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Dr. Selcuk Acar

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Educational Psychology

(940) 565-4646-

Email: Selcuk.Acar@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Georgia, 2013
    Major: Educational Psychology
    Specialization: Gifted and Creative Education
    Dissertation: Empirical Studies of Literal Divergent Thinking
  • MA, Istanbul University, 2007
    Major: Gifted Education
    Specialization: Gifted Education
    Dissertation: Standardization of Raven Progressive Matrices for ages 10-11 and The Relationship between Leadership and Intelligence
  • BA, Bogazici University, 2004
    Major: Educational Sciences
    Specialization: Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Professional Positions

    Academic - Post-Secondary

  • Associate Professor, University of North Texas. University of North Texas. (2020 - Present).
  • Associate Professor, SUNY Buffalo State. SUNY Buffalo State. (2019 - 2020).
  • Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo State. SUNY Buffalo State. (2013 - 2019).
  • Graduate Assistant, University of Georgia. University of Georgia. (2010 - 2013).
  • Graduate Assistant, Istanbul University. Istanbul University. (2006 - 2007).

Licensures and Certifications

  • Training for Scoring Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)-Figural, The Torrance Center™ for Creativity & Talent Development. (2009 - Present).

Professional Memberships

  • American Psychological Association. (January 1, 2021 - Present).
  • National Association for Gifted Children. (January 1, 2021 - Present).
  • International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation. (November 10, 2020 - Present).
  • American Creativity Association. (October 15, 2013 - Present).
  • American Educational Research Association. (January 15, 2008 - Present).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Appreciative Inquiry Training, International Center for Studies in Creativity. Buffalo,NY,United States of America. (January 22, 2016).
  • Workshop, 2014 Faculty Fellowship, Western New York Service Learning Coalition. Buffalo,NY,United States of America. (March 16, 2014).
  • Workshop, Training for Scoring Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) -Verbal, Torrance Center. Athens,GA,United States of America. (June 5, 2010).
  • Workshop, Advanced Meta-analysis, Meta-analysis Training Institute. Chicago,IL,United States of America. (July 23, 2019 - August 3, 2019).
  • Faculty Fellowship, Achieving Success through Leadership, SUNY Buffalo State. Buffalo,NY,United States of America. (February 1, 2014 - May 1, 2014).
  • Workshop, Introduction to Multilevel Models, University of Georgia. Athens,GA,United States of America. (June 10, 2013 - June 11, 2013).
  • Workshop, Training for Scoring Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) -Figural, Torrance Center. Athens,GA,United States of America. (May 5, 2009 - May 6, 2009).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • EPSY 3020 - Introduction to Creativity in the Classroom, 2 courses.
  • EPSY 5000 - Introduction to Educational Psychology, 2 courses.
  • EPSY 5050 - Foundations of Educational Research Methodology, 3 courses.
  • EPSY 5130 - Methods and Curriculum for Teaching Gifted and Talented Students, 1 course.
  • EPSY 5133 - Infant and Child Development, 5 courses.
  • EPSY 5140 - Creativity in the Classroom, 4 courses.
  • EPSY 5143 - Advanced Adolescent Development, 3 courses.
  • EPSY 5250 - Grant Proposal Writing Techniques, 1 course.
  • EPSY 5350 - Foundations of PsychoEducational Measurement, 1 course.
  • EPSY 5900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • EPSY 6030 - Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, 6 courses.
  • EPSY 6110 - Individual Differences, Creativity, & Problem Solving, 3 courses.
  • EPSY 6900 - Special Problems, 2 courses.
  • EPSY 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 6 courses.
  • HNRS 4951 - Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Dissertation Committee Member, Educational Psychology. (December 21, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, Educational Psychology. (November 29, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Lasso Regularization for DIF Detection in Graded Response Models," Educational Psychology. (October 15, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Enhancing an individual’s quality of life through individualized smart goal development: a family system’s perspective," Educational Psychology. (October 13, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Socioemotional compentencies for human happiness: the strength of mindfulness practices in social media era," Educational Psychology. (September 15, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Exploring the association of parent-child relationship and language brokering in Korean immigrant families," Educational Psychology. (August 8, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Measuring Creativity in Academic Writing," Educational Psychology. (April 6, 2021 - December 17, 2022).
  • Dissertation Committee Chair, "Sleeping In A Creative Dream-Land: A Duo Of Meta-Analyses On Sleep, Dream Recall, And Creativity," Educational Psychology. (March 5, 2021 - December 17, 2022).
  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis, "Open-Ended Questions and Creativity," Honors College. (March 1, 2021 - May 6, 2022).
  • Internship Advisor, Educational Psychology. (June 1, 2021 - August 6, 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Evaluating Program Diversity and the Probability of Gifted Identification with the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking," Educational Psychology. (August 30, 2020 - June 30, 2021).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "Lived experiences of families of university students amid a pandemic response," Educational Psychology. (March 30, 2021 - May 5, 2021).

