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Cheryll M. Adams (she/her/hers)

Director Emerita, Center for Gifted Studies & Talent Development
Ball State University
Newberry, Florida, United States

Cheryll Adams received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in gifted education from the University of Virginia and is the Director Emerita of the Center for Gifted Studies and Talent Development at Ball State University. She holds a BSEd in secondary science from the University of Georgia and endorsements in elementary education and gifted education. She currently teaches on-line courses in gifted education and has presented at local, state, national and international conferences. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of NAGC and is past Chair of the NAGC Professional Standards Committee. In 2002 she received the NAGC Early Leader Award, the NAGC Distinguished Service Award in 2014, and the NAGC President’s Award in 2018. She is a Past President of the Indiana Association for the Gifted and of The Association for the Gifted, a division of the Council for Exceptional Children. She has many publications, including 12 co-authored books, 27 book chapters, and numerous other publications. She was the co-author, the Project Director, and a PI of three Jacob K. Javits grants. She was a math and science teacher for 15 years. She has two children and five grandchildren and has retired to Florida.

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