Linda Barnes-Robinson has worked with children and parents for more than 25 years, and has devoted her professional life to advocating for children and families. With Montgomery County Public...
Christine H. Barthold, Ph.D., BCBA-D, is a limited term researcher at the Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware. At the university, she coordinates two federally funded...
Nick Bollow was an eighth grader when he coauthored Alien Math. In competition with more than 4,000 talented Wisconsin students, he attained first place on the ACT. Bollow enjoys mathematics...
Annalissa Brodersen is coauthor of Fiction and Nonfiction: Language Arts Units for Gifted Students in Grade 4.
Dr. Ellen Burns Hurst holds a Ph.D. in language and literacy and has spent a career focused on cutting-edge reading interventions in her clinical practice. A true pioneer in the field of...
A veteran teacher with more than 19 years teaching experience, Michael Cain currently teaches middle school mathematics. Having initially received a degree in art, Cain worked full-time as a...
Dan Celenti holds a Ph.D. in Applied Physics and has worked as a scientist, engineer, and educator (college professor and tutor). His wealth of experience—from conducting research in...
Scott Chamberlin is an associate professor in Elementary and Early Childhood Education at the University of Wyoming. His content area is mathematics education with a special interest in...
Dr. Kimberley Chandler is the Curriculum Director at the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary. She completed her master's degree in gifted education and her Ph.D....
Lynne Chatham holds both a bachelor’s degree in education with a major in mathematics and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. Beginning her tenure in the field of...
Dr. Lezley Collier Lewis is an educational consultant, author, and statewide expert on second language acquisition. Dr. Lewis received a Doctorate of Educational Administration from Texas A&M...
Steve V. Coxon, Ph.D. is a veteran public school teacher who now serves as assistant professor of gifted education at Maryville University in St. Louis. He directs Maryville’s programs in...
Bonnie Cramond, Ph.D., is an associate professor of gifted and creative education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia. She also...
Terri Crowder has been a homeschool educator for 13 years with her son graduating from high school in 2016. When her son was younger, she became convinced that more resources were needed for...
Jesse Rachel Cukierkorn is a practicing artist and art educator. She has taught visual art in general and special education settings at the elementary and secondary levels, in both public and...
Vincent P. Culotta, Ph.D., ABN, is a Board Certified neuropsychologist and president of NeuroBehavioral Associates in Columbia, MD. NeuroBehavioral Associates serves children and adolescents...
Timothy J. Duggan, Ed.D., teaches in the Division of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education at the University of South Dakota (USD). He also has served as the director of gifted...
Sharon Eckert has devoted her teaching career of 35 years to the education of primary students. She has taught kindergarten through third grade. However, second grade was her favorite, and she...
Christopher Freeman holds a bachelor’s degree in math and a master’s degree in math education from the University of Chicago. He teaches math to grades 6–12 at the University...
M. Katherine Gavin, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, where she serves as the math specialist at the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development. She...
Barbara (“Bobbie”) Gilman is associate director of the nonprofit Gifted Development Center, which specializes in assessment and support of “giftedness through the life...
Alexandra “Allie” Shires Golon is a Master Teacher at Rocky Mountain School for the Gifted and Creative in Boulder, CO. As a teacher and parent of gifted visual-spatial learners,...
Elizabeth Guy is a mother of four and an avid gardener whose poems have appeared in several publications. A former student at Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC, she has been active in community...
Angie Harrelson is coauthor of Ph.D.: Doctor of Sciences, Thinking Outside the Bean: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Mexican Jumping Beans and More, and several titles in Prufrock Press’...
Virginia H. Burney, Ph.D., is a long-time advocate for gifted students and consults with teachers, districts, and state departments across the U.S. in the development of high-quality services...
Thomas P. Hébert, Ph.D., is Professor of Gifted and Talented Education in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina. He has more than a decade of K–12 classroom...
Nancy Heilbronner, Ph.D., has been in education for almost 20 years and is currently a faculty member at Western Connecticut State University, where she teaches classes on talent development,...
Suzanna E. Henshon, Ph.D., taught composition and creative writing for 13 years. Before receiving her Ph.D. in gifted education at William & Mary, Sue studied at the University of Chicago...