Awards and Honors

  • 2021 Faculty Research Excellence Award., UNT College of Education. (September 20, 2022).
  • Nominated for Daniel E. Berlyne Award (in recognition of outstanding research by an early career scholar), The Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (Division 10 of the American Psychological Association). (August 5, 2022).
  • College Partner in ICHP/CRI Project Story Building and Drama Based Education/Benefits in Child Welfare and Child Wellbeing, SUNY Buffalo State. (June 15, 2016).
  • Faculty Merit Award, SUNY Buffalo State’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). (May 5, 2016).
  • Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL), SUNY Buffalo State. (February 10, 2015).
  • Research & Evaluation Dissertation Award (Third Place), National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). (November 14, 2014).
  • Nominated for E. Paul Torrance Graduate Student Research Award, American Creativity Association. (September 12, 2014).
  • Nominated for Lifetime Member, American Creativity Association. (September 12, 2014).
  • Graduate Student Travel Fellowship, AERA Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent Development. (April 30, 2013).
  • Doctoral-Level Completed Research, Graduate Student Research Gala Award, National Association for Gifted Children. (November 17, 2012).
  • Nominated for Dean's Award Graduate School Dean’s Award – Social Sciences, University of Georgia. (October 10, 2012).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S. (2024). Assessing divergent thinking: recent advances. Handbook of Creativity Assessment. 128-147. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102158.00016
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2024). Creativity assessment: reactions, reflections, and directions for future research. Handbook of Creativity Assessment. 335-361. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839102158.00031
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2023). Creative abilities: Divergent thinking. Handbook of Organizational Creativity. 93-107. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-91840-4.00005-0
  • Roberts, A.M., Sternberg, R.J., Runco, M.A., Acar, S., Ward, T.B., Kolomyts, Y., Kaufman, J.C. (2021). Creativity and Cognition, Divergent Thinking, and Intelligence. Creativity. 102-127. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108776721.008
  • Acar, S., Ogurlu, U., Runco, M.A. (2020). Meta-analytic research on creativity: challenges and solutions. Handbook of Research Methods on Creativity. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786439659.00028
  • Acar, S. (2019). Divergent thinking through cognitive hyperspace for creative ideas. Integrative explorations of the creative mind. 40–62. Newcastle, UK, Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S. (2019). Divergent Thinking. The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity. 224-254. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316979839.013
  • Puccio, G.J., Mance, M., Acar, S. (2017). Creative leadership among executives and managers. Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity. Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784715465.00026
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2012). Creative Abilities. Handbook of Organizational Creativity. 115-139. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-374714-3.00006-9
  • Acar, S. (2012). Creative abilities: Divergent thinking. Handbook of organizational creativit. 115-140. London; Waltham, MA, Elsevier/Academic Press..
  • Runco, M.A., Cayirdag Acar, N., Acar, S. (2010). Quantitative research on creativity. Researching creative learning methods and issues. 153-171. London, UK, Routledge.

