Lois Brockman was a professor of Human Development at the University of Manitoba, specializing in early child development. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Saskatchewan and a Master of Arts at the University of Windsor. Prior to pursuing graduate studies in psychology, she worked with the Saskatchewan Department of Social Welfare and taught elementary school in Ontario. She received a Doctorate at Cornell University and specialized in cognitive development in children. She taught Developmental Psychology at the University of Saskatchewan and University of North Dakota before coming to the University of Manitoba to join the Faculty of Human Ecology. She worked closely with Professor of Psychology Dr. John Zubek, a specialist in sensory deprivation, and co-authored the book Child Development: Selected Readings (1973).