Nancy B. Hertzog received her master’s degree in gifted education under the tutelage of Joseph Renzulli at the University of Connecticut and her Ph.D. in special education under the...
Elisabeth Hess Rice, Ed.D., is an associate professor of special education at The George Washington University. A former classroom teacher of students with a variety of learning and emotional...
With five children attending institutions of higher education at no cost, Doug Hewitt and Robin Hewitt knew their experience at helping their children find scholarship money could help others...
Tracy Ford Inman has devoted her career to meeting the needs of young people, especially those who are gifted and talented. She has taught at both the high school and collegiate levels, as well...
Scott Isaksen, Ph.D., is president of the Creative Problem Solving Group and senior fellow of its Creativity Research Unit. A former professor and director of the Center for Studies in...
Jacqueline S. Iseman, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Potomac, MD. She received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, and her Ph.D. in clinical...
Susan K. Johnsen, Ph.D., is professor emeritus in the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University in Waco, TX. She is editor of Gifted Child Today; coauthor of the Independent...
Jennifer L. Jolly, Ph.D., is an associate professor in gifted education at the University of Alabama, and her previous positions include Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales. She...
Patricia Keeler lives across the Hudson River from New York City in Hoboken, NJ, with her husband, photographer Francis X. McCall. Ms. Keeler received an undergraduate degree from Virginia...
Bill Keilty is coauthor of Self-Assess Your P–12 Practice or Program Using the NAGC Gifted Programming Standards.
With a background in teaching, Lynne Kelly started her writing career with educational books—10 of them—including Challenging Minds: Thinking Skills and Enrichment...
Asa Kleiman authored It's Alive: Math Like You've Never Known It Before and It's Alive! And Kicking!: Math the Way It Ought to Be . . . Tough, Fun, and a Little Weird! as a junior...
Jennifer Kraemer is coauthor of several titles in Prufrock Press’ Differentiated Curriculum and Multiage Curriculum series.
Dr. Amanda O. Latz is an Assistant Professor of Adult, Higher, and Community Education in the department of Educational Studies at Ball State University where she teaches a variety of...
Eric A. Levine, Ed.D., is an educational consultant who specializes in providing services to children, families, and private and public schools. Dr. Levine has worked in public and private day...
Libby Lindsey is the editor of The World’s Greatest Brain Bogglers.
Emily Lubkert is an elementary teacher who has worked in New York City and Chicago. She has studied gifted education from Duke University, where she also completed her undergraduate studies. She...
Marguerite M. Mason, Ph.D., is a professor of curriculum and instruction at the School of Education at the College of William and Mary. She specializes in the preparation of preservice and...
R. Steve McCallum, Ph.D., professor at the University of Tennessee, has authored numerous books, book chapters, journal articles, tests, and national/international conference presentations. He...
Lauren Miller is a Nationally Board Certified elementary teacher who lives and works in Durham, NC. She studied gifted education at Duke University, where she also earned her bachelor's...
R. E. Myers began his career in education as an elementary teacher in Santa Cruz County, California. From there he moved to Los Gatos, California, and became a middle-school teacher and coach....
Paula Olszewski-Kubilius is currently the director of the Center for Talent Development at Northwestern University. She has more than 24 years of experience designing and conducting educational...
Scott J. Peters, Ph.D., is assistant professor of educational foundations at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, where he teaches courses related to measurement and assessment,...
Anne Powell is coauthor of Choices, a title in the Multiage Differentiated Curriculum series by Prufrock Press.
Dr. Sylvia Rimm is a psychologist who directs the Family Achievement Clinic in Ohio and specializes in working with gifted children and adults. She is also a clinical professor at Case Western...
Bonnie Lou Risby grew up in the Illinois woodlands atop the limestone bluffs across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. These woods were her playground where she and her siblings camped out,...
Rob always showed a unique aptitude for logical thinking and became a published author at the age of 6 when he coauthored the first Lollipop Logic book in 1990. In 2010 and 2011, this extremely...
Annie Rivera, M.Ed., is an educational consultant in bilingual and ESL instruction, professional development, and program development for rural, suburban, and urban school districts and...