    • Conference Proceeding

  • Acar, S. (2024). A Reliability Generalization of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking—Figural. AERA 2024. AERA. https://doi.org/10.3102/ip.24.2109146
  • Acar, S. (2023). Is Creativity Domain-General or Domain-Specific? A Confirmatory Meta-Analysis of Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale. AERA 2023. AERA. https://doi.org/10.3102/ip.23.2009525
  • Buruk, O.'., Özcan, O., Baykal, G.E., Göksun, T., Acar, S., Akduman, G., Baytaş, M.A., Beşevli, C., Best, J., Coşkun, A., Genç, H.U., Kocaballi, A.B., Laato, S., Mota, C., Papangelis, K., Raftopoulos, M., Ramchurn, R., Sádaba, J., Thibault, M., Wolff, A., Yildiz, M., Acar, S. (2020). Children in 2077: Designing Children's Technologies in the Age of Transhumanism. Extended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 1-14. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3334480.3381821

    • Dataset

  • Acar, S., Dumas, D., Organisciak, P., Berthiaume, K. (2024). Measure of Original Thinking in Elementary School. PsycTESTS Dataset. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/t91308-000

    • Editorial Material

  • Murphy, M., Runco, M.A., Acar, S., Reiter-Palmon, R. (2013). Reanalysis of Genetic Data and Rethinking Dopamine's Relationship With Creativity. Creativity Research Journal. 25 (1) 147-148.

    • Encyclopedia Article

  • Acar, S. (2020). Asynchronicity. Encyclopedia of creativity. 1 (3rd) 83–89. San Diego, CA, Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-creativity/runco/978-0-12-815614-8
  • Acar, S. (2020). Creativity Gap. Encyclopedia of Creativity. 1 (3rd Ed.) 263–267. San Diego, CA, Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.23705-x
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2020). Hyperspace. Encyclopedia of Creativity. 1 (3rd Ed.) 595–600. San Diego, CA, Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.23724-3
  • Acar, S. (2020). Matthew, Pygmalion, and Founder Effects. Encyclopedia of creativity. 2 (3rd Ed.) 86–93. San Diego, CA, Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.23783-8
  • Acar, S., Ogurlu, U. (2020). Meta-analyses. Encyclopedia of Creativity. 2 (3rd Ed.) 132–139. San Diego, CA, Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-809324-5.23677-8

