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Alexandra Vuyk (she/her/hers)

Professor, Center Director
Universidad Catolica, Aikumby Center for Giftedness and Creativity
Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay

Alexandra Vuyk, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology and the Department of Graduate Studies and Research at the School of Philosophy and Human Sciences, at the Universidad Católica Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Paraguay, and Founder and Director of Aikumby Center for Giftedness and Creativity, the first of its kind in her country. She won the inaugural Emerging Scholar Award of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children in 2021 and is a Member at Large in its Executive Committee. She is Co-Editor in Chief at Gifted and Talented International and in the Editorial Board of the Journal for Advanced Academics. Dr. Vuyk pioneered gifted education research, practice, and advocacy in her country. She holds degrees from the University of Kansas (Ph.D. and M.S., Counseling Psychology) and Emporia State University (M.S., Special Education in Gifted, Talented and Creative; B.S., Psychology and Philosophy). Her research interests include social and emotional development of intellectually and creatively gifted individuals, creative and non-linear career paths, and personality traits related to these paths.

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