Concurrent 45 min

Meet Gifted Education Journal Editors

Saturday, November 15, 2025

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM ET

Location: Convention Center, 319

Grade Level: Postsecondary, Professionals
Content Level: Introduction to the Topic
Target Audience: Administrators Counselors and other Clinical Professionals Gifted Coordinators Researchers

Jennifer Riedl Cross

Research Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
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Angela M. Novak, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
East Carolina University
Wake Forest, North Carolina, United States
Jeff Danielian

Teacher Resource Specialist
National Association for Gifted Children
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Sarah Bright

Researcher
Northwestern University
Libertyville, Illinois, United States
Fred A. Bonner, II (he/him/his)

Professor and Endowed Chair
Prairie View A&M University
Cypress, Texas, United States
Todd Kettler (he/him/his)

Executive Director or the Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development
Baylor University 76798
Waco, Texas, United States
Alexandra Vuyk (she/her/hers)

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

There are many outlets for academic research in the field of gifted education, each with different
emphases and expectations. In this session, editors from several academic research journals in the field
speak about their journals, clarifying differences in focus and targeted readership. The panel offers insight
to the publication process and suggestions for prospective contributors.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will learn about the variety of academic research journals active in publishing contemporary research in gifted education.
Attendees will learn about the audiences targeted by each journal.
Attendees will learn about the process of publication in each of the research journals.