    • Journal Article

  • Alteshehr, K.K., Acar, S., Sahin, A., Yildirim, Y., Taban, F. College Students’ Academic Online Engagement, Creative Self-Efficacy, Self-Regulation and Wellbeing During the Pandemic. Other. 4 (6) 83-92. European Open Science Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.24018/ejedu.2023.4.6.701
  • Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Reiter-Palmon, R., Acar, S. Problem finding and divergent thinking: A multivariate meta-analysis.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. American Psychological Association (APA). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/aca0000640
  • Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Runco, M.A., Acar, S., Aljasim, F.A. Validation of Arabic Version of Runco Ideational Behavior Scale. Creativity Research Journal. 1-9. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2110731
  • Runco, M.A., Turkman, B., Acar, S., Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M. (2024). Examining the Idea Density and Semantic Distance of Responses Given by AI to Tests of Divergent Thinking. Other. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.1528
  • Acar, S., Balayar, B., Ozcelik, H.N., Kharkhurin, A.V. (2024). Are Bilinguals More Creative Than Monolinguals? A Meta‐Analysis. Other. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.1521
  • Acar, S., Dumas, D., Organisciak, P., Berthiaume, K. (2024). Measuring original thinking in elementary school: Development and validation of a computational psychometric approach.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 116 (6) 953-981. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000844
  • Ogurlu, U., Acar, S., Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Alrabai, S.W. (2024). The link between digital gaming and creativity: a meta analysis. Other. 39 (2) 122-136. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332276.2024.2414180
  • Scherbakova, A., Dumas, D., Acar, S., Berthiaume, K., Organisciak, P. (2024). Performance and Perception of Creativity and Academic Achievement in Elementary School Students: A Normal Mixture Modeling Study. Other. 58 (2) 245-261. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.646
  • Acar, S., Organisciak, P., Dumas, D. (2024). Automated Scoring of Figural Tests of Creativity with Computer Vision. Other. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.677
  • Berthiaume, K., Acar, S., Dumas, D. (2024). “My Brain Said That … ”: A Qualitative Study of Sources of Children’s Creative Ideas. Creativity Research Journal. 1-25. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2024.2336739
  • Acar, S., Cevik, E., Fesli, E., Bozkurt, R.N., Kaufman, J.C. (2024). Testing the Domain Specificity of Creativity with Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale: A Meta‐Analytic Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Other. 58 (1) 171-189. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.641
  • Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Al-Shehri, R., Aljasim, F.A., Acar, S. (2024). Testing the effects of time-on-task and instructions to “be creative” on gifted students. Other. 40 (1) 67-91. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/02614294231173783
  • Acar, S., Ogurlu, U., Zorychta, A. (2023). Exploration of discriminant validity in divergent thinking tasks: A meta-analysis.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 17 (6) 705-724. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000469
  • Acar, S., Berthiaume, K., Johnson, R. (2023). What kind of questions do creative people ask?. Other. 33 (3) 100062. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2023.100062
  • Bower, J., Acar, S., Kursuncu, U. (2023). Measuring Creativity in Academic Writing: An Analysis of Essays in Advanced Placement Language and Composition. Other. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4631741
  • Grajzel, K., Acar, S., Dumas, D., Organisciak, P., Berthiaume, K. (2023). Measuring flexibility: A text-mining approach. Frontiers in Psychology. 13 Frontiers Media SA. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1093343
  • Bower, J., Acar, S., Kursuncu, U. (2023). Measuring Creativity in Academic Writing: An Analysis of Essays in Advanced Placement Language and Composition. Journal of Advanced Academics. 34 (3-4) 183-214. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1932202x231211633
  • Grajzel, K., Acar, S., Singer, G. (2023). The Big Five and divergent thinking: A meta-analysis. Personality and Individual Differences. 214 112338. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112338
  • Acar, S. (2023). Creativity Assessment, Research, and Practice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Creativity Research Journal. 1-7. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2023.2271749
  • Acar, S., Lee, L.E., Hodges, J. (2023). Assessing the Robustness of the Factor Structure of TTCT-Figural: A Meta-CFA Replication-Extension. Creativity Research Journal. 35 (4) 547-567. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2023.2209393
  • Organisciak, P., Acar, S., Dumas, D., Berthiaume, K. (2023). Beyond semantic distance: Automated scoring of divergent thinking greatly improves with large language models. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 49 101356. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2023.101356
  • Dumas, D., Acar, S., Berthiaume, K., Organisciak, P., Eby, D., Grajzel, K., Vlaamster, T., Newman, M., Carrera, M. (2023). What Makes Children's Responses to Creativity Assessments Difficult to Judge Reliably?. Other. 57 (3) 419-438. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.588
  • Ogurlu, U., Acar, S., Ozbey, A. (2023). Does Word Frequency Impact Ideational Fluency in Divergent Thinking? A Meta-analytic Exploration with the Alternate Uses Test. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 47 101139. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2022.101139
  • Acar, S., Tadik, H., Uysal, R., Myers, D., Inetas, B. (2023). Socio‐Economic Status and Creativity: A Meta‐Analysis. Other. 57 (1) 138-172. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.568
  • Organisciak, P., Newman, M., Eby, D., Acar, S., Dumas, D. (2023). How do the kids speak? Improving educational use of text mining with child-directed language models. Information and Learning Sciences. 124 (1/2) 25-47. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/ils-06-2022-0082
