Dr. Selcuk Acar
University of North Texas
Educational Psychology
(940) 565-4646-
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Education

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

Professional Positions

Academic - Post-Secondary
Associate Professor, University of North Texas. (September 1, 2020 – Present).
Associate Professor, SUNY Buffalo State. (September 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020).
Assistant Professor, SUNY Buffalo State. (September 1, 2013 – August 31, 2019).
Graduate Assistant, University of Georgia. (June 6, 2010 – June 6, 2013).
Graduate Assistant, Istanbul University. (January 3, 2006 – July 15, 2007).

Licensures and Certifications

Training for Scoring Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)-Figural, The Torrance Center™ for Creativity & Talent Development. (June 1, 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 Attended

Workshop,"Appreciative Inquiry Training," International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo, NY, United States of America. (January 22, 2016 – Present).

Workshop,"2014 Faculty Fellowship," Western New York Service Learning Coalition, Buffalo, NY, United States of America. (March 16, 2014 – Present).

Workshop,"Training for Scoring Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT) -Verbal," Torrance Center, Athens, GA, United States of America. (June 5, 2010 – Present).

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, 1 course.
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, 3 courses.
EPSY 5143, Advanced Adolescent Development, 3 courses.
EPSY 5350, Foundations of PsychoEducational Measurement, 1 course.
EPSY 5900, Special Problems, 1 course.
EPSY 6030, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, 4 courses.
EPSY 6110, Individual Differences, Creativity, & Problem Solving, 2 courses.
EPSY 6900, Special Problems, 3 courses.
EPSY 6950, Doctoral Dissertation, 5 courses.
HNRS 4951, Honors College Capstone Thesis, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

Dissertation Committee Member, Educational Psychology. (December 21, 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member, Educational Psychology. (November 29, 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Lasso Regularization for DIF Detection in Graded Response Models," Educational Psychology. (October 15, 2022 – Present).

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 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Socioemotional compentencies for human happiness: the strength of mindfulness practices in social media era," Educational Psychology. (September 15, 2022 – Present).

Dissertation Committee Member,"Exploring the association of parent-child relationship and language brokering in Korean immigrant families," Educational Psychology. (August 8, 2022 – Present).

