 978-0399513862.^[39]
• Confident conversation. PIATKUS BOOKS. 1991. ISBN 978-0749910853.^[40]
• He says, she says : closing the communication gap between the sexes. New York: Perigee Books. 1993. ISBN 978-0-399-51812-6.</ref>
• Attracting terrific people – how to find and keep the people who bring your life joy. St Martins Press. 1997. ISBN 978-0312150587.^[41]
• The complete idiot's guide to verbal self defense. Alpha. 1999. ISBN 978-0028627410.^[42]
• The complete idiot's guide to understanding men and women. Alpha. 2000. ISBN 978-0028624143.^[43]
• Toxic Men: 10 Ways to Identify, Deal with, and Heal from the Men Who Make Your Life Miserable. Adams Media. 2010. ISBN 978-1440500077.^[44]
• Toxic people – 10 ways of dealing with people who make your life miserable. Your Total Image Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1929873449.^[45]
• 50 ways my dog made me into a better person. Your Total Image Publishing. 2015. ISBN 978-1929873319.^[46]
• Bikram vocal yoga – Voice communication and body language skills to increase confidence and enrich your life^[47]
• I know what you're thinking – using the four codes of reading people to improve your life^[48]
• Guide to identifying terrorists through body language with former FBI Special Agent D. Vincent Sullivan^[49]
• The body language advantage: maximize your personal and professional relationships with this ultimate photo guide to deciphering what others are secretly saying in any situation^[50]
• The body language of liars – From little white lies to pathological deception – How to see through the fibs, frauds and falsehoods people tell you every day (2014)^[51] Pub. Career Press, Inc.