  • Acar, S., Berthiaume, K., Grajzel, K., Dumas, D., Flemister, C.“., Organisciak, P. (2023). Applying Automated Originality Scoring to the Verbal Form of Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Gifted Child Quarterly. 67 (1) 3-17. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862211061874
  • Runco, M.A., Alabbasi, A.M., Acar, S., Ayoub, A.A. (2023). Creative Potential is Differentially Expressed in School, at Home, and the Natural Environment. Creativity Research Journal. 35 (1) 15-22. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2031437
  • Acar, S. (2023). Does the Task Structure Impact the Fluency Confound in Divergent Thinking? An Investigation with TTCT-Figural. Creativity Research Journal. 35 (1) 1-14. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2044656
  • Grajzel, K., Dumas, D., Acar, S. (2022). Are the Verbal TTCT Forms Actually Interchangeable?. Other. 56 (4) 629-646. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.556
  • Guo, Y., Lin, S., Acar, S., Jin, S., Xu, X., Feng, Y., Zeng, Y. (2022). Divergent Thinking and Evaluative Skill: A Meta‐Analysis. Other. 56 (3) 432-448. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.539
  • Ayoub, A.E., Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Alsubaie, A.M., Runco, M.A., Acar, S. (2022). Enhanced Open-Mindedness and Problem Finding Among Gifted Female Students Involved in Future Robotics Design. Roeper Review. 44 (2) 85-93. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02783193.2022.2043500
  • Acar, S., Branch, M.J., Burnett, C., Cabra, J.F. (2021). Assessing the Universality of the Zero Originality Lists of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)-Figural: An Examination With African American College Students. Gifted Child Quarterly. 65 (4) 354-369. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00169862211012964
  • Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Tadik, H., Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2021). Birth Order and Divergent Thinking: A Meta-Analysis. Creativity Research Journal. 33 (4) 331-346. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2021.1913559
  • Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Tadik, H., Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2021). Birth Order and Divergent Thinking: A Meta-Analysis. Creativity Research Journal. 33 (4) 331-346. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2021.1913559
  • Paek, S.H., Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2021). Is more time better for divergent thinking? A meta-analysis of the time-on-task effect on divergent thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 41 100894. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100894
  • Acar, S., Tadik, H., Myers, D., van der Sman, C., Uysal, R. (2021). Creativity and Well‐being: A Meta‐analysis. Journal of Creative Behavior. 55 (3) 738-751. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.485
  • Mastria, S., Agnoli, S., Zanon, M., Acar, S., Runco, M.A., Corazza, G.E. (2021). Clustering and switching in divergent thinking: Neurophysiological correlates underlying flexibility during idea generation. Neuropsychologia. 158 107890. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107890
  • Acar, S., Neumayer, M., Burnett, C. (2021). Social Media Use and Creativity: Exploring the Influences on Ideational Behavior and Creative Activity. Journal of Creative Behavior. 55 (1) 39-52. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.432
  • Pugsley, L., Acar, S. (2020). Supporting Creativity Or Conformity? Influence of Home Environment and Parental Factors on the Value of Children's Creativity Characteristics. Journal of Creative Behavior. 54 (3) 598-609. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jocb.393
  • Puccio, G.J., Burnett, C., Acar, S., Yudess, J.A., Holinger, M., Cabra, J.F. (2020). Creative Problem Solving in Small Groups: The Effects of Creativity Training on Idea Generation, Solution Creativity, and Leadership Effectiveness. Journal of Creative Behavior. 54 (2) 453-471. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.381
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A., Park, H. (2020). What should people be told when they take a divergent thinking test? A meta-analytic review of explicit instructions for divergent thinking.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 14 (1) 39-49. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000256
  • Puccio, G.J., Miller, B., Acar, S. (2019). Differences in Creative Problem‐Solving Preferences Across Occupations. Journal of Creative Behavior. 53 (4) 576-592. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jocb.241
  • Acar, S., Abdulla Alabbasi, A.M., Runco, M.A., Beketayev, K. (2019). Latency as a predictor of originality in divergent thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 33 100574. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2019.100574
  • Kaya, F., Acar, S. (2019). The impact of originality instructions on cognitive strategy use in divergent thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 33 100581. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2019.100581
  • Gurak-Ozdemir, S., Acar, S., Puccio, G., Wright, C. (2019). Why Do Teachers Connect Better With Some Students Than Others? Exploring the Influence of Teachers’ Creative-Thinking Preferences. Other. 34 (1-2) 102-115. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332276.2019.1684221
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2019). Divergent thinking: New methods, recent research, and extended theory.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 13 (2) 153-158. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000231
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A., Ogurlu, U. (2019). The moderating influence of idea sequence: A re-analysis of the relationship between category switch and latency. Personality and Individual Differences. 142 214-217. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.06.013
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A., Ogurlu, U. (2018). Creativity and Religiosity: A Reanalysis with Regional Predictors. Creativity Research Journal. 30 (3) 316-321. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2018.1488349