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).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
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: An introduction. 102-127.
Acar, S., Ogurlu, U., Runco, M. A. (2020). Meta-analytic research on creativity. Challenges and solutions. Handbook of Research Methods on Creativity. 244–258. Edward Elgar. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/handbook-of-research-methods-on-creativity-9781786439642.html
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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781316979839.013
Acar, S. (2017). Creative leadership among executives and managers. Handbook of creative leadership. 359–383.
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.
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://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-creativity/runco/978-0-12-815614-8
Acar, S., Runco, M. A. (2020). Hyperspace. Encyclopedia of Creativity. 1(3rd Ed.), 595–600. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-creativity/runco/978-0-12-815614-8
Acar, S. (2020). Matthew, Pygmalion, and Founder Effects. Encyclopedia of creativity. 2(3rd Ed.), 86–93. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-creativity/runco/978-0-12-815614-8
Acar, S., Ogurlu, U. (2020). Meta-analyses. Encyclopedia of Creativity. 2(3rd Ed.), 132–139. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. https://www.elsevier.com/books/encyclopedia-of-creativity/runco/978-0-12-815614-8
Journal Article
Acar, S., Berthiaume, K., Grajzel, K., Dumas, D., Flemister, C. ., Organisciak, P. Applying Automated Originality Scoring to the Verbal Form of Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking. Gifted Child Quarterly. 001698622110618. SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00169862211061874
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
Acar, S. Creativity Assessment, Research, and Practice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. Creativity Research Journal. 1-7. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2023.2271749
Acar, S. Does the Task Structure Impact the Fluency Confound in Divergent Thinking? An Investigation with TTCT-Figural. Creativity Research Journal. 1-14. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2022.2044656
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
Acar, S., Tadik, H., Uysal, R., Myers, D., Inetas, B. Socio‐Economic Status and Creativity: A Meta‐Analysis. Other. Wiley. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jocb.568
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
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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02614294231173783
Acar, S., Berthiaume, K., Johnson, R. (2023). What kind of questions do creative people ask?. Other. 33(3), 100062. Elsevier BV. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2023.100062
Grajzel, K., Acar, S., Dumas, D., Organisciak, P., Berthiaume, K. Measuring flexibility: A text-mining approach. Frontiers in Psychology. 13, . Frontiers Media SA. http://dx.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. http://dx.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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2023.112338
Acar, S., Lee, L. E., Hodges, J. W. (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. http://dx.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. http://dx.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. http://dx.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, . https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85143773043
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. Other. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85146280538
Grajzel, K., Dumas, D., Acar, S. (2022). Are the Verbal TTCT Forms Actually Interchangeable?. Other. 56(4), 629-646. Wiley. http://dx.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. http://dx.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
Runco, M. A., Alabbasi, A. M., Acar, S., Ayoub, A. A. (2022). Creative Potential is Differentially Expressed in School, at Home, and the Natural Environment. Creativity Research Journal. Routledge. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10400419.2022.2031437
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. http://dx.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. 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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2021.100894
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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107890
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.
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). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/aca0000256
Acar, S., Tadik, H., Myers, D., van der Sman, C., Uysal, R. Creativity and wellbeing: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Creative Behavior. 55(3), 738-751.
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., 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., 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.
Acar, S., Neumayer, M., Burnett, C. (2019). Social Media Use and Creativity: Exploring the Influences on Ideational Behavior and Creative Activity. Journal of Creative Behavior. Wiley.
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. http://dx.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. http://dx.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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332276.2019.1684221
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. http://dx.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. http://dx.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.
Acar, S., Burnett, C., Cabra, J. F. (2017). Ingredients of Creativity: Originality and More. Creativity Research Journal. 29(2), 133-144.
Acar, S., Runco, M. A. (2017). Latency Predicts Category Switch in Divergent Thinking. Other. 11(1), 43-51.
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. http://dx.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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2017.1302776
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.
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., Runco, M. A. (2015). Thinking in Multiple Directions: Hyperspace Categories in Divergent Thinking. Other. 9(1), 41-53.
Acar, S., Runco, M. A. (2014). Assessing Associative Distance Among Ideas Elicited by Tests of Divergent Thinking. Creativity Research Journal. 26(2), 229-238.
Sen, S., Acar, S., Cetinkaya, C. (2014). Development of the Person-Environment Fit Scale (PEFSC): A New Measure of Creativity. Other. 8(4), 433-445.
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.
Acar, S., Sen, S. (2013). A Multilevel Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Creativity and Schizotypy. Other. 7(3), 214-228.
Runco, M. A., Acar, S. (2012). Divergent Thinking as an Indicator of Creative Potential. Creativity Research Journal. 24(1), 66-75.
Acar, S., Runco, M. A. (2012). Psychoticism and Creativity: A Meta-analytic Review. Other. 6(4), 341-350.
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.
Runco, M. A., Acar, S. (2010). Do Tests of Divergent Thinking Have an Experiential Bias?. Other. 4(3), 144-148.
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.

Presentations Given

Paper

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 and 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. (July 1, 2020 – June 30, 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. (September 1, 2015 – June 1, 2016).

Awards and Honors

2021 Faculty Research Excellence Award., UNT College of Education. (September 20, 2022 – Present).

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 – Present).

Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL), SUNY Buffalo State. (February 10, 2015 – Present).

Research & Evaluation Dissertation Award (Third Place), National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). (November 14, 2014 – Present).

Nominated for: E. Paul Torrance Graduate Student Research Award, American Creativity Association. (September 12, 2014 – Present).

Nominated for: Lifetime Member, American Creativity Association. (September 12, 2014 – Present).

Graduate Student Travel Fellowship, AERA Research on Giftedness, Creativity, and Talent Development. (April 30, 2013 – Present).

Doctoral-Level Completed Research, Graduate Student Research Gala Award, National Association for Gifted Children. (November 17, 2012 – Present).

Nominated for: Dean's Award Graduate School Dean’s Award – Social Sciences, University of Georgia. (October 10, 2012 – Present).

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 – Present).

Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Deep Learning & New Pedagogies Partnership Project, Uruguay. (July 1, 2016 – Present).

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).

Awards and Honors

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 – Present).

Faculty Merit Award, SUNY Buffalo State’s Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). (May 5, 2016 – Present).