Broadcast on March 10, 2022

Talent Denied and Talent Lost: Challenges and Compromises of Gifted Girls and Women
Sally Reis
University of Connecticut

Talent Denied and Talent Lost: Challenges and Compromises of Gifted Girls and Women

Description

This session focuses on the loss of talents of girls and women across the country and the globe, and the implications of that phenomenon on diminished creativity, leadership, innovation, and creative productivity. The session concludes with a positive call to action on how educators and researchers can make a difference in helping girls and women to develop their talents.

About the presenter

Sally M. Reis, Ph.D. recently completed a six-year term as the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and is the Letitia Neag Morgan Chair in Educational Psychology, a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, and a University Teaching Fellow at the University of Connecticut. She was a teacher for 15 years, 11 of which were spent working with gifted students on the elementary, junior high, and high school levels. She has authored or co-authored over 250 articles, books, book chapters, monographs, and technical reports. Her research interests are related to special populations of gifted and talented students, including students with learning disabilities, gifted females, and diverse groups of talented students. She is also interested in extensions of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model both for gifted and talented students and as a way to expand offerings and provide general enrichment to identify talents and potentials in students who have not been previously identified as gifted. She is the co-director of Confratute, the longest running summer institute in the development of gifts and talents.

 

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