  • Acar, S., Chen, X., Cayirdag, N. (2018). Schizophrenia and creativity: A meta-analytic review. Schizophrenia Research. 195 23-31. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2017.08.036
  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S., Cayirdag, N. (2017). A closer look at the creativity gap and why students are less creative at school than outside of school. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 24 242-249.
  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S., Cayirdag, N. (2017). Further Evidence that Creativity and Innovation are Inhibited by Conservative Thinking: Analyses of the 2016 Presidential Election. Creativity Research Journal. 29 (3) 331-336.
  • Runco, M., Turkman, B., Acar, S., Nural, M. (2017). Idea Density and the Creativity of Written Works. Journal of Genius and Eminence. 2 (1) 26-31. Tinkr. https://doi.org/10.18536/jge.2017.04.02.01.03
  • Acar, S., Burnett, C., Cabra, J.F. (2017). Ingredients of Creativity: Originality and More. Creativity Research Journal. 29 (2) 133-144.
  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S., Cayirdag, N. (2017). Further Evidence that Creativity and Innovation are Inhibited by Conservative Thinking: Analyses of the 2016 Presidential Election. Creativity Research Journal. 29 (3) 331-336. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2017.1360069
  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S., Cayirdag, N. (2017). A closer look at the creativity gap and why students are less creative at school than outside of school. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 24 242-249. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2017.04.003
  • Acar, S., Burnett, C., Cabra, J.F. (2017). Ingredients of Creativity: Originality and More. Creativity Research Journal. 29 (2) 133-144. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2017.1302776
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2017). Latency predicts category switch in divergent thinking.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 11 (1) 43-51. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000091
  • Runco, M., Acar, S., Campbell, W.K., Jaeger, G., McCain, J., Gentile, B. (2016). Comparisons of the Creative Class and Regional Creativity with Perceptions of Community Support and Community Barriers. Other. 2 (1) 83-92. Tinkr. https://doi.org/10.18536/bcce.2016.10.2.1.08
  • Runco, M., Acar, S., Kaufman, J., Halladay, L. (2016). Changes in Reputation and Associations with Fame and Biographical Data. Journal of Genius and Eminence. 1 (1) 52-60. Tinkr. https://doi.org/10.18536/jge.2016.01.1.1.06
  • Runco, M.A., Hao, N., Acar, S., Yang, J., Tang, M. (2016). The Social “Cost” of Working in Groups and Impact on Values and Creativity. Other. 3 (2) 229-243. Walter de Gruyter GmbH. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ctra-2016-0015
  • Acar, S., Sen, S., Cayirdag, N. (2016). Consistency of the Performance and Nonperformance Methods in Gifted Identification. Gifted Child Quarterly. 60 (2) 81-101. SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0016986216634438
  • Acar, S., Sen, S., Cayirdag, N. (2016). Consistency of the Performance and Nonperformance Methods in Gifted Identification: A Multilevel Meta-Analytic Review. Gifted Child Quarterly. 60 (2) 81-101. https://doi.org/10.1177/0016986216634438
  • Puccio, G., Acar, S. (2015). Creativity Will Stop You From Being Promoted, Right? Wrong! A Comparison of Creative Thinking Preferences Across Organizational Levels. Other. 1 (1) 4-12. Tinkr. https://doi.org/10.18536/bcce.2015.07.1.1.02
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2015). Thinking in multiple directions: Hyperspace categories in divergent thinking.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 9 (1) 41-53. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0038501
  • Sen, S., Acar, S., Cetinkaya, C. (2014). Development of the Person–Environment Fit Scale (PEFSC): A new measure of creativity.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 8 (4) 433-445. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037724
  • Runco, M.A., Walczyk, J.J., Acar, S., Cowger, E.L., Simundson, M., Tripp, S. (2014). The Incremental Validity of a Short Form of the Ideational Behavior Scale and Usefulness of Distractor, Contraindicative, and Lie Scales. Other. 48 (3) 185-197. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.47
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2014). Assessing Associative Distance Among Ideas Elicited by Tests of Divergent Thinking. Creativity Research Journal. 26 (2) 229-238. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2014.901095
  • Acar, S., Sen, S. (2013). A multilevel meta-analysis of the relationship between creativity and schizotypy.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 7 (3) 214-228. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031975
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2012). Psychoticism and Creativity: A Meta-analytic Review. Other. 6 (4) 341-350.
  • Acar, S., Runco, M.A. (2012). Psychoticism and creativity: A meta-analytic review.. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 6 (4) 341-350. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027497
  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S. (2012). Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential. Creativity Research Journal. 24 (1) 66-75. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2012.652929
  • Runco, M.A., Noble, E.P., Reiter-Palmon, R., Acar, S., Ritchie, T., Yurkovich, J.M. (2011). The Genetic Basis of Creativity and Ideational Fluency. Creativity Research Journal. 23 (4) 376-380. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2011.621859
  • Cayirdag, N., Acar, S. (2010). Relationship between styles of humor and divergent thinking. Other. 2 (2) 3236-3240. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.494
  • Runco, M.A., Millar, G., Acar, S., Cramond, B. (2010). Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking as Predictors of Personal and Public Achievement: A Fifty-Year Follow-Up. Creativity Research Journal. 22 (4) 361-368. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2010.523393
  • Runco, M.A., Acar, S. (2010). Do tests of divergent thinking have an experiential bias?. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 4 (3) 144-148. American Psychological Association (APA). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018969

