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Shelagh A. Gallagher (she/her/hers)

Director, Office of Gifted and Talented Education
University of North Texas
Denton, Texas, United States

Dr. Shelagh Gallagher is the Director of the Office of Gifted and Talented Education at the University of North Texas. During the course of the career, she has conducted research, written award-winning curriculum, provided professional development, and contributed to state and national policy. Her recent interests revolve around policy and advocacy, including co-authoring the national report Americans Agree and leading the North Carolina initiative Talent Delayed/Talent Denied II. In 2016, Shelagh was recognized as Person of SIGnificance in gifted education (NSGT); she is also recipient of the Paper of the Year Award (NAGC), the James J. Gallagher Advocacy Award (NCAGT), and Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence (UNC Charlotte). She received the NAGC Curriculum Award 8 times for her Problem-Based Learning units. She mentors in a 4th-grade reading program and spend summers with gifted youth at Camp Yunasa. Shelagh is in her third term as US delegate to the World Council on Gifted and Talented and her fifth term on the board of the North Carolina Association for Gifted and Talented; she also served for three terms on the National Association for Gifted Children Board of Directors, and is currently NAGC President.

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