Jennifer H. Robins, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Community Learning and Enrichment in the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University and a clinical assistant...
Debbie Roby, M.Ed., a graduate of The Ohio State University ('92 B.S., '97 M.Ed.), has been an educator/administrator in the Ohio, North Carolina, and Texas public school systems. Debbie...
Karen B. Rogers is currently director of research for GERRIC (Gifted Education Research and Resource Information Centre) and professor of education in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at...
Karen Rollins, M.S., LPC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor in private practice, specializing in children with disabilities. She is a presenter for the Center for Learning and Development,...
Ann Rowe is a clinical psychologist at the Kingsbury Center in Washington, D.C. She has extensive experience in the diagnostic evaluation of children, adolescents, and adults with a broad range...
Gail R. Ryser, Ph.D., is a research scientist with the Methodology, Measurement, and Statistical Analysis support area at Texas State University. She has published numerous books, journal...
M.S. Samston is a pseudonym for the writers who worked together to create Phunny Stuph and More AbraVocabra: Mary Gutting, Heather Madigan, Sara Parman Stimely, Samantha Prust, and Cheryl Miller...
Patricia F. Schoonover, Ph.D., is part of the Board of Directors with the Center for Creative Learning (http://creativelearning.com). She lives in Clintonville, WI. Pat is a consultant who...
Elizabeth Shaunessy-Dedrick, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Gifted Education in the Department of Special Education at the University of South Florida. Her research addresses the...
Del Siegle, Ph.D., is an associate professor and teaching fellow in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, where he teaches graduate courses in gifted education,...
Stephan M. Silverman, Ph.D., is former Director of Assessment and Behavioral Services for the Weinfeld Education Group. He was a school psychologist in the Montgomery County Public Schools...
Linda H. Smith is coauthor of Scales for Rating the Behavioral Characteristics of Superior Students.
Kristie Speirs Neumeister, Ph.D., wears several hats in the field of gifted education. She is an associate professor of educational psychology at Ball State University, where she directs the...
Lyrcia Sqyres is coauthor of Wonders Book 3: Machines, My Body, and Physical Fitness, a book in the Prufrock Press Differentiated Curriculum series.
Tracey N. Sulak, M.Ed., is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Psychology at Baylor University. She has an M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in gifted and...
The Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT) is a nonprofit, membership association of educators, parents, and friends of the gifted. The TAGT mission is to promote awareness of the...
Beverly A. Trail, Ed.D., is the National Association for Gifted Children’s Special Population Network Chair. She is a twice-exceptional consultant, trainer, researcher, and frequent...
Donald J. Treffinger, Ph.D., is the president of the Center for Creative Learning in Sarasota, FL. He earned a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in educational psychology from Cornell...
Karin Tulchinsky Cohen is the Coordinator of Special Initiatives for Instructional Programs in Montgomery County Public Schools. Karin has been an educational consultant and special needs...
Joyce VanTassel-Baska, Ed.D., is the Jody and Layton Smith Professor Emerita of Education and former Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at William & Mary in Virginia,...
William Virden is the Instructional Director for two Teaching American History Grants that work to improve the teaching of U.S. history in Colorado schools.Virden is a graduate of Colorado State...
Jeffrey Wanko is an associate professor at Miami University of Ohio where he teaches preservice and inservice mathematics teachers. He began solving and creating puzzles in elementary school and...
David Washington authored It's Alive: Math Like You've Never Known It Before and It's Alive! And Kicking!: Math the Way It Ought to Be . . . Tough, Fun, and a Little Weird! as a junior high...
Chris Wise Tiedemann is a freelance writer from Atlanta, GA. Her interest in disability-friendly colleges was sparked when her son, a student with a physical disability, began the college...
Sarah Wolfinsohn is coauthor of Thinking Outside the Bean: All You Ever Wanted to Know About Mexican Jumping Beans and More and several titles in Prufrock Press's Differentiated Curriculum and...
Ed has taught students of all ages and abilities since graduating from Oberlin College in 1974. He holds an Iowa teaching certificate with K–12 endorsement in Gifted Education and a...