    • posted-content

  • Jak, S., Cheung, M.W., Acar, S., Kindred, R. Evaluating differences in latent means across studies: Extending meta-analytic confirmatory factor analysis with the analysis of means. Center for Open Science. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/35gtz

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • Cifci, F. (Author), Acar, S. (Author), Chiang, J. (Author), Society for Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 2024 Annual Conference, From Adversity to Advantage: An Investigation on the Relationship Between Adverse and Benevolent Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Creativity, American Psychological Association Division 10, Denton, Texas, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Lee, L.E. (Author & Presenter), Rinn-McCann, A.N. (Author), Acar, S. (Author & Presenter), American Educational Research Association, Classic and novel approaches in creativity assessment and programming: Implications for gifted education, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2023).

    • Symposium

  • Lee, L. (Author & Presenter), Acar, S. (Author & Presenter), Rinn, A.N. (Author), Mun, R.U. (Author), Karen, R. (Author), American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Differential predictive validity of the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking-Figural, United States of America. (2023).

Media Contributions

    Internet

  • "IES Grant Announcement," UNT Website. (November 12, 2020).
  • "The Myth of the Tortured Artist," YouTube. (October 4, 2018).

    • TV

  • "Euronews New Agency," Euronews New Agency. (November 23, 2019).
  • "Socioeconomic status linked to creativity," WIVB. (November 13, 2017).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Acar, S. (Principal), "Measuring Original Thinking in Elementary Students: A Text-mining Approach," sponsored by Institute of Education Sciences, Federal, $964081 Funded. (2020 - 2023).
  • Acar, S. (Co-Principal), "Adopting MOOC Courses to the Needs of Existing Educational Structures," sponsored by SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Renewal Grant (IITG), State, $17500 Funded. (2015 - 2016).
  • Acar, S. (Principal), "Measuring Original Thinking in Elementary Students: A Text-Mining Approach," sponsored by Institute of Education Sciences, FED, Funded. (2020 - 2023).
  • Acar, S. (Principal), "Measuring Original Thinking in Elementary Students: A Text-Mining Approach," sponsored by U.S. Department of Education, FED, Funded. (2020 - 2023).
  • Acar, S. (Co-Principal), "Adopting MOOC Courses to the Needs of Existing Educational Structures," sponsored by SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Renewal Grant (IITG), State, Funded. (2015 - 2016).

Service

University Service

  • Member, Faculty Assembly Committee. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Graduate Council Group IV. (September 1, 2021 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Masters Policy Committee. (September 1, 2020 - Present).
  • Guest Speaker, Virtual Graduate School Preview. (November 7, 2020 - November 7, 2020).

Consulting

  • For Profit Organization, Renzulli Learning, United States of America. (June 1, 2022).
  • Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Deep Learning & New Pedagogies Partnership Project, Uruguay. (July 1, 2016).
  • Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Boys and Girls Club of Chicago, United States of America. (April 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021).
  • For Profit Organization, FourSight, LLC, United States of America. (January 5, 2014 - June 5, 2019).
  • For Profit Organization, Muse Research, United States of America. (February 1, 2016 - June 1, 2016).
  • For Profit Organization, Eleusis Benefit Corporation, United States of America. (March 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015).