Expertise
Creativity theory, psychometrics, and enhancement; Gifted education and talent development (especially as all are applied to science education and middle level education).
  • Measurement of complex constructs, especially intelligence and creativity
  • Affective influences on development of intellectual talents
  • Implicit theories of intelligence and creativity
Education
Past Affiliations

Professor, Cognitive Science Program, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, Natural & Mathematical Sciences (past)

Director, Summer Institute on Gifted Education, University of Maine (past)

Director, Education Policy Center, Indiana University Bloomington

Director, Peace Education Conference, Indiana University Bloomington

Director, Center for Evaluation and Educational Policy, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor, Educational Psychology, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington

Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Neag School of Education, University of Connecticut (past)

Communities
Cognitive Science
Degrees
PhD, University of Virginia, Educational Psychology - Emphasis in Statistics and Research Methodology, 1995
MS, University of Connecticut, Educational Psychology, 1992
BS, University of Connecticut, Secondary Chemistry Education, 1991
Keywords
education
Honors

Indiana University Ameritech Fellowship (“Creating a Web-based Resource on Intelligence to Support Learning and Instruction”), 2001

Robert C. Berlyne Award for outstanding research by a junior scholar, American Psychological Association Division 10 – Psychology & the Arts, 2001

Scholarship of Learning and Teaching Presentation Award, Indiana University Dean of Faculties Office, 2000

Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research (Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for Excellence in Research), 2000

Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University School of Education, 2000

Associations
American Educational Research Association
American Psychological Association
Association for Psychological Science
National Association for Gifted Children