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E. Jean Gubbins
Associate Professor


E.Jean Gubbins is a former classroom teacher and teacher of the gifted. In addition to her teaching experiences with elementary and secondary students, she has been an instructor at the college level, a consultant on gifted and talented education throughout the country, and an evaluator for the state department. Presently, Jean is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut and Associate Director of The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented.

•Ph.D., Education, University of Connecticut, 1982

•M.S., Reading, Central Connecticut State College, 1973

•B.S., Elementary Education, University of Hartford, 1968


Contact Information: 

Tasker - 34

Phone: (860) 486-4041
Fax: (860) 486-2900

Email: ejean.gubbins@uconn.edu

Office Hours:
vary by semester

Mailing Address:
University of Connecticut University of Connecticut
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented
2132 Hillside Road, Unit 3007
Storrs, CT 0269-3007


Current Courses Taught:

EPSY 360 Introduction to Gifted Education and Talent Development

EPSY 370 Developing Schoolwide Enrichment Programs

EPSY 459 Curricular Options for High-end Learners

EGEN 299 Honors Seminar


Honors/Awards:

Jeannette Parker Advocacy Award for the University of Louisiana, Lafayette 2005

National Association for Gifted Children - Service Award 1998

Falk Foundation for Excellence - Connecticut Foundation Award for Excellence in Education

Council for Exceptional Children Award to The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented 1994

12th World Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children Award 1997


Associations/Committees/Outreach:

National Association for Gifted Children

American Educational Research Association

World Council for Gifted and Talented Children

Department of Educational Psychology, Program Coordinator

Department of Educational Psychology, Chair, Gifted Program Admissions Committee

Areas of Expertise:

Gifted & Talented

Assessment

Evaluation

Enrichment

Professional Development


Funded Research:

The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented: Professional Development

The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, Enrichment Triad Model

The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, Schoolwide Enrichment Model-Reading


Selected Publications/Presentations:

Brown, S. W., Renzulli, J. S., Gubbins, E. J., Zhang, W., Siegle, D., & Chen, C. H. (2005). Assumptions underlying the identification of gifted and talented students. Gifted Child Quarterly, 49, 68-79.

Reis, S. M., Gubbins, E. J., Briggs, C., Schreiber, F. R., Richards, S., Jacobs, J., Eckert, R. D., Renzulli., J. S. (2004). Reading instruction for talented readers: Case studies documenting few opportunities for continuous progress. Gifted Child Quarterly, 48, 309-

Renzulli, J. S., Gubbins, E. J., & Koehler, J. L. (2004). The national research center on the gifted and talented: Recent studies and a look at the future of research in our field. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 27, 107-118.

Gubbins, E. J. (2001). NRC/GT: Professional development: Not an event. Gifted Education Communicator, 32(6), 38-39.

Gubbins, E. J. (2005, Spring). NRC/GT Exploring Beliefs About Students as Scholars, Apprentices, and Learners. The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, pp. 1, 15.

Coates, M., Dobyns, M., Gubbins, E. J., Kammerer, L., McCabe, K., Miller, S., Pare, V., & Traceski, R. (2005, Spring). Identifying and serving gifted and talented students: Local education summit simulation. The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, pp. 2-15.

Gubbins, E. J. (2005, Winter). NRC/GT offers a snapshot of intelligences. The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, pp. 1-2.

Gubbins, E. J. (2004, Summer). NRC/GT revisits group beliefs and practices. The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented Newsletter, pp. 1-2, 15.

Gubbins, E. J., Westberg, K. L., Reis, S. M., Dinnocenti, S. T., Tieso, C. L., Muller, L. M., Park, S., Emerick, L. J., Maxfield, L. R., & Burns, D. E. (2002). In. E. J. Gubbins (Ed.), Implementing a professional development model using gifted education strategies with all students (RM02172). Storrs, CT: University of Connecticut, The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented.

Burns, D. E., Gubbins, E. J., Reis, S. M., Westberg, K. L., Dinnocenti, S. T., & Tieso, C. L. (2002). Applying gifted education pedagogy in the general education classroom: Professional development module. Storrs, CT: University of Connecticut, The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented.

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